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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (899124)	11/6/2015 10:23:12 AM
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Robert Reich November 4 at 11:09pm · Edited · The other night I phoned a former Republican member of Congress with whom I'd worked in the 1990s on various pieces of legislation. I consider him a friend. I wanted his take on the Republican candidates because I felt I needed a reality check. Was I becoming excessively crotchety and partisan, or are these people really as weird as they seem? We got right into it: Me: "So what do really you think of these candidates?" Him: "You want my unvarnished opinion?' Me: "Please. That's why I called." Him: "They're all nuts." Me: "Seriously. What do you really think of them?" Him: "I just told you. They're bonkers. Bizarre. They're like a Star Wars bar room." Me: "How did it happen? How did your party manage to come up with this collection?" Him: "We didn't. They came up with themselves. There's no party any more. It's chaos. Anybody can just decide they want to be the Republican nominee, and make a run for it. Carson? Trump? They're in the lead, and they're both out of their f*cking minds." Me: "That's not reassuring." Him: "It's a disaster. I'm telling you, if either of them is elected, this country is going to hell. The rest of them aren't much better. I mean, Carly Fiorina? Really? Rubio? Please. Ted Cruz? Oh my god. And the people we thought had it sewn up, who are halfway sane -- Bush and Christie -- they're sounding almost as batty as the rest." Me: "Who's to blame for this mess?" Him: "Roger Ailes, David and Charles Koch, Rupert Murdoch, Rush Limbaugh. I could go on. They've poisoned the American mind and destroyed the Republican Party. Me: "Nice talking with you." Him: "Sleep well." facebook.com