Posted on 05/28/2016 6:42:58 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Saturday, May 28, 2016 09:00 PM +0900
This is an American tragedy: Republicans must step up and defeat Donald Trump
It's time for honest Republicans to speak out against this dangerous, unprincipled vulgarian. Who has the courage?
Seán Patrick Donlan
As a Democrat, part of me delights in the opportunities provided by the coming elections. With Trump at the top of the Republican ticket, Democrats might – just might – find themselves not only with the presidency, but in control of the Senate. But the state of our politics is so grave that it’s difficult to derive much joy out of the situation. Like others on both sides of the aisle, I already feel tainted by Trump’s rank tribalism and childish tantrums. But if he drags all of us into his petulant winner-takes-all mentality, he might, even in defeat, achieve a kind of victory. This may do him little good personally, but it does our politics considerable harm. Even a sound, publicly partisan Democratic victory may normalize his cheap sexism and fragile insecurity, his Know-Nothing nativism and racism, and his easy toleration of violence in the campaign and in the world.
Trump is not merely a Republican dilemma, but an American tragedy. Ideally, conservatives would acknowledge their role in enabling his candidacy, in moving the boundaries of acceptable rhetoric so far from reason that he can lie indiscriminately without fear of correction by journalists anxious for their next story. But more immediately, Republicans must find ways to defend their principles without capitulation to a vulgarian seemingly without principles of any sort. Trump deserves more than defeat by my party. He and his enthusiasts and enablers must be publicly, popularly shamed by all citizens who see him as a political cancer.
(Excerpt) Read more at salon.com ...
I was told by the likes of him that Republicans are all smelly racist ignorant beasts who cannot tell right from wrong.
He is saying that the Dems don’t have a snowballs chance in hell of beating Trump so they need help from the Repubs to do their dirty work.
Liberals are panicked.
I love it.... as an honest Republican, I’d tell Seán Patrick Donlan and his ilk to go take a hike.
My advice is for them to keep their passports handy just in case they need to leave the country should Trump get elected.
In that case, good riddance!
Obama created Trump and the GOP is supposed to stop him?
Yes, we know, Sean--you and your ilk dream of a day in which anyone who does not fall lock-step into your distorted utopian vision is carted off to a reeducation camp to forcefully be enlightened, and perhaps silenced forever if the enlightenment does not happen.
Thank God the American people are standing up against you and your ilk! I am looking SO forward to President Trump!
Gotta love it when the enemy tries to give you advice...to "help out"...you know...'cause they are so concerned for us.
They see a huge defeat heading their way.....
SO basicly he is saying that Because Trump is Honest, tells it like it is, speaks from the heart and believes Americans Should be Put First in America and it’s Policies, is Bad? but a Lying,Morally Bankrupt,Corrupt POS that will keep the Gravy Train of WELFARE and Fundamental Transformatio to a Fascist Marxist Country is the Best Option??
In this case, the 'woman' is Sean Patrick...
Take heart, Sean. At least you can get a 'morning after pill' the day after his inauguration.......
Let him move to Canada.
The northern Obama, Trudeau - can keep him entertained...
Why post this crap? Why?
“My advice is for them to keep their passports handy just in case they need to leave the country should Trump get elected.”
As they leave, let’s pray the door hits them HARD in their collective asses.
Yes, the Donald’s rude crude, gross, hard, loud and obscene. THAT’S WHY WE NEED HIM!!!
Dear Mr. Donlan,
I will vote for Trump, you can thank me later.
t68.
Honestly, one is astonished by the ignorance of the
typical liberal!
Looks like Sean and his fellow apoplectic leftist are approaching full blown panic mode, lol!
Just for the pleasure of seeing liberals cower in fear...
If Hillary looked like a winner, they’d rub our faces in it.
Something tells me that as much as they hate Trump, they are uncertain Hillary can pull it off.
If she could, why beg Republicans to reject Trump?
I always like helpful “advice” from my adversaries who are really really interested in my well-being. Right.
For my defense, I did put a warning label. :-) People need to be horrified once in a while just to remind them what beasts are out there.
Yeah right, how about that witch you have as your nominee. It’s time for honest Democrats to tell her she needs to be imprisoned. I, as an honest Republican, will not hold my breath for that to happen Sean. I doubt you will even lead that charge.
“Why post this crap? Why?”
Because we love the smell of desperation in the morning!
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