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.
Staying on and let RINOs leave (or kick em our) is the only virtuous path.
To do otherwise and leave ourselves would relegate the USA to an ignominious near and middle term during new-party formation where communists in power would entrench.
For the true patriot/Trumper faction.
Try to keep up.
I don’t think you understand what the article is saying. The RINO - Bushies want to form their own party the proper logo would be a rhino not a lion.
Would mind not stalking me anymore?
It’s becoming boorish.
Hate me if you want but ignore me, as well, like I try to do you.
They did it to Reagan too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv6w_ys5sJo
And Goldwater before that (Mitt’s daddy was part of the Republican opposition to his nomination)
Fine let them.
Hope the door doesn’t hit them in the ass and they somehow survive with less than 30% of their constituency.
Ack!
LOL
Ugh. William Cohen. Derp RINO.
How many would the Bush League RINOs have in their party? 5,000,000?
“Just as long as the logo is a lion, I’m in.”
Their logo won’t be a lion, it’ll be a blind chameleon, able to turn any color, like Charlie Christ, our Fl politician, his logo is a weathervane, sometimes pointing Republican, typically pointing Democrat, but undependable to the max.
OUR logo, for our new non-rino cuck-free party.
:)
The RINOest RINO who ever RINOed.
But they never stole an election en masse until now.
Considering that Donald Trump got more votes than any candidate ever in history including Joe-BiteMe the RINO team is hopelessly outnumbered by true blue Conservative Americans against squishes, corporatists, and Communists.
Another gaslighting corruptocrat. Cohen was always a joke
If you watch the clip, they got one of their own on the ticket when Reagan was made to accept Bush.
I have considered switching to “Independent” just to lessen the RINO rolls, not that they’d care over much.
/but I’d feel better
OK it would be chamber of commerce types, small business owners, free traders, farmer, immigration virtue signalers and wall street. I think 5,000,000 on a good day...
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