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Showing Original Post only (View all)Remember when Republicans were Rational? Remember when they weren't Selfish Greedy Lying Sociopaths? [View all]
Frankly, me neither, but there was a time when they cared about people too, they weren't just shamelessly mean jackasses.
Eisenhower strengthened Social Security and spoke highly of it often...
This Administration's strong support of the social security program was demonstrated by the broad expansion and improvements enacted in 1954 at my recommendation. The 1954 Amendments, which extended coverage of the program to millions of additional persons and included higher benefits for all who were then or who would become beneficiaries, have had a major impact in bringing greater security to our people.
It wasn't even all that long ago. Maybe if we remind those Republicans in our lives, that they once had a sense of decency, they will remember the portion of their brain that is still sane and perhaps learn to exercise it. There's a good person in those (some of those)nut jobs somewhere, maybe we can wake them up to what they once were...
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Remember when Republicans were Rational? Remember when they weren't Selfish Greedy Lying Sociopaths? [View all]
No Compromise
Dec 2012
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Which is why they are headed towards extinction. They should change their logo to the Wooly Mammoth
JaneyVee
Dec 2012
#1
Nope! I first became really politically aware under Nixon's jackboots.
OffWithTheirHeads
Dec 2012
#5
Republicans lost their mind completely when they crawled in bed with evangelical preachers nt
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2012
#10
These posters show a history of unwavering support for these programs
socialindependocrat
Dec 2012
#12
Gov. Ray Shafer of PA was the brother of our next door neighbor when I was a little boy
Botany
Dec 2012
#17
Perhaps I knew you then?... Voted for him in the election in Iowa then when attending U. of Iowa
cascadiance
Dec 2012
#41
Well, I remember Nixon as the White House point of contact when he was Ike's VP....
OldDem2012
Dec 2012
#22
Nixon also arguably had started the trend of Republicans doing treasonous things before elections...
cascadiance
Dec 2012
#39
Hell no, but it seems odd that many Republicans would call someone like Obama "stupid"...
cascadiance
Dec 2012
#40
We need to recreate Teddy Roosevelt's Bull Moose party for the sane ones to move to.
cascadiance
Dec 2012
#25
Yep, you are right about Teddy being a warmonger. So was LBJ in the 60's...
cascadiance
Dec 2012
#33
They weeded themselves of all the good guys and nothing but the chaff left. Their own fault!
Auntie Bush
Dec 2012
#32
Ford: Member of the Warren Commission and the only unelected VP to become...
OldDem2012
Dec 2012
#53