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Can anyone mention 1 elected Republican (Original Post) busterbrown Dec 2016 OP
No onecaliberal Dec 2016 #1
No and my congressman Dan Donovan NY 11 is useless! hrmjustin Dec 2016 #2
Rand Paul metroins Dec 2016 #3
IMO He is one of the worst. busterbrown Dec 2016 #5
Personal and Public views metroins Dec 2016 #8
but but but but.. busterbrown Dec 2016 #9
Cheers metroins Dec 2016 #11
Yes pressbox69 Dec 2016 #15
Well your question made me think and think lunatica Dec 2016 #4
No. SamKnause Dec 2016 #6
You can take out "1 elected" and "Member of Congress"-wouldn't change my answer. rzemanfl Dec 2016 #7
I'm going to have to dig deep. But off the top of my head I'd so NO. ffr Dec 2016 #10
Got one and only one. Efilroft Sul Dec 2016 #12
Maybe Sen. Gardner of Colorado MadCrow Dec 2016 #13
I used to have a lot of respect for John McCain, but that was dimmed considerably after Arkansas Granny Dec 2016 #14

busterbrown

(8,515 posts)
5. IMO He is one of the worst.
Tue Dec 20, 2016, 01:34 PM
Dec 2016

Ayn Rand? States Rights.....Can’t help but Remember Rachel Maddow’s discussion with him
on his State’s Rights Bullshit. Believes a shop owner can choose the right to reserve service to anyone he chooses..In other words civil rights issues should be controlled by State Govts.
Ayn Rand is a goddess in the minds of all Libertarians..

http://www.intellectualtakeout.org/blog/17-jaw-dropping-ayn-rand-quotes

metroins

(2,550 posts)
8. Personal and Public views
Tue Dec 20, 2016, 01:42 PM
Dec 2016

Personally, I agree strongly with Libertarians.

Publicly, I'm a Democrat.

I think Libertarians view the constitution as it was intended. States rights for almost everything, little oversight from federal.

Unfortunately, that's also naive thinking and it's more efficient to do a lot more things federally. Equality and Safety needs to have federal guidelines.

So I like Libertarians but I think it's a very unrealistic stance the larger the country becomes. Economy of scale.

He's passionate though and doesn't insult. I also rarely see him trying to push crazy bills through.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
4. Well your question made me think and think
Tue Dec 20, 2016, 01:15 PM
Dec 2016

but I didn't think of a single one. I thought about it because I wanted to be fair. but now I know I don't have respect for a single elected Republican. Not one.

SamKnause

(13,110 posts)
6. No.
Tue Dec 20, 2016, 01:35 PM
Dec 2016

I can not think of a single Republican politician that I respect.

They represent the needs and the wants of the 1%.

They are against anything that helps the 99%.

We are polar opposites.

I am against everything they stand for.

They are the greatest threat that this country faces.

rzemanfl

(29,571 posts)
7. You can take out "1 elected" and "Member of Congress"-wouldn't change my answer.
Tue Dec 20, 2016, 01:40 PM
Dec 2016

Wouldn't piss on one if they were on fire.

ffr

(22,672 posts)
10. I'm going to have to dig deep. But off the top of my head I'd so NO.
Tue Dec 20, 2016, 01:53 PM
Dec 2016

None of them represent anything morally worthy of respect. They're a pack of shit stains.

Efilroft Sul

(3,583 posts)
12. Got one and only one.
Tue Dec 20, 2016, 01:54 PM
Dec 2016

Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona. I obviously don't agree with all of his stances, but I think the good far outweighs the bad with him. He reminds me a lot of what Senate Republicans used to be like, such as the late John Heinz. Plus, let's not forget that Flake stood up to Trump when almost everyone else in the GOP was rolling over and showing Orange Julius Caesar their bellies.

MadCrow

(155 posts)
13. Maybe Sen. Gardner of Colorado
Tue Dec 20, 2016, 01:54 PM
Dec 2016

He is proposing legislation to create a Senate Select Committee to investigate the Russian hacking and other cybersecurity issues. Of course Mitch (The Turtle) McConnell is against this. I don't know much about Sen. Garner, but on this issue I wholeheartedly agree.

Arkansas Granny

(31,534 posts)
14. I used to have a lot of respect for John McCain, but that was dimmed considerably after
Tue Dec 20, 2016, 01:54 PM
Dec 2016

he inflicted Sarah Palin upon us. I don't agree with his politics, but I think he is probably an honorable man in most instances.

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