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One of the last decent Republicans... [View all] Playinghardball Nov 2012 OP
ugh. I can name a dozen republicans better than Goldwater cali Nov 2012 #1
Chuck Hagel Schema Thing Nov 2012 #4
not in the same league as those I named cali Nov 2012 #5
Hagel +1. Plus Snowe and Susan Collins, moderates who would compromise.... Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #29
Unfortunately Jim Leach brought us the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act progressoid Nov 2012 #11
Susie Collins and maybe Olympia Snowe and Mike Castle obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #12
No way, Collins. Snowe has taken her work seriously, but almost always ended up dancing with Maineman Nov 2012 #18
Well, she IS a Repubilcan, as is Collins. They should vote Republican, or what's the point? Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #31
Well that IS the problem friend. Comprise isn't a dirty word. These 2 women voted southernyankeebelle Nov 2012 #51
To me, Collins and Snowe are useless. The once in a while vote, and the ass kissing needed to... winstars Nov 2012 #27
While I dislike the bitterness, I must agree with you. mountain grammy Nov 2012 #47
Don't forget John Chafee. GoCubsGo Nov 2012 #19
Gov. Tom McCall ErikJ Nov 2012 #22
Tom was and is my hero. classof56 Nov 2012 #39
McCall was a great governor inspite of his party lumpy Nov 2012 #54
When I moved here and learned about McCall, he became one of my favorite past Bluenorthwest Nov 2012 #60
+1 WheelWalker Nov 2012 #63
Chafee is an independent now. nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #28
John Lindsay, Nelson Rockefeller, Millicent Fenwick (NJ) pnwmom Nov 2012 #42
Thanks for naming the better Republicans. Kokonoe Nov 2012 #53
basically, if you're not far to the left of center.... tomp Nov 2012 #62
Gov Dan Evans. n/t lumberjack_jeff Nov 2012 #64
Other admirable Republicans. longship Nov 2012 #2
Arlen Specter was one of the last decent Republicans (most of the time) Freddie Nov 2012 #7
He failed to respect women. lumpy Nov 2012 #55
He was the Ron Paul of his generation...........Because he suckered a lot of Liberals thelordofhell Nov 2012 #3
Thanks, reminds me of this LTTE: freshwest Nov 2012 #10
McCain is a spoiled brat carpetbagger thelordofhell Nov 2012 #30
+1000 DeSwiss Nov 2012 #32
Just a snippet from wike cali Nov 2012 #6
Eisenhower had tax rates at 91% to pay off WWII, back when Republicans were fiscally conservative RepublicansRZombies Nov 2012 #8
The Democratic-controlled US Congress had tax rates at 91%. Spider Jerusalem Nov 2012 #15
He had the decency to acknowledge Freddie Nov 2012 #9
In your gut you know he's nuts. alphafemale Nov 2012 #13
Goldwater? Genghis_Sean Nov 2012 #14
Recommended quinnox Nov 2012 #16
Ironically fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #17
He was right on some issues, wrong on many others NoGOPZone Nov 2012 #20
In comparison to these MFers, even Nixon seems "decent". MessiahRp Nov 2012 #59
He and his companion shoved me out of the way Bluestar Nov 2012 #21
The only decent Republicans do not support the Republican platform, and so valerief Nov 2012 #23
Another Az Senator... ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #24
"In your heart you know he's right; FAR right." Listen to "Barry's Boys"---- WinkyDink Nov 2012 #25
GMTA. I was thinking of that slogan as well. greatauntoftriplets Nov 2012 #26
Give credit where credit is due... ReRe Nov 2012 #33
John Danforth was/is a good man...... missingfink Nov 2012 #34
I just goes to show ballaratocker Nov 2012 #35
Goldwater would have been more aggressive toward Vietnam nam still_one Nov 2012 #36
You'll probably like this: DeSwiss Nov 2012 #37
Certainly very prescient! AAO Nov 2012 #38
Goldwater was socially ahead of his time and right about the Fundies but.. GatorOrange Nov 2012 #40
Just goes to show how far afield in nut land the republicans are harvesting... alphafemale Nov 2012 #41
Barry Goldwater supported veterans benefits for Women frogmarch Nov 2012 #43
Making one intelligent statement does not make him decent. Curmudgeoness Nov 2012 #44
TR: "A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university... Faryn Balyncd Nov 2012 #45
We forgot Alan Simpson from the Simpson-Bowles Commission PennsylvaniaMatt Nov 2012 #46
Simpson is vile enough to choke a maggot TheKentuckian Nov 2012 #61
chuck percy and ev dirksen from illinois madrchsod Nov 2012 #48
I actually was at a Bakersfield convention with both Barry Goldwater and Gerald Ford. airplaneman Nov 2012 #49
Senator Goldwater was a real libertarian, ahead of his time on a few issues, mountain grammy Nov 2012 #50
Goldwater voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Yeah, yeah; "states' rights principle." WinkyDink Nov 2012 #52
IMO one of the most batshit crazy wingnuts of the 1960s. Goldwater only Raine Nov 2012 #56
Goldwater mellowed out in his later years Zambero Nov 2012 #57
Goldwater was a true conservative dlwickham Nov 2012 #58
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