The MAGA crowd can learn a lot from FDR's "Purge"

December 20, 2024 (Vol. 18 No. 52) - As the United States Congress descends into chaos, South African import Elon Musk and his puppet, Felon 47-elect, is urging the removal of RINOs (Republicans in Name Only) from the MAGA-infested Republican Party. Before they go much farther in this dubious venture, they should learn the lessons of history. Following his easy victory over Kansas Governor Alf Landon in the 1936 election, FDR unveiled an aggressive liberal agenda. To his dismay, much of it was derailed by a coalition of Republicans and dissident conservative Democrats. Frustrated, FDR took to the airwaves during one of his Fireside Chats to attack the dissident Democrats (photo above). He then used a tactic today's Republicans are very familiar with: He "primaried" them by supporting a slate of liberal candidates. He accused the conservative Democrats of being traitors to the cause of reform. Unfortunately for the President, the plan backfired. His opponents evoked the image of Stalin brutally eliminating his opponents in Russia by calling FDR's actions a "purge," and then they suggested he was trying to establish a dictatorship. In the end, all but one of the dissident Democrats were reelected. FDR's botched efforts also produced major gains for the Republican Party in the 1938 midterm elections. Felon 47-elect and his minions should remember that FDR was reelected in 1936 in a landslide. The incoming President did not even garner half of the popular vote. If I were a congressional Democrat, I'd sit back and let the Republicans eat their young. History has shown us that, like Icarus of Greek mythology, if you try to fly too high, you will get burned. That's it for now. Merry Christmas and Fear the Turtle.