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2016 Postmortem

DanTex

(20,709 posts) Mon Nov 7, 2016, 06:19 PM Nov 2016

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Steve Schmidt is a really smart and reasonable Republican.

It's hard to believe that he's the person who brought us Sarah Palin.

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Steve Schmidt is a really smart and reasonable Republican. (Original Post) DanTex Nov 2016 OP

There have been a couple of times I kinda wanted to give him a bear hug. I'll admit it. Fahrenthold451 Nov 2016 #3

He says he feels guilt about Sarah Cicada Nov 2016 #4

Let me telll you a secret about him, that allowed me to forgive him... HipChick Nov 2016 #6

Ras Tafari! Cicada Nov 2016 #13

He is a Republican, not a racist bigot. tonyt53 Nov 2016 #5

If stamp the rooster Nov 2016 #11

I think Sarah brought him around. He had no idea how far the crazy could go. nolabear Nov 2016 #7

Well said. nt kstewart33 Nov 2016 #10

Unnn, he's like MJ... he'll take a sane position on something and we'll think he's one of the stable uponit7771 Nov 2016 #9

Dec 1969 #

Fahrenthold451

(436 posts)

3. There have been a couple of times I kinda wanted to give him a bear hug. I'll admit it.

Reply to DanTex (Original post)

Mon Nov 7, 2016, 06:23 PM

Nov 2016

Cicada

(4,533 posts)

4. He says he feels guilt about Sarah

Reply to DanTex (Original post)

Mon Nov 7, 2016, 06:26 PM

Nov 2016

He says he put party before country and that he regrets it.

HipChick

(25,485 posts)

6. Let me telll you a secret about him, that allowed me to forgive him...

Reply to Cicada (Reply #4)

Mon Nov 7, 2016, 06:27 PM

Nov 2016

He's a huge Reggae lover....that did it for me..

Cicada

(4,533 posts)

13. Ras Tafari!

Reply to HipChick (Reply #6)

Mon Nov 7, 2016, 09:34 PM

Nov 2016

That works for me too!

tonyt53

(5,737 posts)

5. He is a Republican, not a racist bigot.

Reply to DanTex (Original post)

Mon Nov 7, 2016, 06:26 PM

Nov 2016

stamp the rooster

(24 posts)

11. If

Reply to tonyt53 (Reply #5)

Mon Nov 7, 2016, 06:30 PM

Nov 2016

All republicans were like him we would have a healthy democracy and get problems solved through compromise. But the current batch clings to power only for power's sake.

nolabear

(41,926 posts)

7. I think Sarah brought him around. He had no idea how far the crazy could go.

Reply to DanTex (Original post)

Mon Nov 7, 2016, 06:28 PM

Nov 2016

kstewart33

(6,551 posts)

10. Well said. nt

Reply to nolabear (Reply #7)

Mon Nov 7, 2016, 06:29 PM

Nov 2016

uponit7771

(90,300 posts)

9. Unnn, he's like MJ... he'll take a sane position on something and we'll think he's one of the stable

Reply to DanTex (Original post)

Mon Nov 7, 2016, 06:29 PM

Nov 2016

... republicans but in the heart of hearts its trickle down economics vs middle out for him

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