The message is, I think, "It doesn't matter what you want, or what we say, we'll do what we will."
The Republican party, as a whole, is pretty terrible; what stated party planks do they actually forward?
Smaller government? When was the last time there was a government agency disbanded? (Merging and renaming don't count.)
Abortion? Even when we had the Executive and the Legislative, they did not do anything even a symbolic gesture.
Fiscal Responsibility? See the 'smaller government' question.
Anti-corruption? Look at how vigorously (not at all vigorous) they've investigated/prosecuted Fast and Furious.
With Romney as their pick -- just NY-23 on a national scale -- it's obvious that they don't want to listen or do what they say they will. Obama and such are at least honest when they scorn Americans for being "bitter clingers" to Bibles and guns; the Republican party though, "says all the right things" but doesn't do anything about them.
With Romney as their pick -- just NY-23 on a national scale -- it's obvious that they don't want to listen or do what they say they will. Obama and such are at least honest when they scorn Americans for being "bitter clingers" to Bibles and guns; the Republican party though, "says all the right things" but doesn't do anything about them.
Other than reconciliation bills, nothing gets done without 60 votes in the Senate. That's why the rats flipped Arlen Specter and contested the vote count for Al Franken repeatedly until he won.
1) How can you be pulled “off message” when no one in the country has a flippin’ clue what your message is?
The message is, I think, “It doesn’t matter what you want, or what we say, we’ll do what we will.”
EXACTLY! Or even worse...”We’re the GOP leadership and we’ll do what the media tells us to do cause we don’t want to get kicked off the invite list to cool parties at Sally Quinn’s house!”