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I wish to sincerely apologize to all those who may have observed me use the term "tallywhacker", since I did not know until today that that is a mild obscenity.
 
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Hüsker Dü said:
The litmus test in part of the GOP, one must choose sides.
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Both parties have litmus tests. Can you name a Democrat who favors right to work laws or a ban on second trimester abortions?

You may happen to agree or disagree with those positions. But it’s any Democrat who is on the wrong side of thise two is in for a very tough time.
 
dad4 said:
Both parties have litmus tests. Can you name a Democrat who favors right to work laws or a ban on second trimester abortions?

You may happen to agree or disagree with those positions. But it’s any Democrat who is on the wrong side of thise two is in for a very tough time.
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Standards maybe, litmus test not exactly. Allegiance to one man is the GOP now and authoritarianism.
 
Hüsker Dü said:
Standards maybe, litmus test not exactly. Allegiance to one man is the GOP now and authoritarianism.
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If you can't name a counterexample, it's a litmus test.

Democrats do not tolerate anti-union ideas in their caucus. There are 50 Senators in the Dem caucus. Can you name one who opposes prevailing wage? Or a Republican who supports a wealth tax?

Any time you have 50 people who all think exact the same, it's a sure sign that they aren't thinking.
 
dad4 said:
If you can't name a counterexample, it's a litmus test.

Democrats do not tolerate anti-union ideas in their caucus. There are 50 Senators in the Dem caucus. Can you name one who opposes prevailing wage? Or a Republican who supports a wealth tax?

Any time you have 50 people who all think exact the same, it's a sure sign that they aren't thinking.
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You are talking policy while I am talking ass kissing. Apples and oranges.
And “Republicans” “conservatives” don’t believe the same things they did at the beginning of the 2016 primary cycle. Dems pretty much still believe the same things and remain true believers in democracy, not hypocrisy.
 
Hüsker Dü said:
You are talking policy while I am talking ass kissing. Apples and oranges.
And “Republicans” “conservatives” don’t believe the same things they did at the beginning of the 2016 primary cycle. Dems pretty much still believe the same things and remain true believers in democracy, not hypocrisy.
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There seems to be some sign that conservatives are digging themselves out from under t's diapers and becoming an honest political choice again.
 
espola said:
There seems to be some sign that conservatives are digging themselves out from under t's diapers and becoming an honest political choice again.
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It will be a long time before I trust any of them again.

A very few, like Cheney and Romney, deserve respect. The rest were spineless little toadies.
 
espola said:
There seems to be some sign that conservatives are digging themselves out from under t's diapers and becoming an honest political choice again.
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If you have any doubt on where today’s GOP stands, look at the house vote on whether to hold Trump officials in contempt for refusing to testify.

Two Republicans voted for accountability. 203 voted against.

Kudos to Cheney and Kinsinger. But the rest do not look like a group capable of digging themselves out from Trump’s diapers, as you put it.
 
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