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Trump, GOP don’t embody the Cowboy Code

Former Sun City Republican wonders what Hamadeh thinks about Iran war being called ‘small potatoes’

OPINION — I used to be a Republican. I voted for Ronald Reagan. To me, Reagan embodied the Cowboy Code of actor singer Gene Autry. The code included that the cowboy must never shoot first, hit a smaller man or take unfair advantage. He must always tell the truth. He must help people in distress.

How do Trump and his rubberstamping Congress embody the Cowboy Code? So much for not shooting first nor taking unfair advantage. Our country now sees murder on the high seas, execution of American citizens by ICE and health care stripped from the poor in favor of tax cuts for billionaires. What does Rep. Abe Hamadeh think of an administration which takes unfair advantage?

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