The GOP is dead. A new GOP must listen to working people. Opinion by Josh Hawley

[RedFishBlueFish]

WaPo OP. Sorry about pay wall, but I'll pick out some parts.

"The old Republican Party is dead. It has been wasting away for years now, and this month’s midterm results are the finishing blow. If Republicans learn nothing else from this election, they must learn that much.

Over the past week, we’ve heard this election is about nothing more than “candidate quality” or turnout operations. Wrong..........These Republican politicians sided with Big Pharma on insulin and advocated lowering tariffs on our competitors overseas.

Then they wonder why working-class independents have little enthusiasm about voting Republican.

For decades, Republican politicians have sung a familiar tune. On economics, they have cut taxes on the big corporations and talked about changing Social Security and Medicare — George W. Bush even tried to partially privatize Social Security back in 2005. In the name of “growth,” these same Republicans have supported ruinous trade policies — such as admitting China to the World Trade Organization — that have collapsed American industry and driven down American wages.

This tax-and-trade agenda has hollowed out too many American towns by shipping jobs overseas. It has made it almost impossible to raise a family on one income and to find a good-paying job that doesn’t require a college degree. Our trade deficit with China has cost this country 3.7 million good jobs, while a crisis of drug overdose deaths — particularly among working Americans — has ravaged many of the same communities that have suffered most from deindustrialization. It has all made it harder to stay rooted in your hometown or region. That’s not a record of success.

We can start by stopping the bleeding. No more talk of grand bargains that turbocharge illegal immigration. No more liberalizing the United States’ trade agenda, making us more dependent on foreign adversaries. No more fiddling with Social Security in the guise of “entitlement reform.” All that should be clear enough.

Right now, the Republican Party stands at a crossroads. Its leaders can, of course, attempt to resurrect the dead consensus of offshoring, amnesties and “free trade.” That’s the path to further losses.

A reborn Republican Party must look very different. It must offer good jobs and good lives, not just higher stock prices for Wall Street. And it must place working Americans at its heart and take them as they are, rather than treating them as resources to be exploited or engineered away.

That’s the way to victory. That’s the way to national renewal."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/josh-hawley-oped-republican-party-working-people/

There's a lot more in the OP, but I'm space limited.

 

[JMB802]

WaPo OP. Sorry about pay wall, but I'll pick out some parts.

"The old Republican Party is dead. It has been wasting away for years now, and this month’s midterm results are the finishing blow. If Republicans learn nothing else from this election, they must learn that much.

Over the past week, we’ve heard this election is about nothing more than “candidate quality” or turnout operations. Wrong..........These Republican politicians sided with Big Pharma on insulin and advocated lowering tariffs on our competitors overseas.

Then they wonder why working-class independents have little enthusiasm about voting Republican.

For decades, Republican politicians have sung a familiar tune. On economics, they have cut taxes on the big corporations and talked about changing Social Security and Medicare — George W. Bush even tried to partially privatize Social Security back in 2005. In the name of “growth,” these same Republicans have supported ruinous trade policies — such as admitting China to the World Trade Organization — that have collapsed American industry and driven down American wages.

This tax-and-trade agenda has hollowed out too many American towns by shipping jobs overseas. It has made it almost impossible to raise a family on one income and to find a good-paying job that doesn’t require a college degree. Our trade deficit with China has cost this country 3.7 million good jobs, while a crisis of drug overdose deaths — particularly among working Americans — has ravaged many of the same communities that have suffered most from deindustrialization. It has all made it harder to stay rooted in your hometown or region. That’s not a record of success.

We can start by stopping the bleeding. No more talk of grand bargains that turbocharge illegal immigration. No more liberalizing the United States’ trade agenda, making us more dependent on foreign adversaries. No more fiddling with Social Security in the guise of “entitlement reform.” All that should be clear enough.

Right now, the Republican Party stands at a crossroads. Its leaders can, of course, attempt to resurrect the dead consensus of offshoring, amnesties and “free trade.” That’s the path to further losses.

A reborn Republican Party must look very different. It must offer good jobs and good lives, not just higher stock prices for Wall Street. And it must place working Americans at its heart and take them as they are, rather than treating them as resources to be exploited or engineered away.

That’s the way to victory. That’s the way to national renewal."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/josh-hawley-oped-republican-party-working-people/

There's a lot more in the OP, but I'm space limited.

He's such a self-serving asshole. Why didn't he come out with this before the elections? If there was the predicted red wave he would be totally singing a different tune.

 

[soap box]

MAGA can't win without the GOP as we saw in the midterms and the trump candidates almost all lost. The Republicans can't win without MAGA votes. MAGA might be willing to say they're Republican, but Republicans are no longer pleased with MAGA. The split between the moderate and conservative Republicans on one side and MAGA on the other means the numbers are no longer enough to win the WH. So we have a party that will no longer agree on trump, and that's where they're stuck.

