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Republican candidates are finally waking up to the idea that the events in Oregon – where a group of right wing terrorists have taken over a federal building – could actually be quite toxic to their campaigns.
Both Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz have urged the terrorists to stand down, saying that they do not have any Constitutional right to do whatever it is they are trying to do. I’m sure in the coming days we’ll see more Republican candidates follow suit, trying to distance themselves from the crazy that they have created. But I can promise you one thing – there will not be a single Republican candidate that comes out and apologizes for their role in this disaster. And believe me when I say that these people share part of the blame.
Here’s the thing – you can build a campaign, and you certainly can’t build an entire party platform as the Republicans have done, on the idea that the government is evil, and not expect there to be consequences. Every single day these Republican candidates have been out there spouting off lies and falsehoods about President Obama and the federal government. We’ve heard about President Obama wanting to come take away their guns. We’ve heard them say that government regulations are going to destroy America. Or that the government allowing same sex couples to get married will erode their religious liberties. Or that our president is secretly a Muslim who cares more about ISIS than he does about American citizens.
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