Omitting the Watergate incident, we had a reasonable functional, reasonably respectable Republican party until Cheney and Rumsfield hit on the gold mine of incompetence represented by the Busch family and mined it to mess up the country. I didn’t agree with a lot of conservative ideas, but they had some validity and I could buy some of them and understand why some people bought all of them. For the most part they were based on fact, not on Rush Limbaugh and Faux news.
I wonder if there are enough Republicans left with the dignity and integrity to form a real conservative party to run against the one that is controlled by a criminal who has no actual commitment to any ideals other than his own benefit.
I would welcome a conservative party that could actually compete with the liberals without lying. I don’t totally agree with a lot of liberal ideas- Actually, I am a Democrat by default, since there has never been another choice that research showed wasn’t lying to me. I would be interested in hearing the views of an HONEST conservative party. I have never had that option and once I understand that I am being lied to, even if the person lying seems to believe what he is saying—- actually even more so if he seems to actually believe it, because that’s nuts, so I have always voted Democratic. Yeah, some of them lie, but I have never seen dishonesty in an actual Democratic party platform. The Republicans, when they bother to develop a platform base it on lies.
Yakety Sax 10 months ago
“I AM NOT A CROOK!”
Diane Lee Premium Member 10 months ago
Omitting the Watergate incident, we had a reasonable functional, reasonably respectable Republican party until Cheney and Rumsfield hit on the gold mine of incompetence represented by the Busch family and mined it to mess up the country. I didn’t agree with a lot of conservative ideas, but they had some validity and I could buy some of them and understand why some people bought all of them. For the most part they were based on fact, not on Rush Limbaugh and Faux news.
I wonder if there are enough Republicans left with the dignity and integrity to form a real conservative party to run against the one that is controlled by a criminal who has no actual commitment to any ideals other than his own benefit.
I would welcome a conservative party that could actually compete with the liberals without lying. I don’t totally agree with a lot of liberal ideas- Actually, I am a Democrat by default, since there has never been another choice that research showed wasn’t lying to me. I would be interested in hearing the views of an HONEST conservative party. I have never had that option and once I understand that I am being lied to, even if the person lying seems to believe what he is saying—- actually even more so if he seems to actually believe it, because that’s nuts, so I have always voted Democratic. Yeah, some of them lie, but I have never seen dishonesty in an actual Democratic party platform. The Republicans, when they bother to develop a platform base it on lies.
An honest option might be nice.ednorton130 10 months ago
That’s the biggest problem with government “it just wants to help” and that’s both sides of the isle.
Tina Rhea Premium Member 10 months ago
Since 1980, Republicans have said that government doesn’t work. And every time Republicans are elected, they do their best to prove it.