 

[RedFishBlueFish]

He's such a self-serving asshole. Why didn't he come out with this before the elections? If there was the predicted red wave he would be totally singing a different tune.

No doubt, he is a despicable jerk. Regardless, he is a significant Republican politician, and coming out with an OP stating that the GOP is dead is a bit surprising.

 

[PeacefulWarrior]

WaPo OP. Sorry about pay wall, but I'll pick out some parts.

"The old Republican Party is dead. It has been wasting away for years now, and this month’s midterm results are the finishing blow. If Republicans learn nothing else from this election, they must learn that much.

Over the past week, we’ve heard this election is about nothing more than “candidate quality” or turnout operations. Wrong..........These Republican politicians sided with Big Pharma on insulin and advocated lowering tariffs on our competitors overseas.

Then they wonder why working-class independents have little enthusiasm about voting Republican.

For decades, Republican politicians have sung a familiar tune. On economics, they have cut taxes on the big corporations and talked about changing Social Security and Medicare — George W. Bush even tried to partially privatize Social Security back in 2005. In the name of “growth,” these same Republicans have supported ruinous trade policies — such as admitting China to the World Trade Organization — that have collapsed American industry and driven down American wages.

This tax-and-trade agenda has hollowed out too many American towns by shipping jobs overseas. It has made it almost impossible to raise a family on one income and to find a good-paying job that doesn’t require a college degree. Our trade deficit with China has cost this country 3.7 million good jobs, while a crisis of drug overdose deaths — particularly among working Americans — has ravaged many of the same communities that have suffered most from deindustrialization. It has all made it harder to stay rooted in your hometown or region. That’s not a record of success.

We can start by stopping the bleeding. No more talk of grand bargains that turbocharge illegal immigration. No more liberalizing the United States’ trade agenda, making us more dependent on foreign adversaries. No more fiddling with Social Security in the guise of “entitlement reform.” All that should be clear enough.

Right now, the Republican Party stands at a crossroads. Its leaders can, of course, attempt to resurrect the dead consensus of offshoring, amnesties and “free trade.” That’s the path to further losses.

A reborn Republican Party must look very different. It must offer good jobs and good lives, not just higher stock prices for Wall Street. And it must place working Americans at its heart and take them as they are, rather than treating them as resources to be exploited or engineered away.

That’s the way to victory. That’s the way to national renewal."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/josh-hawley-oped-republican-party-working-people/

There's a lot more in the OP, but I'm space limited.

Pretty words from a complete POS imo. I'm unconvinced of his sincerity.

 

[PNW Guy]

The real issue is those hot button locks have on so many folks. Issues like guns and abortion have cult following, and until Democrats can find away to negate these distractions, the GOP will keep relevance. With Democrat weakness and corporate corruption, the GOP will do find holding up their end of the money funnel, and the people will continue to suffer

I just don't get it personally. The vast majority of progressive positions are hugely popular with the American people, but only Justice Democrats even pay any attention. American voters are easily fooled, distracted, and misled and the vicious cycle continues. Everything else is about protecting the plutocracy.

 

[Candyman]

Josh Hawley. Had a boner on Jan 6. Was absolutely ecstatic about it. Now he wants to appear pragmatic and rational? Nah. We see you. You've been an asshole since you started your career. You're still an asshole. If there's anything I'm happy about it's that the GOP is shattering and I'm loving it.

 

[Threegoofs]

WaPo OP. Sorry about pay wall, but I'll pick out some parts.

"The old Republican Party is dead. It has been wasting away for years now, and this month’s midterm results are the finishing blow. If Republicans learn nothing else from this election, they must learn that much.

Over the past week, we’ve heard this election is about nothing more than “candidate quality” or turnout operations. Wrong..........These Republican politicians sided with Big Pharma on insulin and advocated lowering tariffs on our competitors overseas.

Then they wonder why working-class independents have little enthusiasm about voting Republican.

For decades, Republican politicians have sung a familiar tune. On economics, they have cut taxes on the big corporations and talked about changing Social Security and Medicare — George W. Bush even tried to partially privatize Social Security back in 2005. In the name of “growth,” these same Republicans have supported ruinous trade policies — such as admitting China to the World Trade Organization — that have collapsed American industry and driven down American wages.

This tax-and-trade agenda has hollowed out too many American towns by shipping jobs overseas. It has made it almost impossible to raise a family on one income and to find a good-paying job that doesn’t require a college degree. Our trade deficit with China has cost this country 3.7 million good jobs, while a crisis of drug overdose deaths — particularly among working Americans — has ravaged many of the same communities that have suffered most from deindustrialization. It has all made it harder to stay rooted in your hometown or region. That’s not a record of success.

