Ronald Reagan used to say, âI didnât leave my party. My party left me.â
While he was explaining his shift from midwestern Democrat to western Republican, his sentiment also describes the situation for many these days who find themselves conservative but not Republican. Itâs a particularly apt distinction in Colorado where a majority of voters now identify themselves independent and unaffiliated. And itâs particularly pertinent this week after the unsettling words and behavior of the newly-elected representative for Coloradoâs 3rd Congressional District, Lauren Boebert of Rifle.
After the riotous mob assault on the nationâs Capitol, Rep. Boebert both supported the attempted insurrection while also trying to distance herself from it. After excitedly praising the radical chaos in D.C. by tweeting âToday is 1776,â she later shifted gears to assert the rioters âwere not conservative.â Her mistake is in thinking she is. While Boebert
testimony likewise was really something that i haven t seen before. it was incredible. this is what the president put out later today, quote, i ve ordered the fbi to conduct a supplemental investigation to update judge kavanaugh s file. as the senate has requested this update must be limit instead scope and completed in less than one week. then a few hours ago he said this, just started tonight our seventh fbi investigation of judge brett kavanaugh. he will someday be recognized as a truly great justice of the united states supreme court. it turns out that senator flake came around with the help of his close friend in the senate, chris coops, democrat of delaware who got emotional when talking about flake and his brave decision. i think he showed courage and determination today. senator flake is a genuine conservative. he s written a book about the conscience of a conservative. he and i do not share a lot of
delaware who got emotional when talking about flake and his brave decision. i think he showed courage and determination today. senator flake is a genuine conservative. he has written a book about the conscience of a conservative. he and i do not share a lot of political views, but we share a deep concern. sorry. senator flake and i share a deep concern for the health of this institution and what it means to the rest of the world and to our country if we are unable to conduct ourselves respectfully and in a way that hears each other. when cameras caught up with him tonight, senator flake talked about his decision. this is ripping the country apart and the calls that i ve been getting, e-mails and texts, it is just, you know, been rough to see. my preference is that we can go ahead and confirm this nominee. i m a conservative, he s a
talking about flake and his brave decision. i think he showed courage and determination today. senator flake is a genuine conservative. he has written a book about the conscience of a conservative. he and i do not share a lot of political views, but we share a deep concern. sorry. senator flake and i share a deep concern for the health of this institution and what it means to the rest of the world and to our country if we are unable to conduct ourselves respectfully and in a way that hears each other. when cameras caught up with him tonight, senator flake talked about his decision. this is ripping the country apart and the calls that i ve been getting, e-mails and texts, it is just, you know, been rough to see. my preference is that we can go ahead and confirm this nominee. i m a conservative, he s a
one of the big critics of trump, and people have thought he does so partly out of a need to present himself as a possible challenger to trump in 2020. in this case, i don t think it was cynicism. you could see the look on jeff flake s face when the women confronted him, as your cameras caught. and then his discussions in the senate with friends, people he calls friends, like senator koonz on the democratic side. i think he is someone who takes his job seriously. this guy s not facing re-election, as we know. he s not running again. i mean, there might be that he s not facing re-election. i think more than most people wat he is thinking of is what is right for his conscience. this guy wrote a book called the conscience of a conservative recently talking about what s going on in our politics and how he feels about it. i think he takes this very seriously. you know, i admittedly, this is a big win for the democrats. the whole time on thursday when democrats were questioning judge ka