Note: I’m taking it for granted that Santos was a creep who didn’t deserve to be in Congress.
When it came to ejecting Santos, there were some people who were saying that at least Republicans have some principles — that Democrats always stick up for their own, no matter what they say or do. That’s not completely true, but it seems to be generally true. Democrats toe the party line a lot better than Republicans.
But “principles” can get complicated.
On the one hand, having “principles” means you don’t allow a creep like Santos to stay in office. On the other hand, having “principles” means that you don’t allow evil people to take control.
As an extreme example, imagine one party had a one seat advantage over a Nazi party. Kicking out some of your guys out of “principle” might mean handing over control of the Congress to the Nazis. Is that really the “principled” thing to do?
It’s been said — and I think this has been generally true until very recently — that Democrats view Republicans as evil, while Republicans view Democrats as misguided. So to Democrats, handing over power to the Republicans is like handing over power to the Nazis, while to the Republicans, handing over power to the Democrats is more like an unfortunate setback.
This would help to explain why Democrats protect their own — even their lunatics — while Republicans are more likely to abandon them.
Franken
Ha…. At first I thought you wrote Desantis.
The fact that most of the GOP defend Trump tooth and nail is by far the most extreme case EVER of party members sticking up for their own, even when their own engages in obviously egregious speech and action.
I was speaking about the people in power in the party.
QUOTE: Democrats always stick up for their own, no matter what they say or do. That’s not completely true, but it seems to be generally true. Democrats toe the party line a lot better than Republicans.
No so sure that’s accurate. Besides Franken, on the Dem side you had: Anthony Weiner, Eric Massa, David Wu, John Conyers, Katie Hill, Gary Condit, Tim Mahoney, John Edwards, Gary Hart…just to name a few.
When you have the likes of Ken Paxton, Trump, Jim Jordan (to name a few) who have are still STONGLY supported in the GOP despite their “issues”, it’s hard to point the fingers at the Dems.
QUOTE: …Democrats view Republicans as evil, while Republicans view Democrats as misguided. So to Democrats, handing over power to the Republicans is like handing over power to the Nazis, while to the Republicans, handing over power to the Democrats is more like an unfortunate setback.
Huh??? Have you heard some of the vitriol that has spewed out of the mouths of Republicans about Democrats? If that wasn’t enough they now go after their own “if” they don’t pass their purity test. Ask Mike Pence, Liz Chaney, Kevin McCarthy and any number of other “alleged” RINOs. The Republicans have been known to “lie” and “cheat” to retain power. Good ole Sydney Powell and Kenneth Cheseboro might know a thing or two about that. 😉
So the Dems DEFINITELY have their flaws…but the Republicans are not the choir boys that they are intimated to be in this post.
If they are not choir boys (or girls, e.g. MTG and that vaping hot date in Colorado), why do they sing in such harmony in the support of Trump?