My. my, my how the RINOs are erupting all over Washington DC and beyond. First, we have the bafoons in New York choosing Dede Schozzafava as the Republican candidate. Then Newt Gingrich endorses that move and defends his decision by claiming he had to for the good of the Party. I have since removed the link to American Solutions from all of my websites and have no use for Gingrich who appears to be a RINO.
Lindsey Grahamnesty two weeks ago wrote an Op-Ed with John Kerry in support of Crap & Tax and claimed that he was not a part of the angry white guy group, referring to the conservatives within the GOP. Grahamnesty and John McCain have been big proponents of Amnesty and supported TARP. And now…Eric Cantor has entered the fray of RINOs. These people do realize we are taking names?
Cantor is calling for the GOP to be more inclusive. I really have no idea what he is talking about because his comments appear to be pushing conservatives out of the GOP. He took issue with Rush Limbaugh referencing Hitler when discussing actions of the Obama administration and said, “Do I condone the mention of Hitler in any discussion about politics? No, I don’t, because obviously that is something that conjures up images that frankly are not, I think, very helpful.” He went on to take issue with other harsh rhetoric coming from fellow House Republicans and claimed that the recent elections proved that we must stay unified. Somehow I do not think he means including conservatives and following our lead. As long as they stay out of touch with us, the GOP will remain split and they will continue to lose races. And we will keep this up as long as it takes for us to get back a Party that values the Constitution and conservative values.
Cantor was critical of Republicans such as Representative Virginia Foxx of North Carolina, who called the Democratic health-care plan a greater threat to America than terrorists, and Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, who took fellow Republican Olympia Snowe to task for voting with Democrats. Pawlenty later said the Maine senator is “absolutely welcome” in the party.
Cantor defended Snowe, saying she “is talking to Democrats the way she does a lot, the way we all do.”
The House and Senate, Cantor said, are “plagued by a political mandate” from Democrats. “The only time that you would have a chance to get an insertion in the bill is to talk to a Democrat.”
In a shocking move Dede Scozzafava, the GOP’s pick to run for Congress in New York’s 23rd District, has stepped down just days before the election. She claims that this is the right thing to do for the Republican Party and since she is running in third place in the polls, she decided to quit. Being the cynic that I am, I am willing to believe that the GOP leadership pressured her to step down for a number of reasons:
1. They realized that they made a huge mistake in picking her.
2. They realize that they will not win with Democrat-lite anymore.
3. They need to save face and do not want to admit that a bunch of grassroots Americans have more power than they do to affect real change in America.
4. They want to keep the Democrat out of office and realize that there best chance is Hoffman and want to ensure he gets more votes by garnering the votes of Scozzafava’s supporters. Although I believe those people lean to the left.
Republicans will derive two lessons from the results of this race. One is that the activist base of the party is becoming increasingly powerful in the one area that had eluded them: candidate selection. Other conservative Republicans may now feel more comfortable if they decide to challenge incumbents in primaries. Democrats, believing that Republicans will conservatize-themselves to death demographically, will take this as a positive trend for the long-term. The second lesson is that populist, regular guy candidates win in supposedly “moderate” districts.
All I have to say is, “Good riddance.” The Republicans better have learned their lesson.
We need to find a different name for Lindsey Gramnesty because his new pet project is Crap and Tax. His push for amnesty was betrayal enough, but this recent move to join forces with Senator John Kerry (!?) is positively revolting! Stop pretending that you are just trying to seem fair and negotiating with the other side to improve the image of the GOP. The GOP’s image has almost been completely destroyed when it comes to base, so i really have no idea who Lindsey is trying to please. This guy is already slated to be one of the first to be booted, so maybe he figures he-ll fire off a few last shots to cripple the middle class and small business.
Today, Graptaxham (that is what I will dub him) co-authored an editorial with John Kerry in the New York Times. He wrote with Kerry, “Our partnership represents a fresh attempt to find consensus that adheres to our core principles and leads to both a climate change solution and energy independence. It begins now, not months from now — with a road to 60 votes in the Senate.” What f***ing core principles! Sorry, but this rat fink has really pissed me off! You have no principles you lily-livered reprobate. Unless your principles include believing in a fraud and perpetuating it on the public to the tune of millions in new taxes.
Graham’s support is a major win for climate supporters, who are seeking Republican support for climate legislation. A climate bill passed the House in last June, but prospects for the legislation have dimmed amid the contentious health care debate. The two Senators are proposing a bill that includes “aggressive” reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, additional oil and gas exploration, and funding for nuclear power and advanced coal technologies known as carbon capture and sequestration. They’d also like legislation to include a border tax to protect domestic manufacturing from foreign competition and a price restrictions on the cost of carbon allowances created by a new cap and trade system.
“The message to those who have stalled for years is clear: killing a Senate bill is not success,” they wrote. “Industry needs the certainty that comes with Congressional action.”
Kerry, the lead sponsor of legislation that would cap greenhouse gas emissions, has been working closing with Graham, Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and other Republicans senators to draft provisions that would increase funding for nuclear power and expand domestic oil and gas development. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) has called for the United States to build 100 new nuclear plants by 2030.
