Posted on 10/14/2018 8:19:12 AM PDT by Sir Napsalot
Retiring Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., said he hopes a fellow Republican challenges President Trump in the 2020 GOP primary ...
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said Flake. "I fear for the future of the party if we don't remember who we are and what principled conservatism really is. And decency, we've got to get back to it." (emphasis mine)
"This is the president's party right now. No doubt. To win in a Republican primary around the country you have to really embrace the president's policies and condone his behavior. That's the bottom line right now, but it won't always be that way," he added. "It does make me fear that it's going to be a longer process to get out of this than it should be. But we will. We have to. Anger and resentment are not a governing philosophy."
Flake told C-SPAN host Steve Scully he found it "disturbing" how Trump's supporters still cheer "lock her up" at his rallies about 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
The Arizona lawmaker admitted he wished he could have served another six years in the Senate, but didn't want to be in a position where he had to weigh in Trump's behavior or views.
"I never did warm to the president, in the campaign or as he governed," said Flake. "These days, you not only have to embrace the president, you have to embrace all of his politics and his behavior in order to get through a Republican primary. That was never in the cards for me. I just couldn't do it. I would have liked to have stayed maybe for another term."
Flake also said he wished his party had not followed up Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's recent confirmation,... "Just doesn't seem right. Doesn't seem right..."
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
Just leave, jackhole.
This tool, like many on the left. Mistake anger and resentment for people who actually punch back, and with vigor. Maybe its just because they havent seen it from the right for a while.
If Eeyore was a whining, crooked nosed RINO, he would look and sound like this.
Flakey is aching to be hired by MSNBC. Hating Trump is a winner at that site.
I loathe him and what he says to damage the GOP and therfore our nation!
He is without shame.
The more negative comments he makes about the republican party, the greater his future salary will be as a fake news cnn pundit.
That’s the only job prospect he has now.
He wants Romneybitch to win un 2020.
Exactly right. Some people help by showing up; some help by leaving. The best thing Flake can do at this point is to STFU and just quietly leave so the stain he made doesn't get any bigger or stinkier.
Whoever placed that left hook on Flake’s nose did not do it hard enough.
As long as the GOP has people like Flake in it, I also worry about the future of the party. Time to thin the herd.
Please STFU Jeff. You and Rinos like you are a bigger problem for the Republicans.
Me too and I’ll share with the class.
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Either an item which provides a name-source, or an item which acts as a name-recipient
It's hard to get rid of these GOPe (RINO) types. They have the best paying donor a lot of the time.
The good news is the GOP is getting more conservative and less RINO-like. The bad news is the dem party is going full militant communist (Progressive).
The GOP will be fine. In fact in January it will be much better, as Jeff Flake will no longer be a GOP Senator.
A perfect example of why Flake is stepping down (because he has been rejected). She should be locked up!
Is it Trump's non-politician way of communicating? Do you prefer form over substance? If a politician ignores the will of the people, but does so with a very ‘dignified’ though dishonest persona, is that better? Where is your criticism of those on the left who have thrown away any attempts to conceal their hatred? Trump - indecent, but Maxine Waters - decent? Really?
Is it Trump's history of affairs etc, or the Access Hollywood tape? Arguably, those are past behaviors, and there is no current evidence of any of these actions by Trump now. Conversely, plenty of liberals, media, and ‘career politicians’ have been caught in ongoing egregious behavior - despite their ‘dignified’ public personas. What about the Congressional sexual harassment slush fund to deal with sexual indiscretions of Congress members? I haven't heard you talk about this. Is it just that it's more important to ‘look good’ than to ‘act good’? Where exactly are you coming from?
Is it Trump's proclivity for calling out people publicly, like ‘Crooked Hillary’? Should we just let the left and the truly indecent people in politics and elected office go on unchecked? Isn't it time that Republicans start fighting back and fighting for those people who put them in office?
Where's the decency on the left? Is it decent behavior to try to nullify the legitimate votes of the Americans who put Trump in office? Is it decent behavior to weaponize government agencies like the IRS and the FBI? Is it decent behavior for an ex-Secretary of State, Kerry, to fly to a country that has sponsored terrorism around the world and contributed to the deaths of many Americans, and try to undermine the foreign policy of a sitting president? Do you think Kerry is a ‘decent’ man? What's your definition of decency?
Finally, is it really Trump's rough behavior and lack of what you consider public dignity that is bothering you about him, or is it that he has shown the world that politicians, with their practiced and well-honed ‘dignified’ public personas are actually just empty suits - you included?
Saint Jeffy, once again appointing himself as the supreme judge of what is principled conervatism and decency. ..::.All the while slamming and making snarky remarks about President Trump every day. Massive hypocrite.....
Goodbye, Senator Sanctimonious! Take your nine percent approval rating and SHOVE IT.
Flake seems to not care about our Constitution or rule of law.
As a matter of fact, he seems to be against it.
Mr. Flake, you are a traitor to the office you hold.
Flake will say whatever is necessary to guarantee him a position when he leaves office.
People like Flake in the GOP are the very reason we’ve had two years of controlling all levers of power in Washington and still no border wall.
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