What would Republicans like Abraham Lincoln, Dwight Eisenhower, and even Ronald Reagan think of Donald Trump and how he has taken over the Republican Party? I can just hear Ronald Reagan saying, “There you go again.”
I would think they would be appalled. Instead of Res Publica (public things) he has turned the party into Rex Donald. It’s all about him, the public be damned.
I was a Republican precinct finance chair when Reagan was nominated, I voted for John Anderson. I kept my party position next year (coming in third again in money collected). But I haven’t voted for a Republican since except Arne Carlson twice.
I really don’t care to vote for Democrats, but the current Republican Party doesn’t give me much choice. Staying away is not an option.
Showing posts with label Res Publica. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Res Publica. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Sunday, April 16, 2017
Beer, gin, and fact checking
Every so often I visit FactCheck.org or POLITIFACT. The latter uses “Pants on Fire” for the most outrageous claims.
The FactCheck story that caught my interest was the claim that increased beer drinking reduced the drinking of gin in 18th Century England. This claim was made by Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana at the confirmation hearing of Scott Gottlieb, Trump’s nominee to head the Food and Drug Administration. Al Franken was skeptical. Thanks, Al! Maybe the “ruling” party should be called Republiars; they certainly aren’t concerned with Res Publica (public things).
My choice of the day from POLITIFACT was “Fake theory that Barack Obama hid millions of taxpayer dollars offshore started on parody site”. Maybe “conservatives” should be called “connedgullibles”.
The FactCheck story that caught my interest was the claim that increased beer drinking reduced the drinking of gin in 18th Century England. This claim was made by Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana at the confirmation hearing of Scott Gottlieb, Trump’s nominee to head the Food and Drug Administration. Al Franken was skeptical. Thanks, Al! Maybe the “ruling” party should be called Republiars; they certainly aren’t concerned with Res Publica (public things).
My choice of the day from POLITIFACT was “Fake theory that Barack Obama hid millions of taxpayer dollars offshore started on parody site”. Maybe “conservatives” should be called “connedgullibles”.
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