Posted on 03/04/2024 12:52:36 AM PST by RandFan
Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) said he is not “going to lie” on behalf of the Republican Party when asked why he decided to not seek reelection.
Buck, who announced last November that he will not be running for reelection, said on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday” that while his goals for the country have not changed, the world around him “has changed dramatically.”
“We’ve gone from a time when the Tea Party stood for conservative principles, for constitutional principles, to a time where the [populists] have taken over the Republican Party and are really advocating things that I believe are very dangerous,” he told host Chris Stirewalt in an interview that aired Sunday.
When asked why he decided to leave Congress, Buck said that numerous different factors led to his decision. “The MAGA crowd ran a primary against me last time. I won 75-25. I’m not concerned about [a] primary, I’m not concerned about losing a general election. You know, the time is right. I’m at a point in my life where I want to do different things. I want to enjoy my family more, I want to [do] less business travel and more recreational travel. There are a lot of things that went into the decision,” he said.
“But really we’re at a time in American politics, that I am not going to lie on behalf of my presidential candidate, on behalf of my party. And I’m very sad that others in my party have taken the position that, as long as we get the White House, it doesn’t really matter what we say,” he added.
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He’ll lie on his own behalf.
You’re a Rand fan, but you believe in unlimited government spending?
I guess he forgot that the Tea Party movement was derided as ‘populist’ at the time, which was not very long ago.
“the [populists] have taken over the Republican Party”
I guess I’m missing something, but I don’t understand why “populist” is a bad thing. Everything starts with “We the people” ... People like Buck act like it’s profane.
““We’ve gone from a time when the Tea Party stood for conservative principles, for constitutional principles, to a time where the [populists] have taken over the Republican Party”
If the guy is CLUELESS to the point of not knowing that the Tea Party was completely POPULIST, and HATED by the GOP, then yea, it’s time to try his luck as a lobbyist.
Exactly it is the same people. The party abandoned us.
And in more other words, “Whaaaaa, Trump stole my toys. I’m going home!””
No, he lies on behalf of the DNC.
The ship is on fire, full of holes, and is sinking fast, and it’s in that state because half of the crew is certifiably insane and is relentlessly setting fires and drilling holes in the hull. But old Ken dismissively waves away the sane crew members who are desperately trying to tell him to throw the maniacs overboard and save the ship. “Extremists!”, he calls them, because old Ken thinks the “proper” way to deal with the situation is to regale the maniacs with dissertations on marine safety as the ship slips beneath the waves. In his state of denial, it’s the “extremists” who are the problem and not the hole-drilling arsonists.
Ken Buck plagiarized the same speech that Paul Ryan and Kevin McCarthy have given. He isn’t too original.
It’s not a lie, Mr. Buck. The 2020 presidential election was stolen from former President Trump.
What is he good for?
Absolutely nothing
You lost me at Chris Stirewalt!
He is being blackmailed, pure and simple. He probably cheated on his wife and wants to keep his family together. He will never be the man he used to be because of what they have on him. He used to a conservative.
The Tea Party revolution was the beginning of the Populist movement in the modern USA. Trump became its leader in 2015/16.
I was there in DC for the 9/12/2009 Tea Party (Taxpayer March).
What else could it be lol? Is he against free speech? Secure borders? Strong economy and fiscal responsibility? Election integrity? Fetal protections?
What dangerous roads is his GOP veering down? Friggin beta cuck
Chris Stirewalt is the piece of $hit at Fox News that called Arizona for Biden, immediately after the polls closed.
He knew that the Rats had manufactured enough ballots for the steal, since he himself was part of the chain of command.
In 10 months, he is going to be subpoenaed by congress, and forced under oath to spill the beans and then executed by military firing squad in 2026. /spit
Dont be so sure. TDS is not a one party affliction. He could be seeing the writing on the wall and does not have the intestinal fortitude to serve Donald Trump. Because of petty jealousy and this insider mentality , folks like him would rather walk away rather than admitting DJT is just better at politics than they are.
Gonna be a sad day for him once the SC says you arent allowed to throw Trump off ballots lol
Poor Ken is too stupid to even see the facts. This nation is on the line you dumb POS.
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