Posted on 08/04/2014 5:54:42 AM PDT by Maceman
The question is whether the GOPe opposes the Tea Party for political reasons, or ideological.
IMHO most of the opposition is political; the Tea Party represents a threat to the GOPe’s power. That means that there’s a good opening for negotiation and compromise, if both sides were to take it.
Again, not forgiving McConnell for his actions, and I believe that any attempt to reconcile needs to start with him. But likewise the Tea Party needs to be receptive to any attempts.
Cochrane in MS is a completely different story. He needs to be gone. G-O-N-E.
There is no way to reconcile with McConnell, he is still burning bridges. Watch for TEA-backed candidates to be defunded and undermined in the general election.
So you’ll be voting for the Democrat, Alison Grimes. Just want to make sure we have that clear.
You haven't been keeping up with this story. The Ad (and others) came from Haley Barbor's group, and was paid for by money from the Mitch McConnell PAC.
The stories describing all this are all over Free Republic.
An Enemy is better than a traitor.
Are you aware that McConnell funneled money into Haley Barbour's group to pay for those racist attack ads? How is it that Cochran need to go but not McConnell?
The GOPe has declared war on the tea party. Surely, they can’t fault us for fighting back.
I can confirm that the attack ads in Mississippi run by “All Citizens for Mississippi” were funded by Senate Republicans, including Senators Mitch McConnell, John Cornyn, Rob Portman, Bob Corker, and Roy Blunt. It appears our Senate Republican leaders are willing to risk losing a Senate majority so long as they can get their own re-elected. Yes folks, it is true. I can confirm what we all suspected.
It’s about picking a single target that can be focused on in a very narrow manner in order to send a message.
Going after multiple concurrent targets is much harder, as the focus of the effort will be distributed and dispersed. The increased risk of failure generally isn’t worth it, especially since it introduces the possibility of a 1 to 1 result, even allowing the win to be dismissed given the loss.
Better to win big in a single contest scenario than to split or lose in a dual one.
Again, speaking purely from the standpoint of pragmatic political action.
We can only hope. We can also hope that all who support him get kicked to curb as well.
I’d would also love to see KY conservatives kick McConnell to the curb.
We can live without Mitch.
Do you really believe the GOPE is going to save the country? Purist? Really I voted for the last 6 goat turd gope presidential candidates your kind foisted upon us as the “only candidate who can win...” How’s that working out for us? When you do not offer a choice eventually people say why the hell am I wasting my time they are both the same.
Right now do you honestly think there is a choice between the democrats and the GOPE? If you do you are either a consultant on the take of some one on the government tit.
Sadly the GOPE has cost us 8 yrs of obama with their “only candidate who can win...” BS. So take your it’s your fault because you demand a real choice purist crap back to the drawing board. These 8 yrs are solidly on the GOPE and it’s leadership.
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There are those of us in Mississippi, and those of us in Kentucky. Those of us in Mississippi can punish Cochran, and those of us in Kentucky can punish McConnell.
As far as i'm concerned, they both need to go. They stepped over the line of tolerable behavior.
They'll only get more shrill as time goes on.
Post 44 sums up my thinking on it.
He calls us racists, and the apologists expect us to support him.
Not. Gonna. Happen.
You are on Saturday Night Live, right?
Guilt trip, cry, beg, moan, plead, ridicule, mock, make up yet another cockamamie excuse for the GOPE and your beloved god the Party to try and get us to keep voting for the liberals you keep trotting out. It wont’ work anymore.
Here is a novel concept, offer a choice for a change.
As the GOPE Party Boy troll on FR I have a question for you. Why do you want conservative votes? Why would you want them at this point? Cannot the democrats rightfully in their eyes accuse the GOPE trash of courting racist, kkk members after your stunt in Mississippi?
What can you reply when they make this accusation? We really didn’t mean it? Oh we are just political hacks trying to save our liberal asses just like you?
Party Boy when you offer me a choice then you might get my vote back until then you made your bed full of rattlesnakes, jump in!
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