https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/05/14/the-gop-put-party-over-country-by-voting-against-lugar-or-something/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 11:13:22 -0400<![CDATA[It was not liberals who ended the career of Richard Lugar. The longest-serving Republican in the Senate was unceremoniously dumped last week by the Tea Party fringe. He was not, as the saying goes, caught with a dead girl or a live boy. He was just too doggone moderate, too ready to compromise with the Democrats. Thanks for that, Senator Lugar. Oh, and you’re fired.]]>Mon, 14 May 2012 10:05:56 -0400<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/05/14/the-gop-put-party-over-country-by-voting-against-lugar-or-something-n92451