Posted on 03/04/2020 5:09:58 AM PST by robowombat
February 25, 2020 - 03:02 PM EST Joe Walsh: 'I'd rather have a socialist in the White House than a con man'
BY JUSTINE COLEMAN
Former presidential candidate Joe Walsh criticized fellow Republicans who labeled themselves as "never Trump" for considering a vote for President Trump if Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is the Democratic 2020 nominee.
Walsh, a former Illinois congressman, wrote in a Washington Post op-ed Tuesday that he'd "rather have a socialist in the White House than a con man."
He went on to chide his fellow "never Trump" party members for what he sees as their wavering stances.
"Some of my Republican and ex-Republican brethren have started implying that what never-Trump actually meant was something more like: fingers-crossed-I-really-really-hope-not-Trump-but-I-guess-sometimes-Trump if Democrats wind up nominating a self-described democratic socialist," he wrote. "But that's not how this works."
But Walsh, who attempted to take on Trump in the Republican primary, said he sympathizes with those who do not want Sanders to be in the White House, with a personal caveat.
"If it were up to me, Sanders isn't the guy I'd put in charge," he wrote. "But when I finally came around to saying, 'never Trump,' I meant it."
Walsh, however, said those who designated themselves as "never Trump" should "suck it up and support his Democratic opponent, no matter who that is," promising to campaign for Sanders if he is the nominee.
"Lots of politicians stink, and people hold their noses and vote for them, anyway," he wrote. "But if you've already gone on record as a never-Trumper, and now you're saying that you'll vote for Trump because you don't like the alternative, you're not holding your nose, you're inhaling deeply."
The former congressman dropped out of the presidential race against Trump earlier this month after receiving only 1 percent of the vote in the Iowa caucuses.
Concerns surrounding Sanders, who is a self-described democratic socialist, have surfaced in recent weeks as the Vermont progressive has become the front-runner in the race to win Democratic presidential nomination. Sanders currently has 45 delegates after winning Nevada and New Hampshire and coming in second in Iowa by an extremely thin margin.
Lawmakers on both sides took issue with Sanders's comments regarding the late Cuban leader Fidel Castro when he said on "60 Minutes" that "it's unfair to simply say everything is bad" about Castro.
We are blessed that the libs are so demonstrably stupid.
But we are cursed that the MSM is even more stupid.
I thought he was comparing Bernie to Joe.
How can anyone call himself a Republican if he’d rather see a socialist in the White House than someone whose personality he simply doesn’t like? This is truly the mark of someone with arrested psychological development.
“rather have a socialist in the White House than a con man.”
Then to state he would rather see a socialist as President, has this man not paid attention to world history. Please Joe, show me one nation that has prospered with a socialist government.
Well Luckily Trump is neither
Go play ‘Funk #49’, Joe.
“...my Maserati does 185...How ya doin’?”
Wow - Joe Walsh calling some else a Con Man - this coming from a guy who owes money to everyone including back tuition payments at his kids Catholic School. Joe has been sued numerous times for not paying his bills. Look in the mirror Joe!
This clown sounds like he never had a DL to lose.
‘I’d rather have a socialist in the White House than a con man
But YOU don't get to choose who in habits the White House. WE do. As in...We The People.
Why listen to a man who has lost touch with reality?
They’d have to be nuts to be bought off this time. Bernie’s both a Marxist AND con man, which is not unusual. Donald says what he’ll do and does what he says. Where was America “conned”? It’s been five years, and every heinous accusation they could dream up has been tried. So where’s the con? Put up or shut up.
No one cares what you think, want or do, Joe.
You’re no one.
Joe Walsh, I have one retort...
“So What?”
So he likes Bernie over Biden?
Which is why you never vote for rinos! They are just dems with R’s in front of their names. You will be betrayed over and over and are stuck with them for decades.
Joe seems to be the kind of guy that will never admit he was wrong.
What about those who called themselves Conservative? They’re backing SLO Joe which goes to show they were Establishment over Citizens all along. Expanding the government used to be against doctrine With friends like them who needs enemies?
STFU Joek.
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