Posted on 01/21/2016 9:17:57 AM PST by smokingfrog
Late stage dementia is so sad!
He actually thinks anybody cares what he has to say anymore.
I am old enough to remember when the GOPe cried in anguish over how nominating Reagan would ruin the party and guarantee the re-election of Jimmy Carter.
The GOPe always points to Goldwater in 1964 as proof that the sheeple will not elect a Conservative. The fact is that the only reason Goldwater lost was because President Kennedy had been assassinated less than one year before.
If Kennedy had not been assassinated then Kennedy would have lost to Goldwater. Because Kennedy had just been assassinated his successor, LBJ, was unbeatable. Less than four years later, when emotions over the Kennedy assassination had died down, LBJ couldn't get re-elected dog catcher and dropped out of the race.
Sounds like an endorsement to me.
Dole is still alive? I thought he died years ago along with Jimmy Carter.
Ping.
Dole and McCain and Trent Lott are people who hated Gingrich and Reagan and worked like dogs to side with their buds on the other side of the aisle.
And now they think they have enough clout to tell us who we should vote for?
I remember what happened back then and they are still on my crap list.
Bob Dole says that electing Cruz would finish the GOPe? Hell yes let’s vote for Cruz, that alone would be worth it!
Trump’s party affiliation has changed over the years. Until 1987, he was a Democrat.[4] Then he was a Republican from 1987–99.[3] He then switched to the Reform Party from 1999–2001.[3] From 2001–09 he was a Democrat again,[3] and switched to the Republican Party again from 2009–11.[3] An independent from 2011–12, he returned to the Republican Party where he has remained from 2012–present
Let’s give credit to Sen. Bob Dole:
He has positively identified the true outsider and anti-establishment candidate in this race.
Best endorsement ever.
Absolutely.
Clinton refused to submit anything close to a balanced budget, said it would be disastrous for the country, and then took credit when the Republican controlled Congress did it. Same thing with "workfare," requiring able bodied welfare recipients to get a job.
The stock market is considered a leading indicator of the economy. It was mediocre for the first two years of Clinton's administration, until after the 1994 election when Republicans took control of the House, Senate and most of the state governorships. The stock market then took off and continued its meteoric climb until the Democrats took back control of the Senate.
1. I cannot express enough my admiration and gratitude for Bob Dole's service to this nation, and the suffering that he went through because of his wounds. He is a genuine hero, a perfect example of the Greatest Generation in this respect. 2. As a politician, I know that he tried to serve the people of his state and this country. However, I believe that he got a severe case of Beltway-itis, complicated by a near terminal case of GOP Establishment Ass-Kissing Syndrome. Dole's time as a pol is over. He couldn't defeat a corrupt, sleazeball, philandering jackass, and that should have been the last we heard of him (Dole, not Clinton). Whatever his other virtues and accomplishments, he needs to put a sock in it. What good does it do the Party that he claims to like or favor so much, to air dirty laundry like this. He's near the top of the polls, and there's at least a reasonable chance that he could be the nominee - so why lambast him like that if you're a Republican? Even the RNC is starting to make (the appropriate) noises about supporting whomever is the nominee for election in November - why can't Dole? He's not as bad as McCain, but he certainly seems to be trying to give old Juan a run for his money.
OK, TeamTrump is stuck with Dole, and CruZone is stuck with Glen Beck. Can I wave the flag of peace and offer to have them both be bound and gagged in a Turkish prison until the summer?
Trump was, until last June, a businessman who had to deal with whatever politicians had an influence (or whom he thought would have an influence) over whether and how much money he would make. He was not a politician.
Businessmen literally cannot afford to tick off pols on either side - like bartenders. Rich businessmen pretty much HAVE to donate to both sides - see how far you get without greasing the right palms in some fashion or another. This particular rich businessman operates almost exclusively in big cities, most of which are controlled by Dems. He operates there not because of the politics, but because cities are where the biggest concentrations of wealth are, and thus the greatest opportunities to make money.
You want real news? Find out that Ted Cruz donated to Bill Clinton’s campaign, or when Bernie Sanders donated to Reagan’s - and you won’t find it, because in the political industry (and make no mistake, it IS an industry) you just don’t do that kind of thing. But most other industries have a different set of rules.
Good. Let it burn, let it burn.
“Dole and McCain and Trent Lott are people who hated Gingrich and Reagan and worked like dogs to side with their buds on the other side of the aisle.
And now they think they have enough clout to tell us who we should vote for?
I remember what happened back then and they are still on my crap list.”
Ditto. I have a long memory, that’s why I joined the Elephant Party. :>)
Need a loser's testimonials:
From his personal erectile dysfunction to his presidential electile dysfunction, Dole is your man.
That’s quite an indictment. No doubt other highly influential political figures like Charlie Crist will be speaking out soon.
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