Yup, I understand that argument entirely - it's one that the GOP employs against moderate Democrats all the time.True. However, voting for a Republican house or senate candidate who isn't risks turning the Senate or House over to those who are.
He should’ve invoked the 25th amendment and removed Trump from office immediately after Jan 6th.I liked the post, but, think you are wrong about Mike Pence lacking any integrity - when the chips were down and the pressure the greatest, he did his job, at the cost of any future run himself, and at the cost of making himself an enemy of the only section of the electorate left that was likely to support him.
In the past has made Republicans seem reasonable. Now Republicans are the unreasonable ones.Yup, I understand that argument entirely - it's one that the GOP employs against moderate Democrats all the time.
Your last sentence is tragically true - and even those who do (McCarthy, comes to mind) often then backtrack.We do vote for individuals, but that's besides the point. When you vote for a Republican in 2020, 2022, and 2024, you're getting a representative that must embrace/defend/cover for the worst president in modern history. There are only a handful of Republicans who actually distance themselves from Trump.
We lacked the necessary permanent Cabinet personnel willing to do so, as I recall. I supported impeachment at the time (and the time before), but would have supported that maneuver as well, had it been plausible.He should’ve invoked the 25th amendment and removed Trump from office immediately after Jan 6th.
And why did that obsequious servitude to an orange man-child start in the first place? Because that's who they are.The craziness generally isn't a matter of policy, though, but of obsequious servitude to an orange man-child currently sulking in Florida.
An example: in 2016, the Senator up for reelection from my state said that, if people didn't want to vote for Trump, then he didn't want them to vote for him. Okedoke, I took him at his word. That didn't require that my vote for Representative or State office be anything other than a reflection of my policy preferences.
Poor Character can absolutely disqualify a candidate, in my opinion, but it is not the only thing.
I think he might’ve been able to do it and thrown Trump out of office while the rioters were still in the capitol building.We lacked the necessary permanent Cabinet personnel willing to do so, as I recall. I supported impeachment at the time (and the time before), but would have supported that maneuver as well, had it been plausible.
The craziness generally isn't a matter of policy, though, but of obsequious servitude to an orange man-child currently sulking in Florida.
An example: in 2016, the Senator up for reelection from my state said that, if people didn't want to vote for Trump, then he didn't want them to vote for him. Okedoke, I took him at his word. That didn't require that my vote for Representative or State office be anything other than a reflection of my policy preferences.
Poor Character can absolutely disqualify a candidate, in my opinion, but it is not the only thing.
I liked the post, but, think you are wrong about Mike Pence lacking any integrity - when the chips were down and the pressure the greatest, he did his job, at the cost of any future run himself, and at the cost of making himself an enemy of the only section of the electorate left that was likely to support him. That was after years of bending over backwards in slavish obedience to a man who was anathema to Pence's beliefs, sure, but, it still happened.
I think he lacks a lot of backbone, and am not a fan, but, I don't think I would say he lacks any integrity - he has, in one area, demonstrated that he does have some.
On the religious alignment: I mostly come to that discussion by focusing in on how terrible it is for the Church. Christians can serve faithfully in politics without having to try to push the Church into one Party or the other, and faithful Christians should probably have major problems with both parties when they mis-align with Biblical teaching. As someone who is both Christian and Conservative, I mourn for what Conservative Christianity has done
This is precisely the problem: The current state of the GOP is not about policy. It is about who supports Trump. Any Republican who claims to be anti-Trump, will eventually "change their mind". Larry Hogan maybe the only Republican I trust.Your last sentence is tragically true - and even those who do (McCarthy, comes to mind) often then backtrack.
You name it and Republicans are on the wrong side.
My question is:
How many of you out there can bring yourselves to vote for the new Republican party in our next election?
You name it and Republicans are on the wrong side.
My question is:
How many of you out there can bring yourselves to vote for the new Republican party in our next election?
Well, no - because they were terrified of his base, which, it's worth noting from the 2015/2016 primary contests, was not a majority of the GOP, but a plurality, as so. many. contenders. split the rest of the field. The GOP (especially most of it's elected membership) aren't Trumpian populist idiots - they are cowards.And why did that obsequious servitude to an orange man-child start in the first place? Because that's who they are.
Not one person has been charged with insurrection yet many have been imprisoned without trial; Iraqis held at Abu Ghraib were treated better.McCarthy couldn't even find enough thoughtful Reps. to put on the insurrection investigation committee.
He didn't do something he had no power to do and you think that's integrity? The guy is an opportunist and nothing more. In the end, the Christianity he cloaks himself in is nothing more than a tool to use. The guy spent 2 months promoting the big lie before he refused to do what he had no power to do. When he ended his silence after January 6th, in his first public appearance he did nothing but shower Trump with praise.
As a Christian can you imagine promoting a man like Trump, and even worse, being complicit in all of his lies? No one with any integrity does that.
A truly bad character is disqualifying - your policies can be great, and I still won't vote for you. Similarly, bad policies are disqualifying - your character can't override them (in terms of me voting for you).A truly bad character makes it nearly impossible for me to see past that.
I vote for freedom so that excludes the Democrat Party.
Who says I can’t do anything I want?Freedom as you can do whatever you want is a misunderstanding of its meaning.
LOL They are all tarred with the same brush regardless. The party of Trump must be vanquished entirely. The message that sends is the only way to cleanse them of the filth they have collected. Wake up and smell the stench.... we don't vote for parties? We vote for individuals. While I share some of your general sentiment, that doesn't mean every member of the GOP is insane.
According to you? Then that's the sign that he's 100% correct.Thanks for the chuckle this morning. 180° off.
Yeah, right. Look what happens to individuals who stand for the constitution and against trump. They get black-balled. Your post is extremely ignorant, given recent history.... we don't vote for parties? We vote for individuals. While I share some of your general sentiment, that doesn't mean every member of the GOP is insane.
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