We can start by stopping the bleeding. No more talk of grand bargains that turbocharge illegal immigration. No more liberalizing the United States’ trade agenda, making us more dependent on foreign adversaries. No more fiddling with Social Security in the guise of “entitlement reform.” All that should be clear enough.

Right now, the Republican Party stands at a crossroads. Its leaders can, of course, attempt to resurrect the dead consensus of offshoring, amnesties and “free trade.” That’s the path to further losses.

A reborn Republican Party must look very different. It must offer good jobs and good lives, not just higher stock prices for Wall Street. And it must place working Americans at its heart and take them as they are, rather than treating them as resources to be exploited or engineered away.

That’s the way to victory. That’s the way to national renewal."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/josh-hawley-oped-republican-party-working-people/

There's a lot more in the OP, but I'm space limited.

Haven’t read the paywall opinion, but what you posted above is a list of what the GOP SHOULDNT DO….and not a word about what it should do, except for making everyone better and happy and good.

 

[Mr Person]

He's such a self-serving asshole. Why didn't he come out with this before the elections? If there was the predicted red wave he would be totally singing a different tune.

For the same reasons he feigned his idea of manly solidarity with the 1/6 crowd, then comically ran away once he realized it had been a bad idea to encourage them.

 

[Rawley]

Josh Hawley. Had a boner on Jan 6. Was absolutely ecstatic about it. Now he wants to appear pragmatic and rational? Nah. We see you. You've been an asshole since you started your career. You're still an asshole. If there's anything I'm happy about it's that the GOP is shattering and I'm loving it.

Uh, GOP took the House. Biden and his legislative polices are now DOA.

 

[phoenix2020]

That's great Josh. You're a legislator. You should start authoring some legislation for consideration. Do your job.

 

[Donatello]

No doubt, he is a despicable jerk. Regardless, he is a significant Republican politician, and coming out with an OP stating that the GOP is dead is a bit surprising.

I think all he's doing is try to shift his stance from MAGA to neutral. Now he's a boy scout. Forget about that Trump stuff. That's in the past. Tough to have any credibility going forward. Sure hasn't earned any.

 

[Nickyjo]

Uh, GOP took the House. Biden and his legislative polices are now DOA.

If Biden's legacy is just the major accomplishments the democrats - with a bit of republican help - pulled off this past couple years, he will have done fine. Doubt the GOP will allow us to be fleeced on drug prices, get rid of the infrastructure plan, etc.

 

[mrjurrs]

WaPo OP. Sorry about pay wall, but I'll pick out some parts.

"The old Republican Party is dead. It has been wasting away for years now, and this month’s midterm results are the finishing blow. If Republicans learn nothing else from this election, they must learn that much.

Over the past week, we’ve heard this election is about nothing more than “candidate quality” or turnout operations. Wrong..........These Republican politicians sided with Big Pharma on insulin and advocated lowering tariffs on our competitors overseas.

Then they wonder why working-class independents have little enthusiasm about voting Republican.

For decades, Republican politicians have sung a familiar tune. On economics, they have cut taxes on the big corporations and talked about changing Social Security and Medicare — George W. Bush even tried to partially privatize Social Security back in 2005. In the name of “growth,” these same Republicans have supported ruinous trade policies — such as admitting China to the World Trade Organization — that have collapsed American industry and driven down American wages.

This tax-and-trade agenda has hollowed out too many American towns by shipping jobs overseas. It has made it almost impossible to raise a family on one income and to find a good-paying job that doesn’t require a college degree. Our trade deficit with China has cost this country 3.7 million good jobs, while a crisis of drug overdose deaths — particularly among working Americans — has ravaged many of the same communities that have suffered most from deindustrialization. It has all made it harder to stay rooted in your hometown or region. That’s not a record of success.

We can start by stopping the bleeding. No more talk of grand bargains that turbocharge illegal immigration. No more liberalizing the United States’ trade agenda, making us more dependent on foreign adversaries. No more fiddling with Social Security in the guise of “entitlement reform.” All that should be clear enough.

Right now, the Republican Party stands at a crossroads. Its leaders can, of course, attempt to resurrect the dead consensus of offshoring, amnesties and “free trade.” That’s the path to further losses.

A reborn Republican Party must look very different. It must offer good jobs and good lives, not just higher stock prices for Wall Street. And it must place working Americans at its heart and take them as they are, rather than treating them as resources to be exploited or engineered away.

That’s the way to victory. That’s the way to national renewal."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/josh-hawley-oped-republican-party-working-people/

There's a lot more in the OP, but I'm space limited.

Maybe we should wait until he confirms that his prior denials were political lies and he helped spread them. It's as if they believe video doesn't exist.

 

[Candyman]

Uh, GOP took the House. Biden and his legislative polices are now DOA.

Sorry. I wasn't aware that we were discussing Biden. Seems odd to discuss Biden in a thread about Josh Hawley's call for a new GOP philosophy. But whatever floats your boat.

