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Jeff Flake: 'I fear for the future' of the Republican Party
Washington Examiner ^ | 10-11-2018 | Anna Giaritelli

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 ...


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Good riddance.

GOP really don't need/deserve another McCain clone.

1 posted on 10/14/2018 8:19:12 AM PDT by Sir Napsalot
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To: Sir Napsalot

Can hardly wait for this loser turncoat to exit the stage.


2 posted on 10/14/2018 8:20:28 AM PDT by EinNYC
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To: Sir Napsalot
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.

What a crock. He isn't running for another six years because he would not have won his own primary.

3 posted on 10/14/2018 8:21:14 AM PDT by Not A Snowbird (I'm really starting to believe in term limits.)
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To: Sir Napsalot

Flake has nothing to ‘fear’ for the party... what he has to fear is long term unemployment...


4 posted on 10/14/2018 8:21:16 AM PDT by GOPJ (Democrats protect MS-13, Open Borders and Criminals. Our side wants JOBS NOT MOBS....)
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To: Sir Napsalot

Time for him to be sent packing from the Party... so that he can no longer claim to speak for Republicans as a Republican.


5 posted on 10/14/2018 8:22:33 AM PDT by GCC Catholic (Trump doesn't suffer fools, but fools will suffer Trump. Make America Great Again!)
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To: Sir Napsalot

As a loyal oppositionist, I guess I can see why he’s concerned. Kind of. Maybe. Nah, he’s a turncoat POS. Buh bye! Maybe handy jojo biden will invite you to participate in the 2020 (s)elections.


6 posted on 10/14/2018 8:22:43 AM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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Jeff Flake: ‘I fear for the future’ of the Republican Party.

You are right, Jeffy if the GOP were filled with assholes like you. Fortunately...it’s not.


7 posted on 10/14/2018 8:22:43 AM PDT by GoldenPup
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To: Sir Napsalot

Help it , Leave it


8 posted on 10/14/2018 8:23:14 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Not A Snowbird

You’re right - Flake was polling LESS than 20%... He didn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell of winning election.


9 posted on 10/14/2018 8:23:15 AM PDT by GOPJ (Democrats protect MS-13, Open Borders and Criminals. Our side wants JOBS NOT MOBS....)
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To: Sir Napsalot

Jeffery, Jeffery, Jeffery. You have to lighten up, boy. The world is going to do just fine without you and McCain swimming in the District of Corruption swamp. Stop “fearing” yourself to death.


10 posted on 10/14/2018 8:23:18 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (#NotARussianBot)
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“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.”

Flake of course was describing his Democrat party.

Principled Conservatism to Flake= One world government RINO


11 posted on 10/14/2018 8:23:39 AM PDT by headstamp 2
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To: EinNYC

>>> exit the stage <<<

You know it won’t happen.

Some one like Flake, a dictionary definition of ‘egotistical megalomaniac’.

And media’s current (and future) tool.


12 posted on 10/14/2018 8:23:48 AM PDT by Sir Napsalot (Pravda + Useful Idiots = USSR; Journ0List + Useful Idiots = DopeyChangey)
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To: Sir Napsalot

Thank you for the vote on Justice Kavanaugh, Senator Flake. Now, don’t go away mad, just go away.


13 posted on 10/14/2018 8:24:04 AM PDT by NohSpinZone (First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers)
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To: Sir Napsalot

Flakey, now that you are leaving the Senate, you would be much more at home in the Commie party.


14 posted on 10/14/2018 8:24:04 AM PDT by rigelkentaurus
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To: Sir Napsalot

Don’t be surprised if this punk runs as a 3rd party spoiler.


15 posted on 10/14/2018 8:24:17 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: Sir Napsalot

*** AMF ***

Go see a good shrink. You are a lost soul drowning in negativism.


16 posted on 10/14/2018 8:25:02 AM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: Sir Napsalot

What Flake is really concerned about is that the Bush League Republicans are losing control of the GOP.
They had US in a box voting endlessly for their Amnesty Candidates with no hope of stopping the illegal alien inundation.
They have 30 years invested in the Bush Plan for North Mexico (aka USA) and were so close to completing it with the final amnesty.


17 posted on 10/14/2018 8:25:05 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Sir Napsalot

Flake, I would fear for your own future.


18 posted on 10/14/2018 8:25:24 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Sir Napsalot

What an A hole pretending to be gallant


19 posted on 10/14/2018 8:25:47 AM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZGw2M)
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To: EinNYC

He is not going to exit, just digging in to run.


20 posted on 10/14/2018 8:25:58 AM PDT by easternsky
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