“There are no moderate Republicans left, with the exception of a few who would vote with us when it doesn’t make any difference,” Frank said. “It’s the most rigid ideological party since before the Civil War. … The bumper sticker I’m going to have printed up for Democrats this year is, ‘We’re not perfect, but they’re nuts.’” YearsWarLeftDifferencesPerfectPartyRepublicanVoteDemocratCivil WarExceptionNutsModeratesPrintedIdeologicalNot PerfectBumperStickerBumper Sticker Author:Barney Frank
“I know the GOP is called the stupid party, but the idea that Republicans can have the Confederate flag hung around their neck is ridiculous! It's a Democrat flag! The flags - states that seceded during the Civil War were all Democrat states. That's their flag. The slave states were Democrat states! The racist states until the 1960s were Democrat states!” KnowsIdeasWarStatesPartyStupidRepublicanSlaveDemocratRidiculousCivil WarNecksRacistFlagsHung1960sGopConfederateConfederate FlagDuring The Civil War Author:Sean Hannity
“As one conservative intellectual said to me - he said if the choice is between [Joseph] Stalin and [Adolf] Hitler, I'd pick Stalin, meaning Ted Cruz because he's more predictable. So there's real civil war inside the Republican Party.” IfsSaidWarRealChoicesPartyRepublicanIntellectualPicksConservativeCivil WarRepublican PartyPredictableCruz Author:Mara Liasson
“[Cesar] Vallejo was at least metaphorically killed by fascist forces, in the sense that he wore himself out raising funds for the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War and got sick and died.” WarForceRepublicanSickDiedCivil WarFundFascistsSpanish Civil War Author:Robert Hass