Lest We Furr-get: Back When The GOP Was A Lot More "Grand"

By Sniffles

Let's observe the death of former Senator James Jeffords (I-VT) by remembering that he used to be a Republican. And his kind of Republican doesn't exist any more.

• Jeffords voted against the Reagan tax cuts of 1981.
• He voted against the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court.
• He voted for the Brady Bill.
• He voted for the Family and Medical Leave Act.
• He supported affirmative action, Clinton-era healthcare reform, and ending the ban on gays in the military.
• He opposed that stupid Republican "Flag Desecration Amendment" (which we cats are almost afraid to mention lest somebody take up the cause again).

You will not find a Republican taking any positions like these today. Not one. Yet we cats say, the GOP needs more Senators like Jim Jeffords.

Unfortunately, there don't seem to be any Baby Jims around these days. So we're left with this: Until the Republican Party either destroys itself or manages to somehow pull itself back from Nutcase World, it will continue to suffer. And sadly, so will the rest of us.