This former GOP lawmaker just made the ultimate move to combat Donald Trump’s agenda.
Former U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh announced Tuesday that he is joining the Democratic Party—a shocking move for a self-described “freedom-loving conservative” and staunch supporter of the Tea Party movement. Walsh was an initial supporter of Trump, but broke with him over disagreements with his policy during the first term.
“Three words I never thought I’d ever utter: I’m a Democrat,” Walsh wrote in his blog post. “This former Republican Congressman, former Republican candidate for President, this former TEA Party champion is formally joining the Democratic Party.”
If a hardcore Conservative like this is willing to join the Democrats, it demonstrates two things: That the Republican Party has become the MAGA Party, and no longer exists, and the Democratic Party has moved so far right, that even conservatives prefer it to Nazis.
The real move is to leave BOTH parties, and declare as an Unaffiliated Independent, like Biden Press Secretary Karine Jeanne-Pierre just announced.
There are already more independents than either party, and NO candidate ever wins any election without winning the Indies. Independents are by far the most powerful political faction, they just don’t have the money or the organization to throw their weight around, and that becomes their problem. They are defined by not being a party, but to use their inherent power, they have to behave like a party, and that essentially makes them a party, and thus, no longer independent.
Hey look at that. The Democrats just let in a new Joe Manchin.
This…pretty much describes the Democratic Party in general: mostly full of people who, by the standards 20 years ago, would’ve had an R by their names.
Both parties are a cancer at this point.
Absolutely correct. Both sides are sold out … but MAGA doesn’t even bother to keep it a secret because their cult followers are so stupid they just have to say “fake news”.
I really think they (the Rs) are doing this on purpose to fundamentally change the other party and force it to move. It’s part of a plan to destroy their opposition by diluting it so badly that it implodes and they have no real opposition.
Oh, apolitical, eh, very nice. An’ how’d you get that, eh? By exploitin’ the practical realities of competent governance — by ‘angin’ on to outdated ego-driven dogma which perpetuates the economic an’ social differences in our society! If there’s ever going to be any progress . . .
Dennis, there’s some lovely filth down 'ere
Nope. 20 years ago all Republicans were voting for tax cuts for the rich just like today and 20 years ago even fewer Dems were voting against tax cuts for the rich than today. Dems stopped moving to the right about 25 years ago and since then have been moving left, although way too slowly.
So democrats are republicans with a sense of shame?
Yeah I can see that
So democrats are republicans with a sense of shame?
Nope. There is a very easy objective way to tell Republicans and Democrats apart. Republicans are politicians who vote for huge tax cuts for billionaires and Dems are politicians who vote against it.
That’s the same mother fucker I shut down on Reddit many years ago when he started popping off about how there is no reason for abortion in an AMA.
I simply replied to his idiotic statement:
Ectopic Pregnancy
1 in 40 chance
SOURCE
Sorry, I’ve since forgotten which article I cited in my original post. The word “SOURCE” was a link to an NIH article that I was citing. I can’t find it now and the original post is lost to my deleting my Reddit account.
But it was enough to cause the jack ass to back pedal and make a public announcement that abortion was OK for ectopic pregnancies specifically.
It was also my highest rated comment on Reddit ever.
Fuck Joe Walsh. He’s an asshole that should be no where near a public office of any kind.
The Dems are now far right enough that republicans who are “republican lite” can join.
Repubs are so far right, anyone who isn’t a fascist is leaving.
Just the one though
It’s so much easier to move a window if both sides are cooperating.
They are only both right wing if you have a euro-centric perspective. Many if not most nations are still debating liberalism vs authoritarianism rather than capitalism vs anticapitalism.
Fuck that guy.
Sure sure, join what ever party floats your boat, but just sit the fuck down.
It’s a plot to get re elected.
Nothing else.
Fuck politicians and their sleezy ethics.
So what he’s saying is he’s going to run as a Democrat then once he wins switch back to Republicunt. Got it. We’ve seen this before, you ain’t original.
This should should be fucking illegal!!! You should be removed from office immediately and thrown in jail for that shit! But it won’t happen because the Cons are fine with that
Here’s basically all you need to know about him, to judge him as a person: He fell for Sacha Baron Cohen’s bit “kinderguardians”, which was about training toddlers with firearms.
He’s can feel free to join whatever party he wants.
Democrats would be wise, which they clearly are fucking not, to ignore this asshole.
They will welcome any who oppose the GOP’s fascism.
No thanks, keep the traitors out.
further rot it from within
So what are the odds the DNC runs him for 2028 we thinking?
It didn’t work last time, let’s yet harder!
This is an invasion if MAGA ever made one
It’s tough to handle this fortune and fame
Everybody’s so different, Joe hasn’t changed
