2016 Postmortem

Always Randy

(1,059 posts) Sun Nov 11, 2012, 01:53 PM Nov 2012

What an Opportunity-----Dick Lugar

A ranking member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee---and the Republicans/Tea Party throw him under the bus. He went on to help the Democratic Senate candidate. My vote is for Dick Lugar and so many like him who have been long in service to the country, maybe not the apple of eye in positions, but decent humans with a civil approach to politics. Let's hear a call for Lugar.

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What an Opportunity-----Dick Lugar (Original Post) Always Randy Nov 2012 OP

consider Lugar --not Romney for a cabinet position Always Randy Nov 2012 #1

If we need to appoint republicans to some cabinet positions fujiyama Nov 2012 #2

Sorry, Lugar did NOT campaign for Donnelly. Myrina Nov 2012 #3

I am against ANY Republicans in the Obama administration. forestpath Nov 2012 #4

Always Randy

(1,059 posts)

1. consider Lugar --not Romney for a cabinet position

Reply to Always Randy (Original post)

Sun Nov 11, 2012, 01:54 PM

Nov 2012

and imagine the votes that he could get for us in 2014

fujiyama

(15,185 posts)

2. If we need to appoint republicans to some cabinet positions

Reply to Always Randy (Original post)

Sun Nov 11, 2012, 02:15 PM

Nov 2012

I would consider Lugar, Hagel, or Hunstman. All three strike me as decent old-school sane republicans.

If Hillary steps down, Lugar may make a decent Secretary of State, though he's pretty old. He does have a pretty good working relationship with Obama.

Myrina

(12,296 posts)

3. Sorry, Lugar did NOT campaign for Donnelly.

Reply to Always Randy (Original post)

Sun Nov 11, 2012, 05:38 PM

Nov 2012

He was silent on the whole thing once Mourdock ousted him in the primary.

forestpath

(3,102 posts)

4. I am against ANY Republicans in the Obama administration.

Reply to Always Randy (Original post)

Sun Nov 11, 2012, 05:55 PM

Nov 2012

Just because they aren't all as batshit crazy at teabaggers is no reason to reward them. They would all have sided with teabaggers in any fight with President Obama.

I will never understand the urge some Democrats seem to have to romanticize Republicans like Lugar, Huntsman, Christie, etc....who would never, ever return the favor in a million years. In fact, Huntsman already has been part of the Obama administration, but that didn't stop him from sounding just like any other Republican running against President Obama.

Screw 'em all.

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