Establishment Republicans: we’re kinda like the Democrats, only our enemies actually register under our own party affiliation, if you can believe that. Ironic, eh?
Here, let me diagram this on my Very Official Looking GOP white board:
TEA Party Hobbits / Purists / True Believers / Ideological Visigoths = losing seats that might otherwise be held by more moderate Republicans. Plus, like, teabaggers. Gross, amiright?
So it follows: More seats held by moderate Republicans = House AND Senate control for the GOP.
Thus, House and Senate Control for the GOP + Compassionate center rightism = push for amnesty, No Child Left Behind, Medicare expansion, exploding debt, and corporate bailouts. Because sometimes you have to destroy the free market in order to save it.
-- None of which is all that appealing to the base of our Party, sure. But hell: we're in control!
Projected outcome: How bitchin' is that!
You can forget all the happy talk about how Obama and the Democrats are going to get killed in the 6th year midterm.
I’ve been at this point since the GOP nominated McStain, but it seems that I’m getting even more company. Ace’s take:
Via Hot Air, there are only so many times one can say “I’m quitting this party and will henceforth only support third party candidates.”
Well, I have said it. Many of us have. We mean it. And it’s over.
Go ahead and do what you like, GOP. The divorce is final.
I’ve long been of the opinion that the Whigs were getting lonely in the political dustbin. They are about to have some company.
“Who can take a sunrise, sprinkle it with dew
Cover it with choc’late and a miracle or two
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Candy Mancan ’cause he mixes it with love and makes the world taste good”I like my congressman, but he’ll almost certainly vote to keep Weepy as the GOP’s speakership candidate, so…
Dammit.
In which the Underpants Gnomes storm Congress…
I called my local Congresscritter’s office and asked the twit who answered whether the boss had a position on Obama usurping his authority by rewriting legislation and issuing all of those executive orders.
They said they would have to “get back to me”. I laughed and hung up.
He’s a Dem, so I imagine his position is one that would normally only be legal in Nevada, outside Clark County. And maybe San Francisco on certain holidays.
I know this will come as a complete surprise, but the EPA won’t respond to a congressional subpoena to produce the “secret science” it’s been using as a basis for its “clean air” policies.
They won’t respond substantially to the many requests from congress.
BECAUSE THEY DON’T HAVE TO!
They pay no price for stonewalling and balking and lying.
It’s not us hobbits who are outlaws, it’s the effing O-ministration.
“but the EPA won’t respond to a congressional subpoena to produce the “secret science” ”
another part of fed gov’t to defund. cruz et al should be making this about the separation of powers
and rule of law
And Boehner is an accessory.
plus all the sluts what voted for boehnerfag, they are also accessories
it’s a team fucking effort
The time for civil disobedience has come.
“I will not comply.”
civil disobedience my ass it’s time for what do you call it
sedition
The less they know about U.S. history & government, the less appalled they’ll be by recent departures. Bug/feature?
OT: Ann Arbor Michigan, never fails to “stand their ground” on the far left of reality defending the truthyness of that misty dream world.
nice to have many videos of “stand their ground” of black youts attacking whites? eff sharpton.
and eff the “pressure cooker” baracky. dude do marathons
– In the mean time, as the Uber RINO GOP breaks both legs running after the crumbs of whatever Leftturd bones and scraps they somehow hope to score with all this “pragmatism” and Dem support, telling their once base to fuck-off in the process, someone really needs to tap these assholes on the shoulder and give them a heads up about this.
– They’re going to win their small aprobations from the Left and it won’t mean shit soon. Brilliant.
havel potp page 64
Maybe we could start extracting pledges from Republican candidates to not support Boehner for party leader when the next Congress organizes. Something akin to Grover Norquist’s, no taxes pledge.
Of course, that would give us Cantor. So maybe we demand that they promise to vote against the existing senior leadership as a pre-condition for our support.
Some kind of oust Boehner (and Cantor and McCarthy too) might put some
steelironbronzecopper into the linguini spined.You’d think they would realize that alienating their base like this only puts them back into the minority.
More importantly, you’d think the more conservatively inclined members would realize that they, not the moderate to liberal Republicans, are the ones most likely to be ousted if the base sits 2014 out or goes 3rd party
And most importantly, you’d think those conservatives would also realize that the moderate and liberal Republicans realize the same thing -and aren’t particularly bothered by it.
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You’d think they would realize that alienating their base like this only puts them back into the minority.
I’m pretty sure that it’s their desired goal. That way, they can fund-raise all day about “boy, we sure do love ourselves some limited government and conservative principles ‘n’ shit, but those mean ol’ Democrats control the House, so what can you do?” and never once be expected to act on any of their positions.
There’s a lot to be said for being the Washington Generals, if you’re a pragmatic sort. You’ve got a cushy job, no one expects anything of you other than showing up, and every now and then you beat the Globetrotters just by accident.
There’s a lot to be said for being the Washington [Generals]…..
– Except the GOP isn’t even close, They’ve won nothing in years. The one thing they gained was totally from T-partiers, in no way attributible to GOP popularity. They were given one last chance to fight the fight and you see what they’ve done.
– 2014 is going to be a RINO bloodbath, and the current crop of Benedict Arnolds are at the top of the dump list.
– If McOldFart isn’t gone in the next session I’m going to assume politics is done for our side unless and until we seriously form a Freedom party.
On the contrary, BBH, they had the whole damn government just 10 years ago. And just look what we got out of that!
– Yet another angle to attack and overwhelm the system. We no longer have a viable Republic with soveriegnty. Forgetaboudit.
– I guess I should have saids “they’ve won nothing in ten years without the help of the group they’re happy to malign.”
We don’t need a Freedom Party, we need a Freedom Militia. Politics in this country is done.
Evil Party vs. Evil Party
My Congressman is Lloyd Doggett so…..shit.
evil party vs. vile party
-Decentra wrote: It’s not us hobbits who are outlaws, it’s the effing O-ministration.
But I think the term OUTLAWS is fitting because, in a world turned upside down, in a world gone mad, we, the Keepers of The Founding Flame, are considered as such. So, I wear that term proudly.
-SDN wrote: We don’t need a Freedom Party, we need a Freedom Militia. Politics in this country is done.
Sadly, I think it is. There’s just too much crap stacked against us for us to have any chance of saving things without resort to taking up arms. Goddamn sad, is what it is.