 

[Rawley]

Sorry. I wasn't aware that we were discussing Biden. Seems odd to discuss Biden in a thread about Josh Hawley's call for a new GOP philosophy. But whatever floats your boat.

The discussion was about the GOP. You made the absurd claim that "the GOP is shattering and I'm loving it." The GOP is not. I repeat, the GOP took the House. Biden and his legislative polices are now DOA. That was the primary goal of the GOP in this election.

 

[Rawley]

If Biden's legacy is just the major accomplishments the democrats - with a bit of republican help - pulled off this past couple years, he will have done fine. Doubt the GOP will allow us to be fleeced on drug prices, get rid of the infrastructure plan, etc.

printing money is not a "legacy."

 

[Candyman]

The discussion was about the GOP. You made the absurd claim that "the GOP is shattering and I'm loving it." The GOP is not. I repeat, the GOP took the House. Biden and his legislative polices are now DOA. That was the primary goal of the GOP in this election.

Ok. Well you enjoy chatting about Biden. I'm going to go back and talk about how Hawley is a twat and a lot of GOP members can't seem to run away from Trumpism fast enough.

 

[Linc]

Fist-pumping traitor howling Hawley is up for re-election in two years.

 

[Donatello]

The discussion was about the GOP. You made the absurd claim that "the GOP is shattering and I'm loving it." The GOP is not. I repeat, the GOP took the House. Biden and his legislative polices are now DOA. That was the primary goal of the GOP in this election.

Gee. That's not what they said their goals were before the election. Is this Monday morning quarterbacking?

 

[Bok Tuklo]

The Kingfish resurrected. This guy is laying down the marker.

 

[Schism]

The future is whichever party sheds their extremist factions and concentrates on the working class. Corporate and lobbyist actors with their dump trucks filled with cash will make that difficult.

We need term limits, POTUS line item veto, public campaign funding, ban on politician investing, congressional reform, and bring an end to political witch hunts and circus investigations.

 

[j brown's body]

WaPo OP. Sorry about pay wall, but I'll pick out some parts.

"The old Republican Party is dead. It has been wasting away for years now, and this month’s midterm results are the finishing blow. If Republicans learn nothing else from this election, they must learn that much.

Over the past week, we’ve heard this election is about nothing more than “candidate quality” or turnout operations. Wrong..........These Republican politicians sided with Big Pharma on insulin and advocated lowering tariffs on our competitors overseas.

Then they wonder why working-class independents have little enthusiasm about voting Republican.

For decades, Republican politicians have sung a familiar tune. On economics, they have cut taxes on the big corporations and talked about changing Social Security and Medicare — George W. Bush even tried to partially privatize Social Security back in 2005. In the name of “growth,” these same Republicans have supported ruinous trade policies — such as admitting China to the World Trade Organization — that have collapsed American industry and driven down American wages.

This tax-and-trade agenda has hollowed out too many American towns by shipping jobs overseas. It has made it almost impossible to raise a family on one income and to find a good-paying job that doesn’t require a college degree. Our trade deficit with China has cost this country 3.7 million good jobs, while a crisis of drug overdose deaths — particularly among working Americans — has ravaged many of the same communities that have suffered most from deindustrialization. It has all made it harder to stay rooted in your hometown or region. That’s not a record of success.

We can start by stopping the bleeding. No more talk of grand bargains that turbocharge illegal immigration. No more liberalizing the United States’ trade agenda, making us more dependent on foreign adversaries. No more fiddling with Social Security in the guise of “entitlement reform.” All that should be clear enough.

Right now, the Republican Party stands at a crossroads. Its leaders can, of course, attempt to resurrect the dead consensus of offshoring, amnesties and “free trade.” That’s the path to further losses.

A reborn Republican Party must look very different. It must offer good jobs and good lives, not just higher stock prices for Wall Street. And it must place working Americans at its heart and take them as they are, rather than treating them as resources to be exploited or engineered away.

That’s the way to victory. That’s the way to national renewal."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/josh-hawley-oped-republican-party-working-people/

There's a lot more in the OP, but I'm space limited.

He seems to want the Republican Party reborn as Biden's Democratic Party.

 

[j brown's body]

The future is whichever party sheds their extremist factions and concentrates on the working class. Corporate and lobbyist actors with their dump trucks filled with cash will make that difficult.

We need term limits, POTUS line item veto, public campaign funding, ban on politician investing, congressional reform, and bring an end to political witch hunts and circus investigations.

Term limits empower lobbyists and advisors.

 

[Linc]

The discussion was about the GOP. You made the absurd claim that "the GOP is shattering and I'm loving it." The GOP is not. I repeat, the GOP took the House. Biden and his legislative polices are now DOA. That was the primary goal of the GOP in this election.

Let us know when the GOP house passes ANY legislation.