I'd rather vote for the real Joe Walsh, than this nobody.
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.
I have a question for Joe Walsh. How can a person be a con man when he delivers on his promises and they all turn out to be great for Americans. Maybe Joe should stick to making music. His video on setting up a guitar was great.
Too stupid. Everyone knows socialists are con men.
I guess we should all take our advice from a drunken drug addled worn out hippie,
He isn't alone, and didn't Romney do exactly this when he voted to impeach over a lie?
Who?
The only Joe Walsh I’ve ever heard of was the musician and this guy ain’t him.
Start by giving up your money, Joe.
Oh for crying out loud, of course he would. This idiot would rather have a socialist in The White House than Jesus! In fact, he’d probably hate Jesus even more than Trump.
Earth to Joe Walsh: All socialists ARE con men.
Come on Joe . . . a socialist IS a con man!!!!
The establishment swamp is having to go pretty far and very deep to find outspoken GOP Never-Trumpers these days. Joe Walsh, a FORMER member of Congress that no one’s ever heard of? C’mon!
My first thought when I read the headline was, “Are they talking about the former lead guitarist for the James Gang and the Eagles?” Who cares?
“rather have a socialist in the White House than a con man.”
Following the Constitution, upholding the law is considered to be a con man now?
You could always move to a socialist country for a test drive. We The People elected a great president and will keep it that way for another 4 years.
Joe Walsh = POS
Who does WaPo think it will influence running Walsh’s editorial? Most likely they run it in a sad attempt at attention for clicks.
I'd rather vote for the real Joe Walsh, than this nobody.
He's almost as screwed up in the head as the other Joe Walsh and that other Joe Walsh can legitimately blame drugs.
Hey Joe, Please describe the difference between a
socialist and a con man.
We’ve had two already, one from Ark. and one from Chicago
and the answer is there is NO difference.
I'm pretty sure those who supported the Tea Party proposals during obama saw Trump as exactly what they were looking for - a disrupting force who would dismantle leviathan.
Only goes to prove THIS Walsh dude WAS the con-man opportunist who thought he'd piggyback on a movement he didn't support.
If you thought recording labels were bad, just try the State label!
In related news, Joe Walsh admits he would never use advice from Joe Walsh. That’s not a joke.
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