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“If Obama had pulled the trigger, Republicans would’ve complained that he’s taking jobs away from hard-working Navy Seals.” The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

“If Obama had pulled the trigger, Republicans would’ve complained that he’s taking jobs away from hard-working Navy Seals.”

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

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It was Richard Nixon who brought me into the Republican fold. (via Schwarzenegger: California’s GOP should take down its small tent - latimes.com) I’ve read this with the Governator’s accent :) in the current climate, the extreme right wing of the party is targeting anyone who doesn’t meet its strict criteria. Its new and narrow litmus test for party membership doesn’t allow compromise. It’s time for the Republicans who are so bent on enforcing conformity to ask themselves a question: What would Ronald Reagan have done? He worked hard to maintain a welcoming, open and diverse Republican Party. We need to remind the Republicans who want to enforce ideological purity that if they succeed, they will undo Reagan’s work to create an inclusive party that could fit many different views. An inclusive party would welcome the party’s most conservative activists right alongside its most liberal activists. There is room for those whose views, I think, make them sound like cavemen. And there is also room for us in the center, with views the traditionalists probably think make us sound like progressive softies. What’s important is our shared belief in the broad Republican principles of free enterprise and small government. If we continue to fight one another without being willing to compromise, we will keep losing to big-government advocates. Some Republicans today aren’t even willing to have conversations about protecting the environment, investing in the infrastructure America needs or improving healthcare. By holding their fingers in their ears when those topics arise, these Republicans aren’t just denying themselves a seat at the table; in a state such as California, they also deny a seat to every other Republican. The GOP’s history is filled with leaders who rejected ideology in favor of seeking solutions. Being a Republican used to mean finding solutions for the American people that worked for everyone. It used to mean having big ideas that moved the country forward.  It can mean that again, but big ideas don’t often come from small tents. pfft! old girlie man talk! :))) Still, what is happening in the Republican party is unprecedented and consequential for the entire world. It’s similar to the suicidal cleansing Stalin forced his Bolshevik comrades to go through, but less criminal - perhaps much like with what McCarthy inflicted on Hollywood.

It was Richard Nixon who brought me into the Republican fold. (via Schwarzenegger: California’s GOP should take down its small tent - latimes.com)

I’ve read this with the Governator’s accent :)

  • in the current climate, the extreme right wing of the party is targeting anyone who doesn’t meet its strict criteria. Its new and narrow litmus test for party membership doesn’t allow compromise.
  • It’s time for the Republicans who are so bent on enforcing conformity to ask themselves a question: What would Ronald Reagan have done? He worked hard to maintain a welcoming, open and diverse Republican Party.
  • We need to remind the Republicans who want to enforce ideological purity that if they succeed, they will undo Reagan’s work to create an inclusive party that could fit many different views.
  • An inclusive party would welcome the party’s most conservative activists right alongside its most liberal activists. There is room for those whose views, I think, make them sound like cavemen. And there is also room for us in the center, with views the traditionalists probably think make us sound like progressive softies. What’s important is our shared belief in the broad Republican principles of free enterprise and small government. If we continue to fight one another without being willing to compromise, we will keep losing to big-government advocates.
  • Some Republicans today aren’t even willing to have conversations about protecting the environment, investing in the infrastructure America needs or improving healthcare. By holding their fingers in their ears when those topics arise, these Republicans aren’t just denying themselves a seat at the table; in a state such as California, they also deny a seat to every other Republican.
  • The GOP’s history is filled with leaders who rejected ideology in favor of seeking solutions. Being a Republican used to mean finding solutions for the American people that worked for everyone. It used to mean having big ideas that moved the country forward.  It can mean that again, but big ideas don’t often come from small tents.
pfft! old girlie man talk! :)))

Still, what is happening in the Republican party is unprecedented and consequential for the entire world. It’s similar to the suicidal cleansing Stalin forced his Bolshevik comrades to go through, but less criminal - perhaps much like with what McCarthy inflicted on Hollywood.
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