Lindsey Graham does not speak for the GOP, but his attitude seems to be prevalent in the Republican Party. And Graham is wrong as wrong can be and the GOP would do well to turn to the Libertarian Party for some ideas on how to save this country. But Graham is more intent on the one thing that destroys not only parties, but individuals as well and that is the need to win at any cost. Giving up principles and values should take priority over winning. The GOP held Senator John McCain up and have had held up other left leaning Republicans because they think that is the way to win. And Graham is one of those RINOs, so really this tape is no surprise.
Perhaps we should look to other leaders and discover what they have had to say about Libertarianism. South Carolina’s Governor Mark Sanford has said, “Liberty is the hallmark of the American experiment. That is the distinguishing characteristic of our Republic, and frankly what’s made it great…I’ve been accused of being a Libertarian and I would say I wear it as a badge of honor because I do love, believe in, and want to support liberty.”
I echo Senator Jim DeMint when he says, “[I] would rather have 30 Republicans who believe in the principles of limited government and free markets and free people than 60 Republicans who have no beliefs at all.”
And Ronald Reagan said it all when he said, “I have been doing my best to try to revitalize the Republican Party groups that I’ve spoken to, on the basis that the time has come to repudiate those in our midst who would blur the Republican image by saying we should be all things to all people in order to triumph…I’ve been urging Republicans to raise a banner and put the things we stand for on that banner and don’t compromise, but don’t try to enlarge the party by being all things to everyone when you can’t keep all the promises. Put up a banner and then count on the fact that if you’ve got the proper things on that banner the people will rally round.” And people did rally behind Reagan. He was a true leader which is what this country has been needing since he left office. He also said, “If you analyze it, I believe the very heart and soul of conservativism is libertarianism.”
We should want to win because we do not want socialism to have such free reign, but at the cost of the Constitutional principles upon which this country was built is not worth the win. The RINOs need to step back into the shadows of the GOP unless the Republican Party wants to continue to shrink as those who claim to be “independent” continues to grow.
Why is John McCain heading up any planned renewal of the Republican Party? These clowns in Washington still do not get it and that is why I say, “Fire them all!” A group of prominent Republicans that includes Eric Cantor, Mitt Romney, Haley Barbour, Bobby Jindal, Jeb Bush (can we please stop going to the Bush well) and John McCain are launching something called the National Council for a New America. They are trying to sell this as some kind of grassroots movement that is a group of “congressional leaders gathering the expertise of national leaders and doers” to “engage with and empower the American people.”
John McCain, speaking on behalf of the group, said this is an effort to include as many Americans as possible” to come up with “concrete solutions for our country and our future,” McCain also made sure to point out that this is not another ”Contract with America, this is a conversation with America.”
The NCNA wants to have a conversation on the economy, health care, education, energy, and national security as their key topics. I wonder if John McCain will be bringing up amnesty since we know he wants to cram that down the collective American throat? I wonder if he will discuss torture since he sides with Obama on that? So sad coming from a man who really knows what torture can be.
The NCNA is going to be on the road conducting forums and townhalls and the whole program kicks off this weekend in Arlington, VA. They also plan to use Twitter and Facebook which I guess they were clueless about before. And documents that were released about the group did not include the names of Sarah Palin and John Huntsman, but Eric Cantor said it was nothing personal. They are so clueless, I could scream. These are the voices we care about.
My advice to Bobby Jindal is to drop this plan. Do not hitch your wagon to this fruitless effort. You are traveling with the losers in the Party that have continued to drive this move towards Democrat-lite. There is nothing grassroots here. And having John McCain as any part of a GOP renewal already throws this effort down the drain. What a waste of time this will be and I will not be attending any of their townhalls or forums. How about you guys join us at our tea parties? How about you guys try listening to the people for a change. And please read the Constitution!
This week the monstrosity that Barack Obama has called his “Budget” is coming to a vote in Congress. Last week, we witnessed much debate over the specifics in the budget and we witnessed the Republicans’ amendments and ideas get shot down. The Heritage Foundation has a ton of great information on the different areas of the budget to arm yourself with and can be found here.
The Congressional Budget Office has even come out against the Obama Budget. They are non-partisan and are the experts in this area. The President would do well to listen to them.
Also, the President accused the Republicans of shooting down his budget and not presenting an idea of their own. That all changed last week as the GOP unveiled their Republican Road to Recovery. You can download a copy of that here. The Republican leadership also held a press conference last week explaining their ideas. Investor’s Business Daily has written a great article on the Republican Budget and here is an excerpt:
“Similarly, Ronald Reagan’s response to the deep recession early in his presidency was to cut income tax rates by 25% and lower the capital gains tax rate to 20% from 25%. A massive expansion ensued, extending well beyond his two terms. Today, House Minority Leader John Boehner, GOP Conference chairman Mike Pence and their colleagues want to prescribe the same medicine for what ails us. With Democrats trying to sneak a sweeping overhaul of the country’s medical system into law, including a government-run health plan that would unfairly compete against private insurers, the GOP is offering ‘tax incentives for millions more working families and small-business owners to obtain access to coverage.’ The GOP plan would also let people ’shop across state lines to purchase affordable policies that best meet their needs.’”
This is the time now to call the representatives in Washington and tell them that we do not stand behind this budget that will leave not only myself, but everyone’s children and grandchildren in debt for the rest of their lives. And this Democrat budget very well could leave America as a second-rate country instead of the world leader that we should be.
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