Baker’s Dozen III

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All-Time Favorite Republicans
(Without withering sarcasm)

  1. Teddy Roosevelt
  2. Dwight D. Eisenhower
  3. Abraham Lincoln
5722

All-Time Favorite Republicans
(Without withering sarcasm)

  1. Teddy Roosevelt
  2. Dwight D. Eisenhower
  3. Abraham Lincoln
  4. Garret Hobart

One of the best vice-presidents in history.

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All-Time Favorite Republicans
(Without withering sarcasm)

  1. Teddy Roosevelt
  2. Dwight D. Eisenhower
  3. Abraham Lincoln
  4. Garret Hobart
  5. Edmund Ross

He voted for acquittal in the impeachment of Andrew Johnson and so saved his presidency. He was a senator from Kansas, and JFK included him in the book Profiles in Courage.

5724

All-Time Favorite Republicans
(Without withering sarcasm)

  1. Teddy Roosevelt
  2. Dwight D. Eisenhower
  3. Abraham Lincoln
  4. Garret Hobart
  5. Edmund Ross
  6. George H.W. Bush

He was my commander-in-chief and not a bad president overall. Certainly the best Republican Prez in my lifetime (not a real high bar).

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All-Time Favorite Republicans
(Without withering sarcasm)

  1. Teddy Roosevelt
  2. Dwight D. Eisenhower
  3. Abraham Lincoln
  4. Garret Hobart
  5. Edmund Ross
  6. George H.W. Bush
  7. Tom McCall

Governor of Oregon in the 1970s. Famously told people to come visit, but don’t stay. Passed two landmark bills: the “bottle bill”, which mandated refunds on all empty drink bottles; the “open beaches” bill, which made every inch of beach in Oregon public land. He also pushed for decriminalization of marijuana and curbing metropolitan sprawl.

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All-Time Favorite Republicans
(Without withering sarcasm)

  1. Teddy Roosevelt
  2. Dwight D. Eisenhower
  3. Abraham Lincoln
  4. Garret Hobart
  5. Edmund Ross
  6. George H.W. Bush
  7. Tom McCall
  8. John McCain

I like guys who get captured.

Seriously, he was a POW for 5 1/2 years, endured torture, and refused to participate in North Vietnamese propaganda until he reached his breaking point. For Trump to dismiss his dedication so callously is the ultimate betrayal McCain didn’t deserve.

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All-Time Favorite Republicans
(Without withering sarcasm)

  1. Teddy Roosevelt
  2. Dwight D. Eisenhower
  3. Abraham Lincoln
  4. Garret Hobart
  5. Edmund Ross
  6. George H.W. Bush
  7. Tom McCall
  8. John McCain
  9. Barry Goldwater

Arguably the progenitor of the modern conservative movement. Back when I was young and hopeful about the future, I used to carry a pocket-sized edition of The Conscience of a Conservative. These days that book seems more Libertarian than Republican. That was before populists (some of whom have no conscience) and big-government solutions hijacked the Republican party.

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All-Time Favorite Republicans
(Without withering sarcasm)

  1. Teddy Roosevelt
  2. Dwight D. Eisenhower
  3. Abraham Lincoln
  4. Garret Hobart
  5. Edmund Ross
  6. George H.W. Bush
  7. Tom McCall
  8. John McCain
  9. Barry Goldwater
  10. William Hudnut

former 4-term Mayor of Indianapolis

5729

All-Time Favorite Republicans
(Without withering sarcasm)

  1. Teddy Roosevelt
  2. Dwight D. Eisenhower
  3. Abraham Lincoln
  4. Garret Hobart
  5. Edmund Ross
  6. George H.W. Bush
  7. Tom McCall
  8. John McCain
  9. Barry Goldwater
  10. William Hudnut
  11. George Romney

One time Michigan governor (and yes, father of Mitt) supported the American Civil Rights Movement during the 1960s.

5730

All-Time Favorite Republicans
(Without withering sarcasm)

  1. Teddy Roosevelt
  2. Dwight D. Eisenhower
  3. Abraham Lincoln
  4. Garret Hobart
  5. Edmund Ross
  6. George H.W. Bush
  7. Tom McCall
  8. John McCain
  9. Barry Goldwater
  10. William Hudnut
  11. George Romney
  12. Adam Kinzinger
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All-Time Favorite Republicans
(Without withering sarcasm)

  1. Teddy Roosevelt
  2. Dwight D. Eisenhower
  3. Abraham Lincoln
  4. Garret Hobart
  5. Edmund Ross
  6. George H.W. Bush
  7. Tom McCall
  8. John McCain
  9. Barry Goldwater
  10. William Hudnut
  11. George Romney
  12. Adam Kinzinger
  13. Gerald Ford

Words of 6 or more letters containing only one vowel (Y counts as a vowel)

  1. strengths
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Words of 6 or more letters containing only one vowel (Y counts as a vowel)

  1. strengths
  2. champs
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Words of 6 or more letters containing only one vowel (Y counts as a vowel)

  1. strengths
  2. champs
  3. Slight
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Words of 6 or more letters containing only one vowel (Y counts as a vowel)

  1. strengths
  2. champs
  3. Slight
  4. rhythms
5735

Words of 6 or more letters containing only one vowel (Y counts as a vowel)

  1. strengths
  2. champs
  3. Slight
  4. rhythms
  5. strands
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Words of 6 or more letters containing only one vowel (Y counts as a vowel)

  1. strengths
  2. champs
  3. Slight
  4. rhythms
  5. strands
  6. wretch
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Words of 6 or more letters containing only one vowel (Y counts as a vowel)

  1. strengths
  2. champs
  3. Slight
  4. rhythms
  5. strands
  6. wretch
  7. blinds
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Words of 6 or more letters containing only one vowel (Y counts as a vowel)

  1. strengths
  2. champs
  3. Slight
  4. rhythms
  5. strands
  6. wretch
  7. blinds
  8. schmutz

… (when pronounced properly, it rhymes with ‘puts’, not ‘cuts’, BTW)

-“BB”-

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Words of 6 or more letters containing only one vowel (Y counts as a vowel)

  1. strengths
  2. champs
  3. Slight
  4. rhythms
  5. strands
  6. wretch
  7. blinds
  8. schmutz
  9. bright
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Words of 6 or more letters containing only one vowel (Y counts as a vowel)

  1. strengths
  2. champs
  3. Slight
  4. rhythms
  5. strands
  6. wretch
  7. blinds
  8. schmutz
  9. bright
  10. fights