Not just because of the crisis currently engulfing the party. The chaotic 2016 primary race has forced all the centrist and moderate candidates out of the contest, with the solitary exception of John Kasich. Instead, the race is between the lesser of two evils, agent of political chaos Donald Trump and firebrand conservative Ted Cruz.
And not because the party is facing an existential crisis, as the decline of the moderate and pragmatic members is leading to more and more hardline politicians being elected. As the chance of compromise on any issue recedes into the distance, so the party looks less and less electable.
No, I think it must be hard when they look at the current bunch of clowns that are threatening to bring the entire party down with them, and then they look back to the first politician they got into the White House. The man who led the Union to victory in the American Civil War. A man who, even today, has a reputation for wisdom and eloquence. So much so that he has a whole host of things attributed to him on the internet that he clearly never said. Who gave one of the most perfect summaries of what it means to live in a liberal democracy And finally, the man who freed the slaves.
How depressing must it be to look at Abraham Lincoln, then look at the current state of the party, and realise that, despite all your best efforts, you will never top ending slavery and keeping the country together? It is hard to claim that Trump's wall is more inspiring than the Emancipation Proclamation, or that Ted Cruz will give the next Gettysburg Address.
Your high point was over a century and a half ago, and it's been downhill all the way. What a thing to comprehend.
But then, maybe Honest Abe does have a link to the Donald. Trump is very fond of finding stuff on the internet and repeating it as true. And we all know that Lincoln had some wise words about that...
No, I think it must be hard when they look at the current bunch of clowns that are threatening to bring the entire party down with them, and then they look back to the first politician they got into the White House. The man who led the Union to victory in the American Civil War. A man who, even today, has a reputation for wisdom and eloquence. So much so that he has a whole host of things attributed to him on the internet that he clearly never said. Who gave one of the most perfect summaries of what it means to live in a liberal democracy And finally, the man who freed the slaves.
How depressing must it be to look at Abraham Lincoln, then look at the current state of the party, and realise that, despite all your best efforts, you will never top ending slavery and keeping the country together? It is hard to claim that Trump's wall is more inspiring than the Emancipation Proclamation, or that Ted Cruz will give the next Gettysburg Address.
Your high point was over a century and a half ago, and it's been downhill all the way. What a thing to comprehend.
But then, maybe Honest Abe does have a link to the Donald. Trump is very fond of finding stuff on the internet and repeating it as true. And we all know that Lincoln had some wise words about that...
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