Posted on 12/08/2015 11:57:07 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
Former Republican presidential nominee Sen. Bob Dole (R-Kan.) goes after GOP presidential candidates Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in a new interview. Dole told MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell that Trump "says things over the top and people applaud. And he's insulted about everybody, every other candidate.
"And Cruz is so extreme," Dole, a backer of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's White House bid, continued in the interview, airing Tuesday afternoon on "Andrea Mitchell Reports."
"He's not a ... traditional Republican conservative," he added of Cruz. "Achievements are shutting down the government twice and calling the Republican leader, Mitch McConnell, a liar on the Senate floor."
Cruz has recently rocketed toward the top of the GOP pack in the early-voting state of Iowa, taking first place in a Monmouth poll and second in a CNN poll released this week. Trump has remained at or near the top of polls in the Hawkeye State for months.
Asked if he could support Cruz, should the Texas senator become the GOP nominee, Dole responded, "I might oversleep that day."
"He uses the word 'conservative' more than he ever uses the word 'Republican.' So, it would be difficult [to support him]," added Dole, who served in the House in the 1960s before moving to the Senate, where he served as majority leader. He was the 1996 GOP presidential nominee.
Dole told MSNBC that he remains hopeful Bush can eventually navigate his way to the top of the field despite lagging badly in polls.
"He is the tortoise in the race," Dole said. "[I] still think he'll make it."
“he became another RINO”
And a figurehead of a RINO at that.
We know the only thing that kept Dole in office in the first place was that he was a WWII hero, or so they say. The man was a loser.
I held my nose and still Dole stunk too much for me to vote for him.
The whole damned bunch should move to Maine. That’s where their kind are happiest.
Too bad Bob ‘All The Charisma of a Mashed Potato Sandwich’ Dole couldn’t put aside his pride and seek out the help of Donald Trump, who has been one of the strongest supporters of our veterans since 1995.
What’s new, Dole has been asleep for decades, beginning with his last debate..
I firmly believe that’s OUR collective fault and it speaks directly to what I harp on. No matter what/lesser evil voting. We are victims only in as much as we victimized ourselves.
They KNOW we will vote for them ‘no matter what’ because we prove it every 2 years. Many STILL post that drivel daily while ALSO demanding conservative government.
Every 2 years they adopt increasingly leftist positions and...they get out votes.
Karl Rove himself said openly, “Where else they gonna go?”
The above is all unarguable fact. We DO vote for them no matter what leftism, what lies, what anything they do. I don’t blame a hot stove for burning a hand. I don’t blame a flagpole for freezing a kid’s tongue to it in winter. I don’t blame a scorpion for stinging the frog or the rattler for biting the whackjob snake handling ‘preacher’.
I dont blame anything for being what it is. I might not like or agree with it but I don’t blame it. The GOP is leftist today because conservatives flushed their integrity, their responsibility to their country and the truth to MAKE it what it is. It is wholly our creation. WE put liberals into the GOP. Obama and Hillary and Clinton and Carter and whatever Democrat that is the greatest evil EVER!!! this week did not go into that booth and vote for a leftist repub election year after election year. WE did that. And now we have a mad because we don’t like the consequences of our actions.
Until WE change course, I see no reason we should expect the GOP to.
I am so deeply ashamed that I ever voted for him for President. I put him in the same class now as McCain and Romney. My record isn’t very good it seems. It won’t happen like that again. Go Trump, Go Cruz.
We all learn that lesson eventually. I voted for McCain to get Palin. I got neither and advanced liberalism. I feel your shame.
Bob Dolt, Ford’s running mate in 76 was so crass he helped propel Jimmah Cather into the presidency. He, dolt was a bitter old fart back then.
I, a young grad student, watched Reagan’s speech at the 76 convention and marveled, the repubs have nominated the wrong man!
As my mother was fond of pointing out, a conservative has no fiercer enemies than “fellow” Republicans.
FGS - DOLE PROVES there truly *is* NO FOOL LIKE AN OLD FOOL!
Losers run with losers. It’s why they lose.
Mr Dole - I respect you, but your time in politics ended 20 years ago in a final failure, no less. Please do not now counsel republicans with bad ideas
Notice how the REPUB losers (McCain - and his sidekick Graham, Dole, Romney)are the first to venomously criticize conservative leaders and the last to say anything against Obama or his policies. Uniparty guys the media can use to hammer conservatives. They are built to lose....ala the Washington Generals.
I think I stole it from Sarah Palin!
Mr. niteowl77
I always listen to what losers have to say.
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