THe key to me is the part about not knowing who Erick Erickson is. He really doesn’t know.
So how can we assume he’s dissing all conservatives on the internet?
Mitch is smart about some things, but simply unaware of many others. He’s in his own world.
But he’s not the real issue...he’s merely a symbol of the system we have. He cannot stop the EIGHT GOP who defected to vote with the Dems on a bill the House is fighting. Senators will not be intimidated by threats. They are too high and mighty for that.
We elected a tea party senator from Wisconsin. He seemed tea party to the core...endorsed Romney.
The establishment is touting Kelly Ayotte from NH for near-future stardom. She’s all for Mitt. I remember when Sarah Palin endorsed her.
Marco Rubio...have you caught some of HIS latest pronouncements?
McConnell’s not my cup of tea, but I don’t believe he’s the problem.
The problem is so much bigger than that, it’s hard to know where to start.
Well your head will explode when Palin eventually endorses Milt too. Last I checked, Palin was a Republican in good standing and if you don't think everyone in the party isn't getting on board, you haven't been around long enough. It is what happens.
McConnell’s not my cup of tea, but I don’t believe he’s the problem.
Wrong. There are constant reports leaking out when big issues hit the Senate exposing McConnell as the main barrier to getting Conservative votes up. Time and time again, folks in the Senate show where Tippy Turtle himself shut out Conservatives to make nice with Reid. Without him, real things could be accomplished in the Senate. One man can effect an entire system.
“The problem is so much bigger than that, it’s hard to know where to start.”
Spot on!
I would wager that Sen. Mitch Mconnell (as does Speaker John Boehner) knows what a BIG FAT MESS we’re in — he’s riding a tiger he cannot control (or willing to appease the tiger to keep the ride).
Can anyone survive the rise to high office and remain truly honorable?
Is their fate tied to being part of the GOP party borg?
There is strength in numbers but the Big Government Borg appears unable to stop growing.
So, how do we “fight city hall” now?
If you'd care to search and bore yourself to death, I've spent many years (since 1998, even though I can't get my signup date to reflect that) saying I would NEVER never never vote for John McCain and I went into great detail about all the things I had against him. I wrote in 2000 when he was running against Bush. I wrote in 2007. I ended up voting for Romney in the 08 primaries before JM and Huck pulled a fast one and sewed up the nom for McVain.
How many FReepers voted for Romney in '08?
Then I voted for McCain in 2008.
And I did the right thing. We came astonishingly close to keeping BO out of office. We would have lost by fifteen pts instead of four if not for Sarah Palin...BO only won 53% of the vote. A win, but not a landslide.
I understand how furious we are that we had no good conservative candidates this time. I voted for Gingrich in the primaries and donated to Santorum. I'm old enough to remember Gingrich in the Contract for America and I admired him for that, but am also dismayed at his erratic and narcissistic behavior. Santorum is a good guy, but he just could not run hard enough and fast enough. We are stuck with Romney just like we were stuck with McCain. Politics sucks. We know what is good, and all we get is Romney.
I'm not filled with hate for Mitt Romney and I'm going to vote for him for president in November. I don't waste my energy the way I did about McCain.
And I am suspicious of people here who waste so much energy trying to keep FReepers from getting involved in elections.
RightwarHo (how's that for a name some liberal shill would make up?) hasn't been here a year, but he knows enough to tell us not to vote or donate or work.
Heh.