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George Will on the future of the GOP after Trump

George Will – Gene McCarthy once said “anything said three times becomes a fact”.

George Will speaking on The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell.

George Frederick Will is an American conservative political commentator. He writes regular columns for The Washington Post and provides commentary for NBC News and MSNBC. In 1986, The Wall Street Journal called him “perhaps the most powerful journalist in America,” in a league with Walter Lippmann.

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Paul Krugman

Paul Krugman

The G.O.P. budget plan (lead by Budget Committee chairman, Paul Ryan) isn’t a good-faith effort to put America’s fiscal house in order; it’s voodoo economics, with an extra dose of fantasy, and a large helping of mean-spiritedness. April 7, 2011

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GOP

Of the three main political parties in the USA (Democratic, Republican, Independent), the GOP stands for "Grand Old Party." It is an old nickname for the Republican Party.

 

The first Republican president was Abraham Lincoln. After the Civil War, the upstart Republicans were perceived as the party that won the war. The Republicans who were firmly fixed into the Federal Government were ironically dubbed the "Gallant Old Party," which soon became known as the "Grand Old Party," which was then shortened to the "GOP." The Republicans are conservative, favor reducing the size and role of the government, and they support the rights of the individual. This ideology is most recognized as that of Republican President Ronald Regan.