[Jim Noble]

I have felt that he as part of the gang of eight has not been a Republican for a long time

Of course he's a Republican. What do you imagine "being a Republican" means?

[60Gunner]

Of course he's a Republican. What do you imagine "being a Republican" means?

These days, I imagine it to mean "spineless, craven, unprincipled, self-serving, deceitful, elitist, and corrupt."

[Robert357]

“...Of course he's a Republican. What do you imagine “being a Republican” means?...”

I remember campaigning for Barry Goldwater. I remember Ronald Regean, I remember Everett Dirksen. Most of today's Republicans couldn't hold a candle to those men.