Jimmy Duncan, the hero America ignored

Behold: The last Republican who opposed the Iraq War

Jimmy Duncan.
(Image credit: Illustrated | PATRICK BAZ/AFP/Getty Images, AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Many political junkies are convinced that President Trump's grip on the GOP is so tight, his takeover of the party so complete, that he can banish any conservative lawmaker who dares oppose him. There is some truth to this — just look at Mark Sanford and Jeff Flake.

But this dynamic was even more true in the early years of George W. Bush's presidency, when any Republican who dared criticize the war effort was unceremoniously kicked to the curb.

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Ryan Girdusky

Ryan Girdusky is a writer based out of New York.