I can think back to my childhood where Republicans were terrified of Russians. You would never suggest being cooperative with Russians or you'd be arrested as a spy or traitor. There were Russians behind every tree and terrified students under every desk. The Russians sent the Beatles to the US to ruin the minds of children/teens (although we did put on quite a display when they were around). From the time I was a teenager to adulthood, I was always on guard for Russian influence. Then, I grew up and forgot all about them.
My parents were Republicans (although I always suspected my father voted more Democratic than Republican). They would be horrified with today's Republican party, definitely with Trump/Pence and disgusted with Ryan and McConnell. I recall many arguments between my grandmother and my father. Dad loved to aggravate Grandma about Republicans and Grandma thought he was a traitor to the family and her father (who would only read Republican newspapers. In fact, she had a parakeet named Herb after a Republican-leaning newscaster. She was legally blind and once sat on Herb...thus, he became a former parakeet named Herb.)
Anyway, every time I see another Republican having a connection with a Russian, I think back to the 50s and what a major
"No-No" that would have been. This didn't just happen with Trump. When did it come about? I could understand a couple here or there having relations with a Russian, but it seems like half the Republicans in DC have been there/done that.
Maybe I just need another cuppa to wake my brain up.
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