Believe it or not but at one time a long time ago some Republicans actually had principles

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/04/jerald_terhorst_ford_nixon_res.html

Man Of Principle, Ford-Era Spokesman Jerald terHorst, Has Died

April 2, 2010

By Mark Memmott

We can all only hope our obituaries read as well as those about Jerald terHorst, who quit his job as White House press secretary after just a month because he disagreed so strongly with then-president Gerald Ford's decision to pardon former president Richard Nixon for any Watergate-related crimes.

The 87-year-old terHorst died Wednesday night of congestive heart failure.

Today, he's being called a man of principle.

Thomas DeFrank of the New York Daily News remembers Sept. 8, 1974, the day of the pardoning. He called terHorst and asked if anyone on Ford's staff had resigned in protest:

" 'Yes,' he said. ...
" 'Who?'
" 'Me.' "

As DeFrank adds, "he could have ducked my question -- but that was never Jerry's style."

[Nikki Stone1]

1. So did some Democrats

:(

[NNN0LHI]

4. Are you suggesting we don't have any Democrats who have principles?

[Nikki Stone1]

11. Those of us who do have been overruled by those who don't

.

[mdmc]

2. Did the Dems?

[EFerrari]

3. Yep. My dad was one of them. I only hope he doesn't get into this stuff

any more in his late 80s. It would curl the place his hair used to be. :(

[SpiralHawk]

5. "Bwaaa ha ha ha ha. Smirk." - xCommander AWOL (R)

"As we modern Republicons believe, principle and a $5 bill will get you a cup of frikkin coffee, and that's it. Principle is worth doodley squat to us. We wants power and money, so Tough Titty and shit for the bucket-kickin TerHorst and the other principled suckers of the universe. Smirk."

- xCommander AWOL (R)

[SpiralHawk]

7. "Gigadittoes." - xVP Dickie 'Five-Military-Deferments' Cheney (R)

[SpiralHawk]

8. "Integrity? No frikkin way. It don't pay." - Rush DraftDodger Limbaugh (R)

"Look at the poor bastard. He tried integrity and he died. Sure he made it to 87, but what the hell. I've got more money than him so that proves integrity is for suckers, not for us 'elite' $40 million a year Republicon Propaganda Pimps. Sneer."

- Rush DraftDodger Limbaugh (R - Propagandist)

[RKP5637]

6. A long long time ago... n/t

[Danmel]

9. Doonesbury had a strip where a reporter asked Jerry terHorst to change his name

Because it looked like a typographical error.

RIP Mr. terHorst

[damntexdem]

10. Let's see: Abe Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, ... hmm, hmm.

And, oh year, there have been several others over the years -- I know, because they switched to the Democratic Party (may have had very-conservative principles, but still had them).