2016 Postmortem

joebaur42

(521 posts) Wed Apr 11, 2012, 08:59 AM Apr 2012

The Search for the Last Sane Republican

I’ve hunted big game before. Stalking prey on the grasslands of Africa and hacking through the jungles of South America is old hat as far as I’m concerned. It was a hobby I picked up shortly after being involved in what the authorities called an “embezzlement scheme”, but which I categorized as a reapportionment of resources.

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The Search for the Last Sane Republican (Original Post) joebaur42 Apr 2012 OP

thought those were cindyperry2010 Apr 2012 #1

they may be experts at camoflage ... zbdent Apr 2012 #4

You can't use the words sane and republican in the same sentence. liberal N proud Apr 2012 #2

He's more likely to find Bigfoot, the Abominable Snowman LiberalEsto Apr 2012 #3

I met him. He used to come over to our house when I was a kid DFW Apr 2012 #5

cindyperry2010

(846 posts)

1. thought those were

Reply to joebaur42 (Original post)

Wed Apr 11, 2012, 09:11 AM

Apr 2012

extinct

zbdent

(35,392 posts)

4. they may be experts at camoflage ...

Reply to cindyperry2010 (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 11, 2012, 10:16 AM

Apr 2012

they survive on $$$, and if they have to, they will make themselves look like the insane ones, so that they don't starve to death.

liberal N proud

(60,339 posts)

2. You can't use the words sane and republican in the same sentence.

Reply to joebaur42 (Original post)

Wed Apr 11, 2012, 09:24 AM

Apr 2012

It might cause a warp in the time continuum.

LiberalEsto

(22,845 posts)

3. He's more likely to find Bigfoot, the Abominable Snowman

Reply to joebaur42 (Original post)

Wed Apr 11, 2012, 10:10 AM

Apr 2012

and the Jersey Devil than he is to find a sane Repuke.

DFW

(54,436 posts)

5. I met him. He used to come over to our house when I was a kid

Reply to joebaur42 (Original post)

Wed Apr 11, 2012, 04:24 PM

Apr 2012

He represented the State of New York in the Senate, and his name was Jacob Javits.
My dad was a journalist for a small town newspaper in upstate NY, and they were
friends for decades, even though my dad was a confirmed Democrat. I never knew
him well at all, but my dad had a lot of respect for him, and I had a lot of respect
for my dad's judgement.

Like the OP implied--now an extinct species.

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