Flake: Trump rallies 'spasms of a dying party'
Source: The Hill
BY BRETT SAMUELS - 12/24/17 09:38 AM EST
Retiring Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) on Sunday said the crowds at rallies for President Trump and other Republicans reflect "spasms of a dying party," adding that the GOP will have to formulate a governing agenda to reach more voters.
"When you look at some of the audiences cheering for Republicans, sometimes, you look out there and you say, 'those are the spasms of a dying party,' " Flake said on ABC's "This Week."
"When you look at the lack of diversity, sometimes, and it depends on where you are, obviously, but by and large, we're appealing to older white men and there are just a limited number of them, and anger and resentment are not a governing philosophy," he continued.
Flake, who has announced he will not seek reelection in 2018, has been a frequent critic of Trump, earning the president's ire on Twitter. The Arizona senator refused to back Republican Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore, calling him unfit for office. He wrote a $100 check to Democrat Doug Jones in the race, writing "Country over Party" in the memo line.
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/366357-flake-trump-rallies-spasms-of-a-dying-party
Proud liberal 80
(4,167 posts)You cant say this stuff, but constantly vote for Trumps agenda. That makes him look credible and legit.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Imagining Trump is behind what's going on is somewhat like throwing rocks at a goat staked out (there! gotcha!) to attract tigers instead of looking out for the tigers.
Flake is a libertarian. Maybe read about libertarian personality and ideology. (The real thing, not the typical votes who grabbed onto the label because it was trendy.) They and other ultraconservative rightists are implacably opposed to almost all mandatory taxes and regulations. Authoritarian rightists the same, plus new and stronger laws to control us and guard their power. The hugely powerful religious right is also allied with them.
Absolutely on purpose, the tax bill, like the budget bill, is designed to start crippling the function of all the big programs Americans have paid into for decades, but that's only a start. In 2018 the tigers are expected to move on SS and Medicare (and others) with intent to take them down.
SHRED
(28,136 posts)'Nuff said.
onetexan
(13,043 posts)guy's as hypocritical as the "spasms of the dying party" he's referring to
Sneederbunk
(14,291 posts)hatrack
(59,587 posts)And how did he vote on the Tax Heist?
Oh, yeah, that's right.
dalton99a
(81,516 posts)Doitnow
(1,103 posts)watch what they say, Watch what they DO.
madaboutharry
(40,212 posts)He betrayed the people of Arizona and every other American the moment he voted yes on the tax scam.
bucolic_frolic
(43,188 posts)soon Flake will take a right turn for the apocalypse
BumRushDaShow
(129,107 posts)Hatch went full-on teabagger loon after decades of being an "annoying Republican".
Botany
(70,516 posts)1st posted by JimGinPA
And Then There's This...
"Meals on Wheels. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. Farm aid. National Flood Insurance. The Women, Infants and Children program. All left with none or almost no funding under the tax bill President Trump made law this morning."
-Southern Poverty Law Center
Botany
(70,516 posts)dalton99a
(81,516 posts)GOP Leaders Celebrate Decisive Win Over Americans
Wednesday 12:09pm
WASHINGTONIn the wake of the $1.5 trillion tax bills historic passage in both the House and the Senate, GOP leaders reportedly celebrated Wednesday their decisive win over everyday American citizens. This is a monumental victory not only for us, but for everyone struggling under the reign of the average American, said Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell, adding that party leaders made a promise to take a stand against ordinary U.S. citizens, before cracking open a bottle of champagne and proudly declaring that today, we delivered. Of course, the fight against the people of this country is not yet over. We won this battle, but the war is still to come. However, if we carry on with the same vigor demonstrated today in our widely opposed tax overhaul, I know that we will prevail over Americans time and time again. GOP leaders also expressed confidence that they would achieve another dominant victory over the American people as they push to close the deficit by cutting food stamp programs, Social Security, and Medicare.
stopwastingmymoney
(2,042 posts)What he's saying is true, fascinating...
JDC
(10,129 posts)He is as hollow as the come.
StevieM
(10,500 posts)cstanleytech
(26,298 posts)with a smile on his lips?
winstars
(4,220 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,035 posts)And you constantly have voted for the Trump agenda.
maxrandb
(15,334 posts)Go fuck yourself sideways with a First Edition hard cover copy of Atlas Shrugged you worthless piece of amphibian shit!!!!
Save the "Good Retrumplican" dog and pony show for someone who gives a flying fuck... and for the few who don't know what a piece of shit party the Retrumplican party is.
We're going to beat your asses to a bloody pulp in everything from Senator to dogshit scooper.
In less than a generation your party will be to Americans what the Nazis are to Germany.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)to be a phony alternative after the demands they've been making on Republicans in congress bring them down.
They've done this before.
The Tea Party was conceived, funded and organized by agents for those who in the past year have become genuine, not future, but right now, plutocrats mostly controlling this current government. Rejecting their candidates to elect Trump was a genuine clueless but grassroots populist rebellion against them which failed. Because they mostly took over Trump's executive branch and most control congress.
They're working toward just plain controlling, and Flake is only one of the choices they have lined up for our next president.
Who will they run as their other candidates in the primary? Texas's Abbott? Wisconsin's Walker?
Retrograde
(10,137 posts)of the incompetent buffoons and crooks Boss Tweet nominated for federal offices. And still had the fortitude to vote in lockstep with McConnell's directives. Such a brave, brave senator.