Nailed It !
Posted on 09/28/2015 5:29:48 PM PDT by cotton1706
They had it all. The GOP party bosses appeared to be winning every legislative and electoral battle with conservatives. After beating back almost every primary challenge in 2014 and after passing one liberal bill after another with the support of Democrats, the elite technocrats and cronies within the party were high-fiving and slapping each other’s backs over their successfully crushing of the tea party.
Except – they never won anything. It was all an illusion. And in fact, their temporary victories set the stage for an irrevocable defeat in the long-run.
Last cycle, in my previous job, I was heavily involved in recruiting primary candidates to run against the phony Republican political class. The most striking lesson throughout the election season was that not a single establishment Republican would run on the veracity of their views – the ones they espouse and pursue in Washington. They co-opted all of our talking points on the core issues while often accusing the conservative candidates of being ideologically impure. In addition, they used their superior money, resources, and talent to bury the upstart candidates – most of whom had only rudimentary campaign resources and novice staff – before the candidates could even define themselves.
The bravado from the GOP establishment was only emboldened by the smashing victory over the Democrats in the general election. At the time, verses from Psalms (10: 5-6, 10) came to mind:
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Every RINO needs crushed
Nailed It !
Damn I wish I had wrote that!!
A point which tends to be lost on so many of the anti-Trump crowd.
Boom! Drop the mic!
Don’t forget to add John Roberts to the clean house list.
Great read, and in hindsight, prophetic.
Just remember, a RINO is most dangerous when wounded.
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