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The Republican Party is Not Going to Change
The words of the late Dennis Green perfectly describe today’s GOP
“They are who we thought they were…” — Dennis Green
Same Old S — T…
Okay, the late Dennis Green wasn’t talking about the Republican Party when he uttered those legendary words on October 6, 2016, at a press conference. But they work here.
And I dig the late Coach Green so this is out of respect for him and his body of work on and off the field, and I thank him.
But yes, the Republicans are who we thought they were. They say they need to “restrategize” and “chart a new path.”
Don’t believe it.
This past weekend, in New York, one of the Republican Party’s leading voices spoke out forcefully on what the party is about. Marjorie Taylor Green, the real voice of the party, said the following about the January 6 attempted insurrection:
“And I gotta tell you something: If Steve Bannon and I had organized that, we would have won. Not to mention, it would have been armed.”
Thank you very much. We knew you felt like this even if you didn’t say it.
