Are there any anti-war Republicans?

[Brucey]

I've never met one or heard of one. Do you know any Repugs who are anti-war? What do they say about Iraq? Are they willing to stick with the repug party even though they are against war? Or does the invasion cause them to switch parties?

[La_Serpiente]

1. Hmm...Buchanan

Chafee..

go to this website to find out more about the Coalition for a Realistic Foreign Policy

http://www.realisticforeignpolicy.org/

[goobergunch]

2. I know the Congressional Republicans that voted against the war

Sen. Lincoln Chafee (RI)
Rep. Ron Paul (TX)
Rep. John Hostettler (IN)
Rep. John Duncan (TN)
Rep. Jim Leach (IA)
Rep. Amo Houghton (NY)
ex-Rep. Connie Morella (MD)

[PROGRESSIVE1]

4. Add Amo Houghton (NY)

.

[goobergunch]

15. Thanks! (n/t)

[quinnox]

3. Yes, there is one

A Tennessee Republican in the House voted both against Bush's war resolution and the recent Iraq aid package.

Link: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20031016/ap_on_go_co/congress_iraq_duncan_1

[judge_smales]

6. There are alot of conservatives against the war

But not too many Republicans.

[tom_paine]

10. Very true, judge_smales!

Busheviks are nor conservatives nor Republicans. They are Busheviks, which is a Totalitarian animal all it's own.

"Do you want to be Good, Danny? Good. GOOD. Now how 'bout a Fresca!"
--Judge Smails, "Caddyshack"

Sorry to burst your bubble, dude...it's Judge Smails.

http://funwavs.com/movie/cast/caddyshack/

[ElsewheresDaughter]

5. yes Buchanan is against the Iraq war and most all of the christian church

leaders all came out publicly against Bush*s Iraq war

but unfortunatly i don't believe many have deserted the party due to a little'ol war thingy after all "bush* was choosen by God at this time in history" to usher in Armeggedon and the second coming...which ironiclly in turn is meant to either convert every jew to christianity or abanish them all to hell ...funny that the Jewish folkes supporting the CC backed DeLay and BushCo haven't figured it out yet

[PROGRESSIVE1]

9. Only the Southern Baptists supported the war, but then....

Southern Baptists are not really Christians! With all of that hate and bigotry of FATwell RoberSIN: heck, maybe they are the anti-Christs!

[leftyandproud]

7. Yes...

Actually..NO

I have several former pub friends & family...Bush has turned them into libertarians. They are against his wars and against his tax cuts without spending reductions. If pubs practiced what they preach, they would no longer be republicans.

[ShaneGR]

8. Four years ago they were all about "America First" and no nation building

Obviously that was all a bunch of crap.

[LoneStarLiberal]

11. Chafee (R-RI), Paul (R-TX)

Chafee seems to rub the administration wrong on just about everything they do.

Ron Paul's not REALLY a Republican, but he's antiwar as well.

[w13rd0]

12. Ron Paul's speech, "We are all democrats now..."

Was hilarious, and his indictement of the neocons was also great. I use him in arguments with conservatives and libertarians all the time...

[IrateCitizen]

13. There's one in my UU fellowship

He's an older gentleman, probably about 80, veteran of WWII.

But they are far and few between, I'll admit.

[frogczar]

14. Leach is my representative.

Jim Leach is my representative.

Jim Leach (one of the republicans who voted against the Iraq war) basically had to do so or he would have had an angry mob wielding torches on his doorstep.

However, he completely tows the repug party line on everything else...

I voted against him and was angry when the local paper I used to work for endorsed him.

[newyawker99]

22. Hi frogczar!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[AndyTiedye]

23. That's Better than Most

We had angry mobs on most of their doorsteps
and they still voted for it.

We didn't have torches, maybe that's it.

[mmonk]

16. Yes to anti-war repubs and some of them

have been inquiring about Clark and there is Republicans for Clark.

[jonnyblitz]

17. I have seen "Republicans against the War" groups at peace

rallies. Just small contingents with a banner.

[Zorra]

18. There were, but Ike is long gone. n/t

[Clete]

19. My Republican parents would have been anti-Irag

and I think they would have been pro-Afghanistan. In their lifetimes though, the only war they agreed with was WWII. Since they died after the Vietnam war, I am only guessing, but I don't think they would recognize the GOP today. They had become disillusioned with Nixon and regretted voting for him.

[knight_of_the_star]

20. I saw some

At the march on DC in March, but they were just average joes, you know.

[DealsGapRider]

21. Novakula