Posted on 11/22/2009 7:08:56 PM PST by markomalley
The Republican party wonders why conservatives are so disappointed with it?
Another glowing example of the problems confronting the Republican party occurred yesterday. The Senate Republicans had the opportunity to force a full reading of the Senate's proposed health care bill so that every bit of the 2,200 pages would be made public by the reading, and so the people could become much better informed about its contents before it is passed...if it is passed. It had the opportunity to really hold the Democrats' feet to the fire over this abominable excuse for legislation that is being crammed down the throats of a majority of Americans who want no part of it. if nothing else, this delaying tactic would've served to cause more focus on those who were about to vote "Yes" to move this bill from Committee.
The Republicans decided that they wanted to go home for the Thanksgiving recess of the Senate more than they wanted to fulfill their obligations to those who elected them to serve in the Senate. Pure and simple! They ignored the Senate rules that could've been brought to bear on behalf of the citizens they represent. They threw in the towel rather than spend a week-end in Washington, D.C. fighting the good fight. They, being in the minority, threw in the towel over something that would've let them at least assert their rights as a minority. They could've tried to change just one Democrat or Independent mind and thus prevent the bill from even being debated. Had it not been debated, the entire health care reform effort would've been shut down.
Conservatives are rightly angered by this latest slap in the face from the party that is supposedly keeping its eye on the majority. Michael Steele makes noises as if he is conservative but he fails to influence the party leaders in the grand old "club" we call the Senate to stay and fight for the principles important to conservatives. The leaders of the Senate Republicans like to make believe they're conservative, but their actions seem to decry that.
When such an opportunity presents itself to Democrats, they unhesitatingly take that opportunity. When the same opportunity presents itself to the Republicans, they fail to take a swing at the ball.
And the Republican party wonders why it has so much dissent, within the party and outside the party, from the conservatives who are still members of that party and from those who've long ago ended their membership in that party. It wonders this after the dismal campaign for president and the bushwhacking suffered by then-Governor Palin from inside the McCain campaign. It wonders this after Michael Steele sends mixed signals. It wonders this after the groups that have formed outside the Republican party offer it opportunities that it spurns.
I have been a conservative since I reached voting age. I was a member of the Republican party for a long time but that ended several years ago...and it isn't likely to change with these demonstrations of just how hopeless this party is from a conservative's perspective.
The "silver platter" had been within its grasp, and it couldn't even bring itself to reach out and take the offering.
A full read would have been so much better than the “10 hour filibuster”.
Please correct me if I am wrong about the Repubs having had the option for a full bill read (all two linear feet of it).
Seems the problem Conservatives have is a case of weak friends (Repubs) and strong enemies (the New Socialist Fascist Party...aka the “Dems”).
So who is mainly at fault here - Mitch McConnel, someone else or a combination thereof?
What a bunch of losers. So their Thanksgiving dinner was really more important than reading the bill? What an impact it would have made if they would have all stayed over the holiday to read the bill.
You hit it right on the nose.
Is that anything like Jabba the Hut wondering why he's not on the cover of Weight Watchers' magazine?
The Republican party wants to be a part of the system along with the traitorous democrats...that is the problem. Burn it all down and rebuild an American party!
I must have missed that. He's been in Full RINO Mode ever since he was appointed to the job.
He always was one. He was part of Christie Todd Whitman's organization, which is devoted to electing pro-abortion, pro-homosexual left-wing Republicans, right up until the time he decided to run for RNC Chairman.
I posted this on another thread but bears repeating here as well.
Once you give a quarter to marxists they will eat you alive. We are being played for fools by the leftist cabal that runs washington. They will pass this, they have too much invested and they know that even if they lose in 2010 the reapportionment after the 2012 census will give them permanent power once they discover millions on uncounted people all in blue states. That will also give them the electoral college permanently as well. Elections will be a mere formality because they will win every single one from now until doomsday...
You can lay every chunk of our liberties the socio-RATS are whoring out to ACORN/SEIU at the doorstep of the Refubli-pucks who squandered 8 years of majority power. The Bush years of RINO shenanigans brought America to this.
I beleive you are correct, the “loyal oppositions” leaders are just a little too polite, too little resistense,
They seen the use of Alsinky’s rules work against the Liberals, but they show no signs of willing to get down in the dirt to prevent what is happening
Ignore the straight like socialized medicine vote! Propose a 3rd party to split up the non-democrat vote! Yay!!
You want full democrat control forever, this is how to do it!
He has a point. I think people still like Obama personally, but they HATE his policy goals. So, while attacking him personally might backfire, it’s not what needs to be done anyway. Attacking him on his policies would work and not anger people. They know his policies have to stand scrutiny just like anyone else.
The question isn’t why the GOP takes conservatives for granted, but why the GOP gives a sh*t what conservatives think at all. They couldn’t stop McCain from winning the primaries in 2008 despite deep hatred by Rush, Hannity, Levin, and Weiner...the conservative intellectual leadership, by default since the conservatives can’t win state wide seats. They couldn’t elect Palin, or stop the most liberal rat in modern history, ObaMao. In 2006 consevatives shot their wad on illegal immigration and lost Pambo, Hoestedler, Santorum, and Hayworth. In 2009 they showed rats how to elect a liberal in a historicly GOP NY-23 district. In 2 out of 2 Congressional seats up, the conservatives decided to give Pelosi and Osama more power. Who gives a flying F**k what conservatives think They can’t even elect RINOs in a historically GOP congressional seat. They are only a danger to themselves.
Please don't expect moderates and liberals to join you in the fire as you burn up the GOP. They are plenty happy letting conservative burn themselves to ash.
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