Posted on 01/01/2021 9:19:53 PM PST by NobleFree
William Cohen, a former Republican senator from Maine and Defense secretary under former President Clinton, blasted GOP lawmakers challenging the results of the 2020 presidential election in a Thursday interview in which he suggested the formation of a new political party.
Cohen made the comments on CNN's "The Situation Room" while discussing Sen. Josh Hawley's (R-Mo.) plans to object during Congress's counting of the Electoral College vote on Wednesday. Cohen called Hawley's actions "shameful" but warned that Republicans are just following President Trump's lead, calling him the party's "ringmaster."
"We have to remember that the current occupant of the White House is a ringmaster and what he expects to do is snap his whip and all the elephants hop up on chairs," Cohen said. "What they have to understand is he is going to continue to snap the whip whether he's in office or out of office. And every time they're going to have to jump up and sit on that stool to satisfy him and his supporters."
"He is always going to up the ante, he cannot be satisfied. There's nothing in him. There's no moral core, and so they are going to be extorted or bribed in order to avoid a primary in 2022 or 2024," Cohen continued.
Discussing the future of the Republican Party, Cohen noted a clear divide among GOP lawmakers, saying more centrist Republicans such as Sens. Mitt Romney (Utah) and Susan Collins (Maine) are very different from Trump allies. He asked: Where are the lawmakers "standing up for the rule of law?"
"For Trump it is pathological, for those who are jumping up to support him, it's diabolical and I don't think it's diabolically clever. I think they will find they will be hostage for the rest of their time in the Senate and going forward if they are only there to appease the Trumpsters," he said.
Frustrations flare as $2,000 checks blocked for fourth straight day Giuliani, Trump Jr. among guests at Mar-a-Lago New Year's party... "Maybe it's time for a new party. One that abides by the rule of law," Cohen concluded. "But also faithful to the people of this country, who vote to elect them."
Cohen's New Year's Eve comments come just days before Congress's counting of the Electoral College vote. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said Wednesday he thinks as many as 100 Republicans could challenge the results.
The move is considered a long-shot bid to overturn the election, but more Republican lawmakers have come out in support of the effort.
Not going to happen. Oh, they may try to give it a face lift, but those in power enjoy it far too much.
There is a reason that buildings and bridges get demolished. It's just too difficult and costly to renovate or retrofit them. The same for the Republican/Uniparty. And being a Conservative has nothing to with being a Republican. That boat has long sailed, and too many can't accept that.
Honey badger would be better. Cause the honey badger just doesn’t care.
Now that’s funny!
Newt has been a strong supporter of Trump throughout. Why are you lumping him in with this fool?
why not...hes been a loyal RINO forever..Hell..even Clinton made him part of his team to do some dirty work.....
as a little aside....*rumor has it that he puts on make-up when he goes out in public in hopes people will recognize him.....
I suggest Cohen re-form the Whigs. A brahmin New England background with a country club membership would be membership requisites. Take GWB & Jeb with you.
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You wouldn’t be able to vote in a Pennsylvania primary — well unless maybe you indicated an absentee preference for the Democrats, then maybe...
... sorry, was certain you were from PeeAy.
I am 100% behind this proposal.
I still want to rebrand the GOP, since so many people who should be on our side hate it so much, byt half a loaf is better than none.
Uniparty globalists
I can’t think of a good portmanteau. Uniglo?
We’re witnessing the formation of the end times prophecy of “mystery, babylon”.
It involves the root words of mystery-knowledge covered... and Babylon- - from tower of Babel which was their Tower of Knowledge.
Mystery Babylon is just the worship of man’s KNOWLEDGE.
Today we have “ Science, Technology”.
The root word of science is knowledge. The root word of technology is knowledge.
This is a religion forming around people worshipping man’s KNOWLEDGE. Just like in the day of Babylon. We call that religion ‘scientism’.
It will be a worldwide religion with horrible unprecedented political authority behind it.
All foretold in the bible.
As far as I could tell, the reason Bush1 lost re-election was that he had no compassion for ordinary Americans and tried to gaslight them into thinking the economy was good. Clinton said “it’s the economy, stupid” and won.
I’m kinda tired of political dynasties like da bushes, da clintons, da Rockefellers, da Cuomos, and in the future, even the Trumps.
A candidate’s rhetoric should stand on its own.
RINOs aren’t constitutionalists. Anti-Trumpers aren’t constititionalists, either. Trump is a constitionalist. I think I’m in the right place, thank you all the same.
+1
Just dayamn
Good writin
Oops, I think I made some kind of faux pas.
I don’t see anything in your post nor your response I object to. In fact I agree with it.
Perhaps I hit the wrong post to reply to?
Please forgive me.
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