“The party that once prided itself on standing up to Moscow,” Jonathan Lemire writes, “has bowed to a president who himself is bowing to an adversary.”
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For my entire life, any American who supported a Russian dictator was called a Communist, traitor, spy, or stooge. Now we call them President, DOGE dip$hit, cabinet members, Republican members of Congress. Is there a difference between then & now other than nomenclature?
The party of Reagan had a chance to finish this wannabe dictator after Jan 6th 2021 and revealed how morally bankrupt it had become by letting him get away with inciting an insurrection. None of what’s happening right now is surprising
The party of Reagan is dead.
It was replaced by maga.
Corrupt gop created that death of their own party.
Same thing is happening at the dnc. They're dying too.
Only problem is they havnt rebranded ..and are just circling the drain
Enough please with the 'party of Reagan' laments. The GOP has long had no loyalty to anything other than money and power, and if aligning with an anti-democratic would-be dictator is what that requires, so be it. GOP is synonymous with corruption, hypocrisy, and cowardice.
It's has been a long game of buying influence. Spread those rubles around, get American billionaires onboard, wine and dine the judiciary, get SCOTUS to legitimized bribery and oligarchy.
Russia invested early into useful idiots and it's paid off, cancer has spread into stage 4.
It's hard to understand what Trump thinks he will achieve for America by alienating allies and embracing Putin. And not simply embracing the Russian dictator but justifying his actions with overt lies and outrageous claims that Ukraine started the war. The midterms will be a bloodbath.
Because he is gutless. He's a coward. Even with the strongest military he doesn't have the spine to stand up to anyone. What a joke he is.
Go hide in the Bunker AGAIN old man
Because they never meant any of it. It was all just a pose used to attack their opponents. Conservatives have no real principles other than self-interest.
I’m waiting for the State diplomatic dinner in Putin’s honor at the newly acquired Kennedy Center aired live on the appropriate channel in prime time,that one event will change the world especially Americas place in it,nothing but ethnically perfect result of D.C’s purge,the world will change.
Reagan sucked. He was a war monger, AIDS care obstructionist, and a screw the poor people asshole. So "tear down this wall" was the only good thing during his tenure.
Don’t forget that it was 1980s Republicans that championed free trade, as it would boost the economies of all countries and lower taxes/tariffs were their general goal.
Now, Dick-tater Trump is increasing tariffs, which is fueling inflation, and closing international doors. 🤷🏻♂️
If something is going wrong in the world and you blame Reagan. You'll be right more often than not.
Reagan's system of trickledown economics vomited up trump.
Granted, trickle-down economics didn't work. But ... the whole "Greed is good" concept that became a business mantra in the late 80s and beyond CAME STRAIGHT FROM HOLLYWOOD!
Reagan hated the USSR but he was happy to support capitalist dictators. He might have liked Putin. Maybe he would have had Oliver North trade him some weapons.
The guy who started his southern campaign in the site of civil rights murders, who lied about welfare queens, the guy caught on a Nixon tape calling Africans animals, etc.., sure
Reagan granted amnesty to 2M illegals. Look up the IRCA of 1986. It's also known as the Simpson-Mizzoli Act and the Reagan Amnesty. If you didn't know that, you don't know much about Reagan!
According to an NIH article ( Changes In Poverty, Income and Inequality ) the rate of poverty in the U.S. was the same as in 1980 when he was first elected. So he did not improve it, but ... it wasn't harder. Unless you want to dispute the NIH data? You'll need to cough up more than opinion.
One thing? He made life better for 2M illegals. The INF Treaty reduced the world's nuclear arsenal. He brokered the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan in '88. Slashed the prime interest rate from 21.5% to 10%. Appointed 1st female Justice to the SCOTUS. You need to educate yourself.
The party of Reagan established stupidity and race hatred as the bases of its success decades ago. It was dumb and self-owning back then. It has perfected itself in 2025, going from “tear down that wall” to “tear down America so Russia can slaughter and destroy without everyone being so mean to it.”
Dump who talks about everything and everyone, being asked by reporters is saying he can't talk about Putin...NOTHING!. At one point when reporters asked if he had talked to Putin, Dump responded, Who? Who is telling Dump not to acknowledge that Putin even exists?. My money is on X
The party of Reagan was a far cry from the party of Lincoln.
This GOP is not only a far cry from Reagan, it’s a far cry from sanity. They sold their souls and now they have lost their minds. But the Faustian bargain never ends well for Faust.
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It was replaced by maga.
Corrupt gop created that death of their own party.
Same thing is happening at the dnc. They're dying too.
Only problem is they havnt rebranded ..and are just circling the drain
They don't want witnesses to see how much USA is willing to give away for minerals.
They don't ignore Ukraine and EU, they shy away from them.
https://ecfr.eu/article/letter-from-washington-why-trump-ignores-europe/
Russia invested early into useful idiots and it's paid off, cancer has spread into stage 4.
Go hide in the Bunker AGAIN old man
Screwing over is better
TRUMP: Mr. Putin, You Can Have It All
It is now just a pack of cowardly, obedient drones.
And it's stupidity is going to spark a world war
Now, Dick-tater Trump is increasing tariffs, which is fueling inflation, and closing international doors. 🤷🏻♂️
Reagan's system of trickledown economics vomited up trump.
Americans fell in love with villain of story.
#teaparty
#bushCheneyWMD
#maga
#authoritarianism
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Heritage_Foundation.
This GOP is not only a far cry from Reagan, it’s a far cry from sanity. They sold their souls and now they have lost their minds. But the Faustian bargain never ends well for Faust.