Which type of Republican are you?
If you are a Republican reader of Delawareliberal you are one of three possible types of Republicans.
You are either a:
- Criminal
- Bush Collaborator, or
- Bush Resistor
These categories are self explanatory but for the sake of clarity I’ll give examples of each type.
Criminal Republicans are those people directly involved with this administration. I’m tempted to put Dave Crossan in that category for his eagerness to bring Rovian style campaigning here to Delaware and the direct benefit he received (for a while) by doing so. Even so – he is probably just a collaborator.
Bush Collaborator Republicans comprise, by far, the largest group of Republicans. Dave Burris, Hube, Mike Castle, and almost every other Republican you can think of who did not get any direct benefit or employment from the Bush administration but who “went along to get along” over the past six years in spite of their head and heart telling them that Bush is at best incompetent and at worst a criminal.
To a greater or lesser degree all of these people would have had their heads shaved by angry mobs if we were Dutch. It does not give me joy to point this out – but fact are facts and these people know in their hearts that I am right.
Bush Resistor Republicans are a vanishing small group of people who worked or spoke out strongly against George Bush. Tyler Nixon is the only local who comes to mind. Nationally, Chuck Hagel might fit the bill.
“I am not happy with the Republican Party today,” Hagel said. “It’s been hijacked by a group of single-minded almost isolationists, insulationists, power-projectors.”
Tags: Bush, Delaware, Republicans
Ewww. Try picturing Dave Burris with a shaved head and wooden shoes… And a dutch-boy outfit… Yikes! Of course, that look would work on Hube.
Don’t listen to what Burris says – watch what he does. He will continue to talk about conservatism and Reagan roots, but on the ground his candidates will keep moving leftward, co-opting Democratic positions in order to remain relevant in Delaware. Just an opinion/prognostication.
Ah, what a wonderful world where everyone fits neatly into a category that YOU determine.
And you says GOPers see the world in black and white? LOL!!
Collaborator! J’accuse!!
Yeah, that’s right anon.
That Greg Hastings must be a closet liberal, what with the pro-life, pro-gun, pro-marriage, pro-small business, anti-stem-cell, anti-tax, anti-spending platform he ran on.
Guilty as charged!
Oh, there was that one thing – wind. Price-stable, eventually costing people less and still conserving natural resources, all without tax dollars. You think that’s a “Democratic” position?
As a Dutch American, I take great offense at the unfair characterization above! Where’s that number for the ACLU? Oh well, you probably think I’m a skinhead anyway, so I won’t be sitting up nights listening for the dread sound of clippers.
I have never read your blog until today. Are you saying all Republicans fall into one of these categories, or just those that have been regular readers here?
(If you knew me you’d probably create a fourth category, worse than the first three.)
The implication is that you must be one of the three. Work for, work against or stand by and watch. Feel free to offer a fourth option.
OK, I would be in the collaborator category then, probably with aggravating circumstances.