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Saturday, September 21, 2024

Jennifer Rubin says it Best

from The Washington Post

September 20, 2024

by Jennifer Rubin

Distinguished persons of the week

Seventeen Reagan administration veterans wrote a public letterendorsing Vice President Kamala Harris. “President Ronald Reagan famously spoke about a ‘Time for Choosing.’ While he is not here to experience the current moment, we who worked for him in the White House, in the administration, in campaigns and on his personal staff, know he would join us in supporting the Harris-Walz ticket,” the letter began. The Reagan alumni continued: “The choice between truth and lies demands support for Harris-Walz. The choice between freedom and suppression of freedoms means support for Harris-Walz. The choice between serving the people and serving the few leads us to support Harris-Walz.”

While acknowledging their statement is “less about supporting the Democratic Party and more about our resounding support for democracy,” they gave a shout out to alumni of the George W. Bush administration and of the McCain and Romney presidential campaigns who previously endorsed the Harris-Walz ticket. The Reagan alumni concluded: “It’s our hope that this letter will signal to other Republicans and former Republicans that supporting the Democratic ticket this year is the only path forward toward an America that is strong and viable for our children and grandchildren for years to come.”

Public statements from batches of Republicans — as well as individual endorsements from Republicans such as former Illinois congressmen Adam Kinzinger and former Wyoming congresswoman Liz Cheney — help us track the list of decent Republicans who might create a responsible, center-right, post-MAGA party. They will have their work cut out for them given the overwhelming number of elected Republicans and right-wing pundits whose moral cowardice and twisted priorities prompt them to stick with Trump, even in the wake of Trump’s defamation against Haitians.

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If there are any tRump supporters reading this blog, how can you in good conscience still support this man and think he will serve your interests if he is elected? 

4 comments:

Tom said...

..he Gross Old Party is getting grosser by the day!

Barbara Rogers said...

Thank you for posting this. I've shared some to my FB page. Ugly truth.

Kay said...

You know, of course that I'm with you 100%.

Mike@Bit About Britain said...

This is a fascinating article. It may be considered rude to comment on another country's politics - after all, unless you live there, you cannot know all the issues. But the prospect of Trump and the other idiot being elected genuinely puzzles and horrifies most thinking Brits. How has the USA got itself in this situation? (Not that our politicians are so great!).