RIP Bob Dole and principles of Republican Party
Bob Dole was a Republican in principle. He was an honorable statesman and a true Republican of policy, principle and pride. Where did these principled men go? There may be five or six principled Republicans in Congress today, but when Bob Dole was at his political peak, his party was loaded with principled party members, not fake conservative know-nothings.
I’m not exactly sure when the party, of which I was once a member, took its radical right turn into extremism. For me it was when the policies of the Reagan era began to be realized in the late 80s.
For others, it was the Tea Party that was devised by the Koch brothers in the 90s. Or was it the nomination of a complete buffoon in 2016? Or was it the insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6 for you?
Whenever you date the Republican Party’s principle demise, there is no doubt that true Republicans find the party’s current behavior disgusting, unprincipled and unAmerican.