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Re: The Future of the Republican Party

Posted: 10 Dec 2019, 2:53pm
by Flex
matedog wrote:
10 Dec 2019, 2:30pm
From Flex-town:


She owns a restaurant where all the servers open carry. I for real thought this was a satire/parody.
lmao, of course they're located in rifle (a real name for a real town!). Trust me when I say this establishment is 100% in keeping with the cultural norms of that community.

Re: The Future of the Republican Party

Posted: 12 Dec 2019, 12:07am
by WestwayKid
I just want to declare how much I hate Mitch McConnell and I really wish he would just fucking die (and I hope it’s a really shitty way to die, too).

Re: The Future of the Republican Party

Posted: 12 Dec 2019, 7:20am
by Dr. Medulla
WestwayKid wrote:
12 Dec 2019, 12:07am
I just want to declare how much I hate Mitch McConnell and I really wish he would just fucking die (and I hope it’s a really shitty way to die, too).
Tortoises have legendary long lifespans. :sad:

Re: The Future of the Republican Party

Posted: 12 Dec 2019, 7:34pm
by Kory
WestwayKid wrote:
12 Dec 2019, 12:07am
I just want to declare how much I hate Mitch McConnell and I really wish he would just fucking die (and I hope it’s a really shitty way to die, too).
How much fun would it be to slit that wattle

Re: The Future of the Republican Party

Posted: 12 Dec 2019, 11:13pm
by WestwayKid
Kory wrote:
12 Dec 2019, 7:34pm
WestwayKid wrote:
12 Dec 2019, 12:07am
I just want to declare how much I hate Mitch McConnell and I really wish he would just fucking die (and I hope it’s a really shitty way to die, too).
How much fun would it be to slit that wattle
So many slime bags out there right now. Jim Jordan looks like one of those wind up monkeys that crashes the cymbals together.

Re: The Future of the Republican Party

Posted: 16 Jun 2020, 7:38am
by revbob
If only this could be the future of the Republican party. I predict we will overwhelmingly reelect our Republican governor while also overwhelmingly rejecting the Republican president.

https://therecount.com/wire/vt-gov-scot ... 2645860295

Re: The Future of the Republican Party

Posted: 16 Jun 2020, 8:30am
by Dr. Medulla
revbob wrote:
16 Jun 2020, 7:38am
If only this could be the future of the Republican party. I predict we will overwhelmingly reelect our Republican governor while also overwhelmingly rejecting the Republican president.

https://therecount.com/wire/vt-gov-scot ... 2645860295
The perceptive Republican might be seeing the writing on the wall and is distancing themselves from what's coming. It's funny that, assuming that 2020 is another wave election, Mitt Romney could be the most powerful Republican in Washington.

Re: The Future of the Republican Party

Posted: 16 Jun 2020, 8:43am
by revbob
Dr. Medulla wrote:
16 Jun 2020, 8:30am
revbob wrote:
16 Jun 2020, 7:38am
If only this could be the future of the Republican party. I predict we will overwhelmingly reelect our Republican governor while also overwhelmingly rejecting the Republican president.

https://therecount.com/wire/vt-gov-scot ... 2645860295
The perceptive Republican might be seeing the writing on the wall and is distancing themselves from what's coming. It's funny that, assuming that 2020 is another wave election, Mitt Romney could be the most powerful Republican in Washington.
Ive been pleasantly surprised by Phil Scott from the get go. But honestly Republicans here tend to be more traditional rural types. Now we do of course have our share of Trumpers and holy rollers but they are very much in the minority.

Re: The Future of the Republican Party

Posted: 16 Jun 2020, 9:35am
by Dr. Medulla
revbob wrote:
16 Jun 2020, 8:43am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
16 Jun 2020, 8:30am
revbob wrote:
16 Jun 2020, 7:38am
If only this could be the future of the Republican party. I predict we will overwhelmingly reelect our Republican governor while also overwhelmingly rejecting the Republican president.

https://therecount.com/wire/vt-gov-scot ... 2645860295
The perceptive Republican might be seeing the writing on the wall and is distancing themselves from what's coming. It's funny that, assuming that 2020 is another wave election, Mitt Romney could be the most powerful Republican in Washington.
Ive been pleasantly surprised by Phil Scott from the get go. But honestly Republicans here tend to be more traditional rural types. Now we do of course have our share of Trumpers and holy rollers but they are very much in the minority.
My limited understanding of New England Republicans is that they're more of what we in Canada call Red Tories (red is the Liberal party colour; blue is Conservative—the reverse of the US). They aren't reflexively anti-govt or paranoid libertarians. They see a limited but distinctly positive role for government to ensure that what should be private matters can work that way by making sure govt properly fills in the gaps. More of a traditional communitarian conservatism. Mind you, there aren't a whole lot of Red Tories left here. The Conservative Party has gone xenophobic and anti-environment/petroeconomy, so the Red Tories have sucked it up and gone Liberal or even social democrat.

