Republican Sen. Ben Sasse says the GOP 'wants a strongman daddy figure' and

[In It to Win It]

'exists increasingly as a vehicle for the grievances of the angriest, oldest folks'

Business Insider via Yahoo News

- GOP Sen. Ben Sasse gave a speech on Thursday that included heavy criticism of his own party.

- He said the left wants a powerful "benevolent bureaucracy" while the right wants a "strongman daddy figure."

- He said his party "exists increasingly as a vehicle for the grievances of the angriest, oldest folks."

Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska gave a speech on Thursday evening that included heavy criticism of his own party, urging fellow Republicans to re-orient themselves away from the politics of grievance and towards a forward-thinking party in order to tackle global threats.

"The left wants a powerful, nameless but supposedly benevolent bureaucracy, the right wants a strongman daddy figure," said Sasse in a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California. "But the loudest of them all agree on one thing: America — the one the founders gave us, the one kept for us by our parents and grandparents — it doesn't work anymore."

"President Trump lied that he 'won the election by a landslide.' He lied about widespread voter fraud," the Nebraska Republican said in a statement at the time. "Those lies had consequences, endangering the life of the vice president and bringing us dangerously close to a bloody constitutional crisis. Each of these actions are violations of a president's oath of office."

[JustAnotherGen]

1. He still carries water for them

And votes with them.

No kudos or acknowledgement of the truth I've known since 2016 - for him.

[agingdem]

2. Ben Sasse..the GOP's phony voice of reason..

He spews his” why can’t we all be friends” bullshit and then votes the party line…

[JohnSJ]

3. After his No vote on the Jackson confirmation, he can go f**k himself

[Probatim]

4. Conservatives want a hero to lead them, to vanquish their enemies, and impregnate their women.

It's kind of sad they live only to be fanboys of a dictator in training.

[In It to Win It]

6. It's ironic that they scream big dictatorial government the most and yet

they will let the dictator come right in with no resistance.

[nuxvomica]

9. arrested development

They may be adults in many aspects of their lives but remain as spoiled children in their politics. This is because they have rejected the heroic role themselves, with all the minuscule sacrifice that entails, and seek another as the hero who can keep their own, safe little world from long-overdue transformation. Once an adult looks to others to be their hero, they can choose no other role than victim.

[Probatim]

10. I think there's some part of them that knows how miserable they are

and they need to back a winner - like TFG who was the bestest and smartest and richest (even though we all know he isn't any of those things).

If they back a "winner" like TFG, that makes them a winner too.

F*cking losers.

[Hassler]

5. Jeff Flake 2.0 nt

[aurora the great]

12. The party of ???

Could't have said at any better myself. and while we're on the subject the GOP should really change its name to be truly reflective of its current make up. I think the should give the DPD Dependent Personality Disordered a whirl. They depend largely on someone to tell them how truly great they are (even though he actually despises them) They depend on him for validation and his promises to take are of their needs) as he prattles on about Counter Culture and the Great Replacement theory. Some of these people were my friends, some are my still relatives and there is no point talking with them. Its about as satisfy as bouncing your head a brick wall. Many of these people were people that I have loved, and cared about and most of them are intelligent people? At least there was a time I really felt that way.Oh well that's it I can only do this in small doses these days. Too emotionally exhausting.
I am pau for now. Peace

[dawg]

7. I do want a powerful benevolent bureaucracy, so long as it's firmly under the control ...

of the elected representatives and reflects the will of the people.

I kind of like the fact that we have an Army and the Social Security Administration and the SEC.

[Thomas Hurt]

8. "America -- the one the founders gave us..."

This a-hole doesn't know what the founders gave us, nor does he know what was kept for us. He has some ideological, masturbatory fantasy of what America should be or what he thinks it was.

[tanyev]

11. They've got Vladdy issues.