This was from last May.
Posted on 04/22/2014 1:09:51 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
(CNN) - Former Republican Sen. Bob Dole argued that some of the men among the younger generation of potential GOP presidential candidates aren't quite ready to take on the White House.
"A number of the younger members, first-termers like Rand Paul, (Marco) Rubio and that extreme-right-wing guy – Ted Cruz? All running for president now," he said in an interview this week with The Wichita Eagle. "I don't think they've got enough experience yet."
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The former Republican senator from Kansas and 1996 GOP presidential nominee - who also served as a U.S. congressman as well as the GOP vice presidential nominee in 1976 - is returning to his roots this week for a nine-county tour around Kansas.
At meet-and-greet events and public discussions, the 90-year-old is sharing stories and taking questions from his former constituents.
Cruz made headlines last month for publicly criticizing Dole, as well as other failed GOP presidential nominees like John McCain and Mitt Romney. The Texas Republican said they were "good" and "decent men" but he suggested that they lacked principle and stood "for nothing," which was why they lost.
Dole told CNN at the time that "Senator Cruz needs to check the record before passing judgment."
As the former politician and World War II veteran travels around Kansas, he's emphasizing a message of bipartisanship.
"I always tried when I was the (Senate Republican Leader) leader for 10 years to of course work with my Republicans but also reach out to my friends on the other side. I found out you get more done if you sometimes have to compromise," he said Monday at an event in Olathe, Kansas.
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The republic has never had friends across the isle, in the modern age.
Senator Dole served his country during World War II, at great sacrifice. More respect for Senator Dole is ni order.
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And he doesn’t understand that democrats are no longer the party of JFK, they are the party of Marx. Heck, the GOPe isn’t even the party of JFK.
The old coots saying they are "the future" of the Republican Party and these young guys just aren't ready. LOL!
When you have to get the questioner to confirm your thoughts, as in “That extreme right wing guy, Cruz?”, you should keep you mouth shut. The questioner could have said “You mean Crotch?” and he’d have said “Yeah, that guy.”
Senator Dole served his country during World War II, at great sacrifice. More respect for Senator Dole is ni order.
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Well, I respect his military service. But I DO NOT respect his current foolishness and lack of understanding.
This was from last May.
His little blue pill commercials said he wasn’t ready either.
President Dole has an opinion on how to win!!!
They’re not ready because they don’t go along to get along?
He is only setting up because of Viagra.
Was it before or after his ass whoopin in 96?I cant remember anything it except the ass whoopin.
he fell HARD!! I remember that much!
I would have sworn that Id read of his death some Years Ago.
perhaps it was a Bob Dole simulacra....that was interviewed
I sense your correct, as much as I hate the idea..of ceding anything to the vile louts
todays urinalists do seem to be mining rather than reporting dont they.
That's exactly why we need them now, before they have been compromised.
What is the average age of that Jurassic cabal?
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