(#5996) No Nathan Hale's in the republican party

      Over the last several days we Americans and the world that is watching has witnessed the cowardice that is absolute in republican federal public offices. The Congress of the US is led by republicans, which consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate. In both chambers the trump big bullshit bill was forced down their throats and they took it like the weaklings they are. It wasn't literally forced down their throats but the threats and intimidation coming from trump proved to be too much for such non brave republicans. They cowered to the threats and intimidation to give the most cruel president "elected" in my lifetime another opportunity to punish we the people.
     I know that there is no shame in voting your conscience but there is shame when you vote against your conscience and better judgement. That is what happened over the last several days. Some in the republican party gave some indication that they would stand on principle but as is most always the case with republicans, in this case mere hours, they fold and give in to their fears. Nathan Hale did not give into his fears even though the noose was around his neck. I have always voted against republicans because to me they were not truthful in their convictions nor policy agendas. They are all a bit of conman/woman. They show you what you would like and then take from you something that makes your life harder.
     I was born just after Dwight D. Eisenhower, a republican, was starting in his second term. He would be the exception to today's republican members in that he was not a conman trying to beat we the people down. But every republican president since has been the ally of the wealthy and the foe of the working middle poor class. When I saw all the hope the last several days that the bullshit trump bill would be defeated I knew that although hope is good, it is misplaced when you are banking on republicans finding their courage. There is no honor in the republican party just waffling for a short time to gain sympathy. In the end this soul crushing bullshit bill is going to be the law of the land and until we actually stop voting for republicans the worst is still yet to come.