Posted on 10/30/2015 2:43:38 PM PDT by Hojczyk
In a panel discussion at the University of Colorado after the recent Republican debate, I was asked by a student why she should be a Republican. The question forced me to ask myself the same thing.
I gave the young woman the standard talking points
After much thought, I reluctantly concluded that the answer is “no.†The proudly socialist Democrats are full of passionate intensity, while the Republican leadership is full of pathetic excuses. After this week’s House GOP “budget deal,†which betrays nearly every promise made to grassroots conservatives since 2010, I have decided it is time to end my affiliation with the Republican Party.
Sadly, it has become obvious that the Republican establishment simply has no intention of ever fulfilling promises made in platforms and campaign speeches. To their mind, there are elections, and then there is “governing,†and governing to them means not messing with a gargantuan government on autopilot.
The Republican establishment does not want to control spending. It does not want to secure the borders or enforce immigration laws. It does not care about American sovereignty. It has no interest in ending the unaccountable and corrupt culture that has become a hallmark of official Washington. By insulting the grassroots, the GOP leadership has set upon a suicide mission. The problem is that failed leadership is allowing Obama to destroy the Constitution and take the whole country down the drain. Well, count me out.
The Boehner budget deal is the last straw, and enough is enough. I cannot any longer defend this transparently dishonest charade called the Republican Party.
What I will do instead is join the largest political group in the nation, unaffiliated Independents. In Colorado, they outnumber both “major†political parties.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
I’m done too!
Vote the Ba$tards out! We can’t do much worse than we are now.
Preaching to the choir...
oh no tom
oh no
oh gosh oh no /s
I left the GOP over Romney. They don’t care about us, they care about keeping the status quo and their power.
Its time for the GOP to go the way of the Whigs. However instead of becoming an independant, I joined the Constitution Party - one with real conservatives.
That said, I am considering reregistering with the GOP to vote in the primary.
Many have quit GOP and went Independent. I haven’t been able to make the jump mainly because I want to vote in Primaries and I have been a registered Republican since 18 and really hope they change before I have to.
“I was asked by a student why she should be a Republican. ... I reluctantly concluded that the answer is “no.””
If you answer “why” questions with a yes or no, maybe you should retire...
Welcome to the paaahty Tom
The Republican establishment does not want to control spending.
...
Right. The GOPe wants its share of the loot.
Mega Ditto
Nice going...!! Congrats!
Death to the GOP..!!
—ditto—
Been there, done that.
Yea, the headline was way more interesting than the article.
I am an unenrolled voter in MA yet I can still vote in the primaries of one party.
.
Right, primary participation can be critical. But I’m in a cross-over vote state, which is actually worse. Too much meddling.
Opportunist. TANCREDO will do or say or stand with anybody that he thinks gives him an edge up on getting elected.
I think the intervening sentence of:
“I gave the young woman the standard talking points”
Provided his answer to the young lady. It wasn’t no.
Gwjack
I’m having trouble finding where he said that to the woman.
The article says he said something completely different.
Could you give me the quote?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.