Posted on 10/14/2018 8:19:12 AM PDT by Sir Napsalot
Retiring Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., said he hopes a fellow Republican challenges President Trump in the 2020 GOP primary ...
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said Flake. "I fear for the future of the party if we don't remember who we are and what principled conservatism really is. And decency, we've got to get back to it." (emphasis mine)
"This is the president's party right now. No doubt. To win in a Republican primary around the country you have to really embrace the president's policies and condone his behavior. That's the bottom line right now, but it won't always be that way," he added. "It does make me fear that it's going to be a longer process to get out of this than it should be. But we will. We have to. Anger and resentment are not a governing philosophy."
Flake told C-SPAN host Steve Scully he found it "disturbing" how Trump's supporters still cheer "lock her up" at his rallies about 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
The Arizona lawmaker admitted he wished he could have served another six years in the Senate, but didn't want to be in a position where he had to weigh in Trump's behavior or views.
"I never did warm to the president, in the campaign or as he governed," said Flake. "These days, you not only have to embrace the president, you have to embrace all of his politics and his behavior in order to get through a Republican primary. That was never in the cards for me. I just couldn't do it. I would have liked to have stayed maybe for another term."
Flake also said he wished his party had not followed up Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's recent confirmation,... "Just doesn't seem right. Doesn't seem right..."
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
Buh-bye, Flake, you worthless turd.
“The Arizona lawmaker admitted he wished he could have served another six years in the Senate, but didn’t want to be in a position where he had to weigh in Trump’s behavior or views”.
“What a crock. He isn’t running for another six years because he would not have won his own primary”.
OH SO RIGHT! He got something like 14% of the vote to be re-elected to even RUN in the primaries. We’d had enough of Jeff Flake.
Actually, if he actually feared himself to death, the world would be a better place.
Mrs. Flake, “I fear that Jeff is going to be around the house more often now.”
Jeff Flake: ‘I fear for the future’ of the Republican Party
IMHO: Jeff Flake is about as Republican as I am a Democrat...he needs to quit lying and turn to his true party of the BLUE RATS in the same way as BLUE RAT ROMNEY!!!
The eponymous Flake.
Kasich/Flake 2020 - a pair to draw to!
I’ve been reading a similar variation of this headline since 11/8/16. Enough with this guy!!!
“”It does make me fear that it’s going to be a longer process to get out of this than it should be. “
Trump is saving the party that RINO’s like Flake corrupted. The Establishment/Country Club Republicans, neocons, open borders POS and party apparachnik enablers.
Apparently Flake believes that is the Republican party.
These people talk like fools. “After and resentment” is not the Trump policy, it sure is the angry dem mob policy.
Flake and Co. care about the GOP NOT America.
Throw the bums out and get non-politicians who LOVE AMERICA!!!!
Anger and resentment. Hate auto correct.
God did not give us a spirit of fear but of power and love a sound mind.
Get thee behind us, Jeff Flake.
Umm, Flake, it was the Dems that cornered you in the elevator.
Be quiet, little girl.
Imagine a GOP with all the Flakes removed: MAGA!
Ok. Now you did it. I had to go and look up this word.
LMFAO...
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