And by that I mean "You get nothing. You lose. Good day sir!"
Posted on 02/01/2021 5:32:13 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Dozens of Republicans in former President George W. Bush’s administration are leaving the party, dismayed by a failure of many elected Republicans to disown Donald Trump after his false claims of election fraud sparked a deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol last month.
These officials, some who served in the highest echelons of the Bush administration, said they had hoped that a Trump defeat would lead party leaders to move on from the former president and denounce his baseless claims that the November presidential election was stolen.
But with most Republican lawmakers sticking to Trump, these officials say they no longer recognize the party they served. Some have ended their membership, others are letting it lapse while a few are newly registered as independents, according to a dozen former Bush officials who spoke with Reuters.
“The Republican Party as I knew it no longer exists. I’d call it the cult of Trump,” said Jimmy Gurulé, who was Undersecretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence in the Bush administration.
Kristopher Purcell, who worked in the Bush White House’s communications office for six years, said roughly 60 to 70 former Bush officials have decided to leave the party or are cutting ties with it, from conversations he has been having. “The number is growing every day,” Purcell said.
Their defection from the Republican Party after a lifetime of service for many is another clear sign of how a growing intraparty conflict over Trump and his legacy is fracturing it.
The party is currently caught between disaffected moderate Republicans and independents disgusted by the hold Trump still has over elected officials, and Trump’s fervently loyal base. Without the enthusiastic support of both groups, the party will struggle to win national elections, according to polling, Republican officials and strategists.
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I don’t recall a single time that Bush was mentioned to be put on Mt. Rushmore...but Trump was.
And by that I mean "You get nothing. You lose. Good day sir!"
Well, at least there’s good news to start the day.
Little behind the curve, I left them during W’s 2nd term, have not given the RNC a single dime since 2002, did not vote for McCain, Romney, and voted for Trump 2 times.
Moderate Republican = Liberal
These are all insiders who’ve been living off the government teat for years. Adios Rinos. Make it official and just join the Democrat party.
“Kristopher Purcell, who worked in the Bush White House’s communications office for six years, said roughly 60 to 70 former Bush officials have decided to leave the party or are cutting ties with it, from conversations he has been having. “The number is growing every day,” Purcell said.”
So the open borders, nation building, constant foreign intervenitonist, reach-across-the-aisle group of Repukes are self-segregating from conservatives. What’s not to like?
Excellent!
Memo to dead wood, cutthroats, schemers, and other RINO’s: The line forms on the left.
Don’t let the screen door hit’ya...
Now is the time for the “Trump cult” to form its own political party and crush the remaining establishment in the GOP.
What makes them think they were ever Republicans?
Yup. Addition by subtraction.
Leaving the party no poorer, they depart.
go join your EVIL DEMOCRATS.
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Of course, once they are no longer ‘newsworthy’ the LIBS/Ds will recognize them for the turncoats they really are.
Once that happens the ‘in/out crowd’ is finished as the Ds will cast them aside like an old, used, snot infested face diaper tossed in the parking lot.
Im still waiting for the media to, one time, use the “false claims” or “without evidence” monikers against a Democrat President. I’d even settle to see them shout back aggressively like they did against Trump, W and even Reagan.
They can always join the Cult of Obama. They’ll be right at home.
Well....bye
These articles, like the ones they’ve trotted out about Colin Powell, are nothing but stuff to like the birdcage. Nobodies that were able to sneak into a taxpayer funded job. Where they did absolutely nothing. Folks couldn’t identify them if their lives depended on it.
The Left is truly desperate and tiresome. But, when you have nothing you write about nothing, I guess.
Adeiu "Adeiu Adeiu to yieu and yieu and yieu"
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