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Ivan G Thompson
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The Making of a Great America Where the Church and the Founding Fathers Fell Short
Religion & Spirituality
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Republicans: Cowards and Compromisers?
Ronald Reagan’s 11th commandment was: “Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican.” This weekend, Mike Pence—like most of the GOP field—struggled mightily to criticize Donald Trump while barely mentioning Trump’s name. (Tom Nichols Staff Writer theatlantic.com) In this chapter, I quoted former Secretary of State/Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, the late Colin Powell. He was befuddled that people were afraid to tell President Trump he was wrong about anything. Mike Pence admits that Trump’s actions in the insurrection put his life in danger but is still afraid to speak candidly about it. And he wants to be Commander-in-Chief? Are all the Republicans of courage deceased? Men like John McCain and Colin Powell. Have Republicans totally pushed aside character in favor of winning as Jeff Flake asserts? I voted for a McCain, a Dole, a few Bushes, and a Reagan. How can Republicans endorse again a man who has more indictments than years in office? None of the Republicans who are running against Trump had the courage to speak out when he was in office, so it is too late to try to gain a sense of courage, character, and conviction now. And Trump knows it. Republicans have lost their moral compass and the fact that Trump is by far and away the frontrunner proves it.
Book Excerpt
The Making of a Great America Where the Church and the Founding Fathers Fell Short
This is an excerpt from the chapter entitles "Any Republican Will Do"
Jeff Flake said something else that I found very telling. He said, "There is no love for the President among Senate Republicans, and they aspire to do more than answer questions about his every tweet and issue. But they know this is the President's party and the bargain's been made." I asked myself what's the bargain? Here’s my conclusion: if you keep proving that you can win, we will back you no matter what you do because for Republicans winning is all that matters.
Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and former Secretary of State Colin Powell echoed similar sentiments when he said:
"’The Republican Party has got to get a grip on itself. Right now, Republican leaders and members of the Congress, in both the Senate and in the House, are holding back because they're terrified of what will happen to any one of them if they speak out,’ Powell said. ‘Will they lose a primary? I don't know why that's such a disaster, but will they lose a primary?” (Becker, 2019)
Republican leaders have lost their moral compass. When Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was a young politician, he called the Watergate affair "totally repugnant" and denounced the conduct of President Richard Nixon. (Rucker, 2019)
However, his most recent campaign ad shows him stoutly supporting President Trump, saying, "The way that impeachment stops is a Senate majority with me as majority leader." (Kaplan, 2019) How could a Republican leader who watched the corruption of Watergate unfurl, stand idly by as the President flaunts the fact that he invited a foreign government to interfere with our election process?
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