I'm still a proud Republican, but we must defeat Trump

[Norbert]

Op/Ed by John Mutz

I am a lifelong Republican, a former lieutenant governor, and was a member of the Indiana House and Senate for 13 years. During my tenure in public office and 40 additional years as a corporate CEO, entrepreneur and volunteer, I never voted for a Democrat for president until Donald Trump’s candidacy.

This year, I am faced with a candidate who has engaged in corruptive behavior and outright self-dealing. He has:

◗ Virtually destroyed our traditional network of allies, built during the world wars, and threatened the very existence of NATO, which has served as a bulwark against communism and authoritarianism for 75 years.

◗ Taken no action against foreign meddling in our elections. In fact, he has encouraged foreign involvement.

◗ Repeatedly asserted that mail-in voting is fraudulent or insecure, without evidence.

◗ Refused to assure the American people that he would accept the results of a free and fair election, win or lose.

◗ Denigrated our military leaders and our fallen heroes and POWs with language that cannot even be printed in this publication.

◗ Deceived the public about the dangers of COVID-19.

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I am not leaving my party. Instead, I am following my conscience. Evil does prevail when good men and women do nothing. So, it is my conclusion that we must defeat Donald J. Trump and rebuild the Republican Party. Now is the time to come to the aid of our party and the United States of America.

John Mutz is a former Lt. Governor of Indiana and ran unsuccessfully against Evan Bayh for Governor of Indiana. The only thing that bothers me is he didn't specifically state that he is voting for Joe Biden but I guess his op-ed is leading up to that decision.

https://www.ibj.com/articles/im-still-a-proud-republican-but-we-must-defeat-trump?fbclid=IwAR2zJAy_tEe5LohmWgxgaIhXxgDZtM7PFoLULaD-7ZuxzgmCF88KWI21Dv4#.X24vZWmeyQG.facebook

[Blue Owl]

1. Get to the root, John Mutz

tRump is just the eventual symptom -- the party that allowed and enabled him to happen is the Republicon party.

[LizBeth]

2. How does he stand behind a Republican senate that has allowed us to get to the point he speaks of?

[Raster]

3. sorry dude, but the rot in your party started long before tRump*...

...he's just a symptom, and not the disease.

[Botany]

4. Welcome back to the fight and this time I know will win.

"Evil does prevail when good men and women do nothing."

[gratuitous]

5. If you're a proud Republican, you're a Trump supporter

There is no space between Trump and the GOP. Every Republican office-holder is slavishly devoted to Trump and his program. Not one of them dares to break with any position Trump holds; the only difference is at the fringes of emphasis and timing.

[Mister Ed]

6. Hard to understand the "proud" part.

His party has left him with little cause for pride. But I guess he can take pride in braving the slings and arrows and doing the honorable thing here.

[vlyons]

7. Hey Norbert, stay on DU and learn a thing or 2.

The Republican party has become a rotten bunch thru and thru. Nothing to be proud of with them.

[regnaD kciN]

10. You realize that was an editorial he was posting, don't you?

The OP has been here for many years.

[sl8]

12. Heck, I wasn't expectin' irony today. n/t

[FakeNoose]

8. The Republican Party needs to commit suicide

They have no reason to continue. That is all.

[bullwinkle428]

9. What makes you "proud" to be a Republican, Mr. Mutz? A sincere question.

[ornotna]

11. Sounds like he's voting for Joe Biden

and voted for Hillary last time.

"I never voted for a Democrat for president until Donald Trump’s candidacy."

[EndlessWire]

13. The GOP is gone

replaced by the Trump Party. You're kidding yourself if you think proudly opposing Trump from the shores of your old party will give you a shred of dignity on which to hang your hat. If you are a Republican, you are toast.