Re: The Future of the Republican Party

Posted: 16 Jun 2020, 10:04am
by revbob
Dr. Medulla wrote:
16 Jun 2020, 9:35am
revbob wrote:
16 Jun 2020, 8:43am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
16 Jun 2020, 8:30am
revbob wrote:
16 Jun 2020, 7:38am
If only this could be the future of the Republican party. I predict we will overwhelmingly reelect our Republican governor while also overwhelmingly rejecting the Republican president.

https://therecount.com/wire/vt-gov-scot ... 2645860295
The perceptive Republican might be seeing the writing on the wall and is distancing themselves from what's coming. It's funny that, assuming that 2020 is another wave election, Mitt Romney could be the most powerful Republican in Washington.
Ive been pleasantly surprised by Phil Scott from the get go. But honestly Republicans here tend to be more traditional rural types. Now we do of course have our share of Trumpers and holy rollers but they are very much in the minority.
My limited understanding of New England Republicans is that they're more of what we in Canada call Red Tories (red is the Liberal party colour; blue is Conservative—the reverse of the US). They aren't reflexively anti-govt or paranoid libertarians. They see a limited but distinctly positive role for government to ensure that what should be private matters can work that way by making sure govt properly fills in the gaps. More of a traditional communitarian conservatism. Mind you, there aren't a whole lot of Red Tories left here. The Conservative Party has gone xenophobic and anti-environment/petroeconomy, so the Red Tories have sucked it up and gone Liberal or even social democrat.
Again more eloquent and very accurate.

Re: The Future of the Republican Party

Posted: 16 Jun 2020, 12:31pm
by BostonBeaneater
revbob wrote:
16 Jun 2020, 10:04am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
16 Jun 2020, 9:35am
revbob wrote:
16 Jun 2020, 8:43am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
16 Jun 2020, 8:30am
revbob wrote:
16 Jun 2020, 7:38am
If only this could be the future of the Republican party. I predict we will overwhelmingly reelect our Republican governor while also overwhelmingly rejecting the Republican president.

https://therecount.com/wire/vt-gov-scot ... 2645860295
The perceptive Republican might be seeing the writing on the wall and is distancing themselves from what's coming. It's funny that, assuming that 2020 is another wave election, Mitt Romney could be the most powerful Republican in Washington.
Ive been pleasantly surprised by Phil Scott from the get go. But honestly Republicans here tend to be more traditional rural types. Now we do of course have our share of Trumpers and holy rollers but they are very much in the minority.
My limited understanding of New England Republicans is that they're more of what we in Canada call Red Tories (red is the Liberal party colour; blue is Conservative—the reverse of the US). They aren't reflexively anti-govt or paranoid libertarians. They see a limited but distinctly positive role for government to ensure that what should be private matters can work that way by making sure govt properly fills in the gaps. More of a traditional communitarian conservatism. Mind you, there aren't a whole lot of Red Tories left here. The Conservative Party has gone xenophobic and anti-environment/petroeconomy, so the Red Tories have sucked it up and gone Liberal or even social democrat.
Again more eloquent and very accurate.
We have a Republican Gov here in Massachusetts and he has been pretty OK. Charlie Baker acts like a human being and makes moves in a slow thought out manner, strange for a Republican.

Re: The Future of the Republican Party

Posted: 16 Jun 2020, 12:32pm
by JennyB
BostonBeaneater wrote:
16 Jun 2020, 12:31pm
revbob wrote:
16 Jun 2020, 10:04am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
16 Jun 2020, 9:35am
revbob wrote:
16 Jun 2020, 8:43am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
16 Jun 2020, 8:30am


The perceptive Republican might be seeing the writing on the wall and is distancing themselves from what's coming. It's funny that, assuming that 2020 is another wave election, Mitt Romney could be the most powerful Republican in Washington.
Ive been pleasantly surprised by Phil Scott from the get go. But honestly Republicans here tend to be more traditional rural types. Now we do of course have our share of Trumpers and holy rollers but they are very much in the minority.
My limited understanding of New England Republicans is that they're more of what we in Canada call Red Tories (red is the Liberal party colour; blue is Conservative—the reverse of the US). They aren't reflexively anti-govt or paranoid libertarians. They see a limited but distinctly positive role for government to ensure that what should be private matters can work that way by making sure govt properly fills in the gaps. More of a traditional communitarian conservatism. Mind you, there aren't a whole lot of Red Tories left here. The Conservative Party has gone xenophobic and anti-environment/petroeconomy, so the Red Tories have sucked it up and gone Liberal or even social democrat.
Again more eloquent and very accurate.
We have a Republican Gov here in Massachusetts and he has been pretty OK. Charlie Baker acts like a human being and makes moves in a slow thought out manner, strange for a Republican.
Must be nice.

Re: The Future of the Republican Party

Posted: 18 Jun 2020, 1:24am
by BostonBeaneater

Re: The Future of the Republican Party

Posted: 18 Jun 2020, 7:27am
by Mimi
oh. muh. gawd.

Re: The Future of the Republican Party

Posted: 18 Jun 2020, 11:19am
by revbob
BostonBeaneater wrote:
18 Jun 2020, 1:24am
Id sooner click on a link to a KISS video.