Not that you'd actually VOTE for them but are there ANY Republican...

[WePurrsevere]

politicians that you could at least sort of deal with as President IF they actually were actually be elected and why?

Just as there are "conservative" and moderate Dems, there are "Liberal" and moderate Republicans... some I would swear are Dems in Republican clothing and Reps in Demorcrat clothing.

[LisaM]

1. Yeah, Olympia Snowe and/or Susan Collins

they comprise my entire list.

[politicaholic]

2. Wha?...NO!!!

[mtnsnake]

3. No. If we could deal with them, they'd be Democrats not Republicans.

[ktowntennesseedem]

4. RINO's & DINO's (Repubs/Dems In Name Only)

There are plenty of each, but I don't have much use for either. I might be able to stomach McCain, but even he has shown himself many times to be too far to the right or with too little backbone to stand up for what's right.

I'll respect any who speak and vote their conscience, and can truthfully explain their convictions, but those are rare breeds. They tend to get voted out at their first reelection.

[napi21]

5. Maybe Hagel, but I'm more interested in control of Congress!

The US dealt pretty well when the House & Senate was controled by a different party than the executive branch. I know, everyone complained that nothing got done, but that's not really true. The things that did get done, for the most part, were done via bi-partisan agreement, because they had to be! But nothing really bad ever passed.

I'm not sure I'd even want a completely Dem controled gov't either. The Country needs dissent and discussion in our gov't to make it work for the good of all the people, and single party control doesn't give us that!

[WePurrsevere]

12. I agree for the most part but especially this...

"The Country needs dissent and discussion in our gov't to make it work for the good of all the people, and single party control doesn't give us that!"

Although I'm socially very "progressive" I think I tend to be a bit more old style "moderate" fiscally. Lately I've been feeling like all the definitions of Democrat and Republican that I learned back in my school days have turned around, mixed up, muddled and are all topsy turvy.

[blm]

27. There are only TWO honest Republicans - Warren Rudman and Jim Leach.

.

[Call me Deacon Blues]

6. No. Never. Not after the last five years

I will never trust a Republican ever again. Ever. Not that I did much before. I don't care if they have angels flyin' out of their ass. I would vote for a blender before I'd vote for a Republican.

[Nikki Stone 1]

11. A blender?

I mean I could understand a banana slug. :)

[WePurrsevere]

13. ..."angels flyin' out their ass"?

... now there's an image for the day. :7

I'm not asking or even suggesting that anyone to VOTE for them... I'm just wondering if there were any "Republicans" that would be semi-palatable to Dems/Progressives *IF* the American people voted them in. :)

[noonwitch]

7. William Milliken and Gerald Ford, but they're both retired

Milliken is pro-choice, pro-labor, pro-environment and has given speeches warning the GOP that letting the religious right take over the party is wrong.
Despite coming from one of the most conservative communities in the midwest, Ford is pretty moderate.

[Totally Committed]

8. No, No, NO! No more Republicans!!!

Even the ones in the Democratic Party suck!

:thumbsdown:

TC

[WePurrsevere]

9. Although I'd rather see a "real" & Progressive Dem elected...

there are a few moderate to liberal Republicans, like Pataki, (I'm not as familiar with Snowe and that Collins yet) that I'd much rather see then say... RW neo-cons like Jeb, Cheney, DeLay, Istook, Frist, etc who I think have been, are and will continue to destroy this country if left in power or given any more.

::sigh:: Sadly there are also admittedly a few Dems that make me cringe as well after watching the last few years unfold.

[welshTerrier2]

10. Lincoln ... Abe Lincoln that is ...

i think some of his ideas are very progressive ... and i really like that big tophat he wears ...

other than that, probably not ...

[WePurrsevere]

17. I think there were...

some good Republicans in the past and it's just as sad that it's been taken over by neo-cons/PNAC as it is that the DLC has so much control over the Dem party.

My father was a rather moderate Republican all of his life but he can't stand the "new" Republicans and has voted Dem the last few elections. To him the this "new" Republican party goes against just about everything he always believed the Republicans should stand for.

[welshTerrier2]

18. your father is very wise ...

it's nice to see he was not blinded by unquestioning party loyalty ... the neo-cons are not serving the country; they're only serving themselves ...

[geckosfeet]

14. I don't trust 75% of the dems!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t

[calico1]

15. I could tolerate a Republican that

is a secularlist.

[WePurrsevere]

21. Secularism would be much more reflective of our American roots...

since most of our forefathers believed that America should be secular.

The following site might interest you. :-) I found it while Googling since your post tickled some "Amer History" memories and I wanted to be a bit more sure. :) . There is quite a bit of historical information re: the US as a nation being secular. :)

[peaches2003]

16. No, not since Bush

No, not after the last 5 years.

[ieoeja]

19. All who apologized on behalf of their party for the '98 impeachment. n/t

[txaslftist]

20. Teddy Roosevelt! (before the whole Bull Moose thing)

that would be just BULLY!

[Blue_Tires]

22. Lincoln Chafee of RI

generally conservative, but VERY liberal on environmental issues (to the left of many doms)

[Arkana]

23. I'd survive with a President Hagel.

[genius]

24. I'd vote for Ron Paul over most Democrats. He's better than most Dems

A number of people have been suggesting that, if Hillary is nominated, Kucinich and Paul run together and break up the two-party lock on the electoral system. Dennis probably won't go for it, though.

http://patrickhenrythinktank.org/house-score4.html

[WildEyedLiberal]

25. Gag

I guess you don't like labor unions, social security, welfare, progressive taxes, or other countries - Ron Paul is a dinosaur and would as soon abolish any government program and any US ties with other nations. He is a paleoconservative just like Pat Buchanan - you have GOT to be joking - or is anyone who voted against IWR, no matter how repugnant, OK by you?

[ISUGRADIA]

30. He's also has a 100% voting record in support of the John

Birch Society. He's sure got a lot of progressive *sarcasm* groups behind him that are friendly to Democrats. Let's look at them from his campaign page:

Citizens against Government Waste
National Taxpayers Union
Americans for Tax Reform
Taxpayers for Common Sense
Howard Phillips/Constitution Party
United Seniors Association
60 Plus
National Federation of Independent Business
Council for a Competitive Economy
Young Americans for Freedom
Gun Owners of America
Von Mises Institute
US Chamber of Commerce
Alliance for American Innovation
The American Education Association
Southern Economic Development Council
Lambda Chi Alpha
National Right to Work Committee
Food Distributors International
Associated Builders and Contractors

[Mike Daniels]

26. John Warner

Any man who was solely responsible for keeping Oliver North out of the Senate has to have some traces of humanity.

[safi0]

28. I was watching MTP

A few months ago and Lincoln Chaffee was on, and this is a guy who I have to admit I kind of like. It's kind of funny I feel this way, since I'm considering skipping a semester of school and going up to RI to work against him in his 06 re-election campaign. Having said all of that, his business and economic views are very much in line with the majority of Republicans, but he's to the left of many democrats on the environment, on many social issues, and on Foreign Policy.

If hell froze over and Chaffee were to somehow find himself in the WH my opinion of his presidency would probably have a lot to do with his cabinet appointments. A large part of my hatred for Bush has to do with appointments of people like Ashcroft, Rumsfeld, Gonzalez, Rice and Bolton.

[Roland99]

29. Bill Frist.

I just love that man.



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