Liberals’ Five Favorite Republicans
Democrats have broken up with the Olympia Snowes and Christie Whitmans of old. But even in this polarized political moment, there are five Republicans they have learned to love.
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In today’s hyperpartisan political climate, liberals—especially far-left progressives—have turned on the more moderate conservatives they once loved. Christie Whitman? A failure as chief of the Environmental Protection Agency. Olympia Snowe? A lost cause and waste of time in the health-care-reform fight. Arlen Specter? Well, now he’s a Democrat, and not the base’s favorite one. You don’t see the Democratic leadership praising them anymore, let alone the New York Times op-ed page.
But a new generation of Republicans has emerged as darlings of the left. Their defining characteristic is not necessarily moderate political views, but either a willingness to cross the aisle on certain issues (in contravention of their base) or a willingness to engage on the hard substance of policy. Here is a list of the five conservatives even a liberal can love.
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