Tea party paralysis (Editor's Inbox)

globalgazzette ^ | Aug 21, 2013 | By HAROLD W. HOPP

[Jim Robinson]

Tea party Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, are insisting that Republicans shouldn’t negotiate on the federal budget unless Democrats agree in advance not to try for a rise in the debt ceiling when the fiscal year ends on Sept. 30.

This triumvirate of the Republican far right seem to have decided that they no longer have any obligation to engage in basic governance of our people through bipartisan negotiations and compromise.

Republican Sen. John McCain said the tea partiers complain that negotiations are “back room dealings” but seem not to realize that whatever agreement is reached has to be passed by both houses of Congress.

Governing won’t happen if the Democrats and Republicans can’t negotiate on legislation.

Tea party conservatives have recently laid out their continuing disinterest in compromise when a coalition of 20 groups of tea partiers sent the following letter urging Sen. Lamar Alexander, a moderate Republican from Tennessee, to retire: “Unfortunately, our great nation can no longer afford compromise and bipartisanship, two traits for which you have become famous. America faces serious challenges and needs policymakers who will defend conservative values, not work with those who are actively undermining those values.”

[Jim Robinson]

What they mean here by "bi-partisan negotiate and compromise" is that we should bend over and let them have their way with us. Wham bam thank you ma'am.

[ConservativeDude]

it’s true: we aren’t interested in “governing”. We’ve had enough of that.

But we are interested in freedom.....

[Eagle of Liberty]

This triumvirate of the Republican far right seem to have decided that they no longer have any obligation to engage in basic governance of our people through bipartisan negotiations and compromise

It has NEVER been that way! Here is what happened the last time that the Democrats had both houses of Congress in terms of "bipartisan negotiations and compromise":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imUyBlc7NHQ

If the Gate Is Closed, We Will Go Over the Fence, If the Fence Is Too High, We Will Pole Vault In

As I said to some friends yesterday in the press, we will go through the gate. If the gate is closed, we will go over the fence. If the fence is too high, we will pole vault in. If that doesn’t work, we will parachute in. But we are going to get health care reform passed for the American people for their own personal health and economic security and for the important role that it will play in reducing the deficit.

[Tzimisce]

The Tea Party ran on a platform of making the government smaller.

In 2 and 1/2 years, has the government gotten any smaller?

[Louis Foxwell]

Hopp is without clue. Compromise is not possible when it means the destruction of all we hold dear. One does not compromise with those who seek our destruction. In a war the obliteration of the enemy is the only legitimate goal. This is war. Liberalism and Islam are the 2 horns of satan that must be ground into dust.

[Jim Robinson]

Unfortunately, tea party types are not yet in control of our government. But they are fighting against it.

The big spending liberals, RINOs and GOP-e statists have no interest whatsoever in cutting government.

Go, TEA PARTY!!

[SMARTY]

“This triumvirate of the Republican far right seem to have decided that they no longer have any obligation to engage in basic governance of our people through bipartisan negotiations and compromise.”

Not really.

But, since Republicans CANNOT/WOULD NOT arbitrarily force laws into place by Executive order ...we have chosen to engage in governance in a LEGAL, authorized, formal and traditional way, which our constituents approve!!

[CaptainAmiigaf]

Bi-Partisan Compromise is when the LIBERAL make demands they know in advance they have NO chance of achieving.
They enter into a “bi-partisan” negotiation with the RINOs and thus achieve that which they really wanted in the first place.
It’s an old union ploy. Demand what you’ll never get, and end up shaking hands over a ‘compromise” that gives you what you actually sought.
And because they met the opposition half way, the MSM extolls their virtue.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

Tzimisce ~" The Tea Party ran on a platform of making the government smaller.
In 2 and 1/2 years, has the government gotten any smaller?"

No .. not smaller,..yet !
But their voices have been heard !!
and the estblished GOPe are rightfully shaken !
Karl Rove and John Boehner no longer represent the electorate , and should be removed and/ or FIRED !

[Dracomeister]

In the DemocRATs lexicon, Bipartisanship and Compromise both mean “Conservatives give in to Liberals” and all is well.

[Political Junkie Too]

This triumvirate of the Republican far right seem to have decided that they no longer have any obligation to engage in basic governance of our people through bipartisan negotiations and compromise.

Do as I say, not as I do.

How about how Obamacare was passed?

-PJ

[LibLieSlayer]

SHOW ME IN THE US CONSTITUTION WHERE IT SAYS ANYTHING ABOUT BI-PARTISAN COMPROMISE AND SHOW ME ANYTIME SINCE REID, PELOSI AND OBAMA WON WHERE THE DIMS HAVE COMPROMISED ON ANYTHING. **** THE DIMS... **** COMPROMISE AND **** THIS AUTHOR.

[LibLieSlayer]

NO KISS OR REACH AROUND FOR REPUBLICANS!

[GeronL]

bump

[GeronL]

That article is a bunch of used toilet water

[KarlInOhio]

Tea party conservatives have recently laid out their continuing disinterest in compromise

I am more than willing to compromise how the Democrats do it. If I want 10 government programs eliminated, I'm willing to compromise at eliminating 5, reducing 3 and leaving 2 alone for now. We can then start compromising again tomorrow on how to eliminate the remaining ones.

We shouldn't compromise by tossing our demands for program elimination away on the first step and then agreeing to 95% of what the Dems want.

[Ohioan]

Compromises on how you exercise Constitutional power, are perfectly proper; as are compromises on the appointments of honorable men, who may have some differences of opinion.

But a compromise that in effect ignores the obligations of one's oath to uphold the Constitution, either by funding what the Constitution does not permit, or by approving the appointment of a scoff-law, who will not acknowledge his or her Constitutional duty, can never be acceptable to the principled public servant.

In charity, ought we to assume that John McCain's arteries no longer allow the flow of blood to those parts of his brain that understand the above? Or does he really want to be seen as putting "getting along" with usurpers above his duty?

William Flax

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

The Democrats’ version of compromise is to keep getting the GOP-e to meet them halfway until they’ve met them nearly all the way.

[Tzimisce]

The Tea Party's not going to win any more elections.

The American Left has control of the FEC, the IRS, the FCC, the courts, etc.

The Tea Party might win an election here and there, but for the most part we're now Venezuela.

The only way to fix it is to defund it - RIGHT NOW.

But since the House isn't interested in doing that....

First step to fixing a problem is admitting you have one. Republicans, Tea Partiers and Conservatives are mostly living in denial.

[Tzimisce]

Right.

And that drunk told me he’ll stop drinking tomorrow.