Here is the seventy-fifth article in our Republicans on Parade series, featuring individuals who personify what the Republican Party has become. Today’s honoree Illinois Rep. Dan Lipinski, who is technically a Democrat. He is so honored for walking like a Republican, talking like a Republican, quacking like a Republican, voting like a Republican and hating just like a Republican.
Illinois Rep. Dan Lipinski is one of the worst Democrats—very possibly the worst—in the House: Among other things, he voted against Obamacare from the right, he’s reliably anti-choice, and he’s hostile to gay rights. But that thumbnail sketch doesn’t fully convey just how awful Lipinski truly is in his heart. What follows will.
According to a 2014 candidate questionnaire put out by the conservative Illinois Family Institute and just unearthed by the Washington Blade, Lipinski supports an amendment to the constitution that would outlaw same-sex marriage. Lipinski’s campaign, when asked for comment, did not dispute the accuracy of the questionnaire, nor did it say that Lipinski’s views have since changed.
It’s pretty stunning that in 2015, there’s even one Democrat left in Congress who wants to overturn the constitutional right to marriage for every adult American, regardless of sexual orientation. Even West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, an opponent of same-sex marriage, has said we "must respect and abide by the Supreme Court’s decision."
What’s really insulting is that Lipinski represents a solidly blue district in the Chicago area that Obama won by 56-43 margin, so Democrats can and should do better…
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It’s not just his Republican gay-hatred. He opposes Planned Parenthood, opposes the ACA, says Kerry should not try to sway Congress on the Iran deal, supports NSA spying on American citizens without a warrant, and supports the NRA! How much more Republican can he get?!!?
As a rule I tend to tolerate DINOs, because they come from areas so red that no real Democrat could get elected, and at least the DINOs count toward a majority, but I agree with the author about this guy. Flush the damn Republican, and replace him with a Democrat!
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Yes, flush this fake democrat, Illinois Rep. Dan Lipinski, with a real Democrat. The Democrats must expose this pretender at the next election.
Flushing is too light a sentence IMO
JL, that depends on just how comprehensive the flushing is. Tee hee.
Tough to be comprehensive enough with CA's low flow toilets Joanne
You put this fake in your parade for all the right reasons, TomCat. Dan Lipinski is as Republican as they come. But Lipinski being a good candidate for your "Republicans on Parade" says as much about the Democratic party leadership in Illinois as about him, I'm afraid. As Daily Kos mentions at the end of the article: "Pathetically, the establishment has long propped up Lipinski, even going so far as to remove the home [of?] a potential primary challenger from his district back in 2011. (Lipinski's father, Bill, was also a congressman; he handed his seat to his son years ago by retiring after the filing deadline.)". Party leadership in that district should get a swift kick in the bud.
Make that "butt".
Sounds like he's still riding on his dad's coattails without deserving it
Just what we need! More Repukkklicans! As you said, if it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, MUST BE a friggen DUCK!
He inherited the job from his father, in Chicago, that explains how this Republican ran as a Democrat and got elected. He needs to go!
Just curious about something . . .
Here, a Member of Parliament can be removed from the caucus aka "fired" at which time they are forced to sit as an independent. An MP can even change party affiliation after the election and ride out the term. I personally don't agree with that . . . there should be a byelection. Can that happen in the US system?
I can see it being part of a numbers game, but if this idiot votes with the Republicanus/Teabaggerum anyway, what is the downside?
He really does deserve the basement in a kybo at a camp of 1,000 campers all with dysentery!
He can be removed for cause. Voting the wrong way is not cause. He'd have to do something criminal.
Yep it's a duck!
Thanks all. IL is the worst state for corrupt Democratic machine politics, followed closely by NY.
I'm guessing Democratic voters are given no other choice, because his nose is a foot up Boss Rahmbo's butt.