David Brooks’ column today resurrected the dated term “Rockefeller Republicans” to describe moderate Republicans of roughly 40 years ago, often from Northeastern states, who thought that Keynesian economics and environmental stewardship, for example, were not atheistic plots.
Which prompted me to think — we need a term for certain Republican politicians of THIS era from Northeastern states who overuse the terms “moderate” and “independent” to conjure the ghost of the Rockefeller Republicans, all the while embracing policies those ghosts would have deplored. And when they’re called on it, they get dug in and a little testy.
How about “Clark Rockefeller Republicans?”
(Cross-posted here.)
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to feature the Kennedy name so prominently behind our Clark Rockefeller Republican. I bet they didn’t have to be asked, they’re so very nice!
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“let’s not P O Scotty -the-Terrible or he might call us libruls” editorializing in today’s Globe.
Somehow they find it all so unfair that Ted Kennedy’s son asked the Junior Senator to stop misrepresenting his father’s work, but it’s perfectly alright for Brown to continue lying because he has a right to speech.
How do you know that there are no more Rockefeller Republicans?
Because desperate republicans are trying to recruit Reagan Democrats.
whatever
Hypocrites.
Or liars?
Or hypocritical liars?
One of those should do, depending on which of the two they’re doing.