Posted on 02/18/2019 10:21:04 AM PST by jazusamo
If the elites do not obey the law and Constitution, why should the plebians do so
He could see over the horizon yet he was still a democrat? Sorry, those two thing contradict each other. Not that he should have been a republican, but if he was so forward looking, I would have expected he’d have left the democrat party.
There are plenty of people hanging onto the democrat party (i.e. Older people) who think it is still the party of the 1950s. It is not. Just go read their party platform.
JoMa
He had only seemingly moved rightward from the time of his service to Jimmy Carter as his pollster and adviser, to his embrace of Trump. But Pat had not moved; rather the world had moved around him. Pat remained devoted to the Constitution, to moral goodness, and to the absolute necessity of doing what was right, even at great personal cost. He was the last honorable Democrat, and he knew it.
That’s very good. He was one of the last decent, honorable Democrats.
Thank you.
He could see over the horizon yet he was still a democrat?
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He did a great amount of good by staying a Democrat. He criticized and scrutinized the Dems to greater effect than had he left the party. As a democrat he woke up a lot of people.
Zel Miller was another one who did more good as a Dem than he would have done had he left.
Was thinking about Zell when reading the article.
Can you imagine Sam Ervine in today's political spectrum?
Or Harry Truman, or JFK, etc. Hell, even Hubert Humphrey would have issues.
Excellent point. We don’t have to obey the law. The “elite”, who by the way are not the brightest bulbs in the box, don’t obey the law. Illegals don’t obey the law. Antifa and the far left don’t obey the law. Why should be the only ones obeying the law?
Today, everyone break a rule, no matter how small. Speed but don’t get caught. Be politically incorrect. Don’t use titles when speaking with elected officials. Be creative.
You’re exactly right. And that OAC loon of a woman might seem too far left to some Dems right now but she will be a moderate in the Rat party in a few years.
Something has to give. We can’t exist along side these people. They are a threat to our safety, security, prosperity and freedom, among other things. They want to destroy us.
Ayn Rand — ‘When the law no longer protects you from the corrupt, but protects the corrupt from you – you know your nation is doomed.’
“He had only seemingly moved rightward from the time of his service to Jimmy Carter as his pollster and adviser, to his embrace of Trump. But Pat had not moved; rather the world had moved around him. Pat remained devoted to the Constitution, to moral goodness, and to the absolute necessity of doing what was right, even at great personal cost. He was the last honorable Democrat, and he knew it.”
He will be missed by people of similar mindset.
Sort of reminiscent of 1855-1859. Sparks are smoldering but the fire hasn’t erupted just yet.
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