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Former George W. Bush ethics lawyer ditches GOP, to seek U.S. Senate in Minn. as Democrat
Minneapolis Star Tribune ^
| April 30, 2018
| By Paul Walsh
Posted on 04/30/2018 11:29:48 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Richard Painter, a longtime Republican who was chief ethics lawyer for George W. Bush’s White House, intends to run for the U.S. Senate in Minnesota this year as a Democrat, according to a filing he made recently with federal elections officials.
Painter, a persistent and frequent critic of President Donald Trump on national cable TV news appearances and on Twitter, is expected to announce his candidacy at a Monday news conference.
He’s running for Democrat Al Franken’s former seat. Franken resigned Jan. 2 in the wake of numerous sexual harassment allegations.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: bush; election2018; georgewbush; painter; richardpainter; rino; trump; w
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Good. This guy may split the RAT vote, and allow Phil Housley’s wife to steal Frankenstein’s seat for the GOP.
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posted on
04/30/2018 11:32:35 AM PDT
by
rfp1234
(I have already previewed this composition.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
DemoCrats have no ethics!
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posted on
04/30/2018 11:33:58 AM PDT
by
Ann Archy
(Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
RINO becomes a DINO.
The upside of this... it’s peaving off liberals.
To: Oldeconomybuyer
So when do George and Jeb show up to campaign for the democrat?
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posted on
04/30/2018 11:35:01 AM PDT
by
The Deplorable Miss Lemon
(If illegals are here to do the jobs Americans won't do why are so many illegals on welfare?)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Why doesn’t W do the same thing?
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posted on
04/30/2018 11:36:09 AM PDT
by
Jim W N
(MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Former President George W. Bush didn't vote for Donald Trump
“I voted ‘None of the Above’ for president,"
To: BBQToadRibs
When will they re-brand as the “Uniparty?”
Or maybe the DSAP - Deep State of America Party?
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posted on
04/30/2018 11:37:48 AM PDT
by
PGR88
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Why it’s called the Uniparty....
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posted on
04/30/2018 11:38:04 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
He’s a regular on MSMBC always calling Trump a criminal.
Another Fake Republican
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posted on
04/30/2018 11:38:50 AM PDT
by
sickoflibs
(Florida school safety bill=gun grabbing)
To: conservative98
“I voted ‘None of the Above’ for president,”
I sure wished I’d have done the same thing when Boosh II was running. Algore could not have been a much worse president and maybe he would have kept us from Obola!
To: rfp1234
To: Oldeconomybuyer
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posted on
04/30/2018 11:47:14 AM PDT
by
onedoug
To: conservative98
Nope. I suspect GWB voted for Hillary. The Clintons and the Bushes are pretty chummy.
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posted on
04/30/2018 11:48:29 AM PDT
by
originalbuckeye
('In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act'- George Orwell.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Then he wasn’t a true Republican to begin with, if he was willing to sell his soul to the devil to get in office.
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posted on
04/30/2018 11:50:07 AM PDT
by
mass55th
(Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
To: All
Bush admin...the gift that keeps on giving.
This particular guy is a strange one, which puts him in the driver seat in that state...lol.
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posted on
04/30/2018 11:50:25 AM PDT
by
rbmillerjr
(Reagan conservative: All 3 Pillars)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Minnesota has a pretty decent shot at flipping. I see this story as a sign that the Dems moving to the center to prevent that from happening. That is good for our side since they’ll want the real thing instead of a fake.
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posted on
04/30/2018 11:53:10 AM PDT
by
edh
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Another Bushie showing their true colors.
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posted on
04/30/2018 12:02:41 PM PDT
by
bgill
(CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
To: Oldeconomybuyer
An oxymoron on so many levels.
Ethics lawyer.
Bushie ethics lawyer
Party switcher ethics lawyer
Demoncrat ethics lawyer.
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posted on
04/30/2018 12:13:52 PM PDT
by
grumpygresh
(Abolish administrative law. It's regressive, medieval and unconstitutional!)
To: bgill
I’m surprised we haven’t seen one of those smiling W. Bush posters, with the label, “Hey Democrats! Miss me yet?”
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posted on
04/30/2018 12:20:09 PM PDT
by
Cincinnatus.45-70
(What do DemocRats enjoy more than a truckload of dead babies? Unloading them with a pitchfork!)
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