Posted on 10/10/2014 8:57:31 AM PDT by cotton1706
In a new op-ed for the Wall Street Journal, Republican strategist Karl Rove warns the GOP that should they make big gains in the November midterm elections, they should focus on passing legislation rather than “score-settling” with President Barack Obama.
Rove writes that he anticipates Obama to reject bills sent to him from a Republican Congress but that Obama ” deserves the chance to show he’s matured as a leader and has the energy to govern.”
From the op-ed:
Mr. Obama is not the only person who must decide how to proceed. Whatever path the president chooses, Republicans must settle on a course, too. They should understand that, while it is insane to assume good faith from Mr. Obama, they should not make score-settling with the administration their priority.
Voters want Republicans to restrain Mr. Obama from further bad actions and oversee, and in some cases investigate, misdeeds and gross mismanagement. Even more, however, they want Republicans to tackle the problems facing Americans, especially middle-class Americans. This means the GOP should start with measures to strengthen the economy and help job creation.
Essentially, that is the big question. The Republican Party is merely the Republican Division of Democrat Party, Inc. It does not matter what comes of the elections in November. The border will not be fixed. Amnesty in some form will finally be passed. Obamacare will not be ended or even crimped. Nothing else matters. The outcome of the election in two years will be the same, no matter who wins the presidency and the Congress.
I wonder if defunding Obamacare, closing the borders, cutting government spending, lowering taxes, abolishing a few gov’t agencies, and prosecuting his administration for their crimes would be considered score settling
Then challenge the Democrats to override the vetoes for the sake of the American people.
This should be the Republican Congressional agenda for the next two years in the run up to the 2016 Presidential campaign.
-PJ
Solution: start an American conservative political party.
The GOP is terminal. 2014 is their last gasp, and with Tokyo Rove at the helm, they have just as much chance as losing as winning.
Ina year when it should be a blowout for the GOP.
Some architect.
I agree with Rove to a point.
Republicans and Conservatives need to be strategic and tactical. Picking a fight isn’t the approach. The idea is to make him President “NO”. NO ideas, NO answers.
Keystone Pipeline means jobs and energy independence. Make him say YES or NO.
Keep Your Doctor Healthcare. Make him say YES or NO.
Link UNSECURED borders to the growing threat of Ebola and other diseases. Make him say YES or NO to securing the border.
Beat him at “CHESS” and don’t engage him in a game of “CHICKEN”.
Karl’s afraid his RINOS will win and the base will expect them to overturn Obamacare or something. Sheesh!
Obama is LAW-LESS becaue Republican "Leaders: are BALL-LESS!!!
Rove needs to be gone.
He does much more harm than good.
He’s 64 years old and has a fat wallet.
Just go somewhere and retire.
McConnell held ALL the Republican Senators together to vote AGAINST OBAMACARE!!! He deserves credit for that.....some of them were SQUISHY!
If only there was a journalist that would be right instead of left. A right journalist could have asked, ‘Karl, do you think obama should be left free to continue his policies or should Congress restrain obama?
The Republican Party (sic) has had the power of the purse for two years and has not done anything with that very real power to put the brakes on the New Socialism. Why would we think they will do anything to hinder it just because Rove and Boehner and McConnell have a majority? or even the Presidency (Bush, Romney)?
Rove should be shot for treason.
“score settling”
How about doing what is best for the country.
Don't believe me? Even now the Republican leadership is lowering expectations about what they'll do if they take the Senate in 2014.
You worried about a Democrat Senate approving Obama's judicial nominees? Well maybe you should listen to John McCain saying what will happen if the Republicans win the Senate: “I will work very hard to go back to 60 votes,” said Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who boldly predicts a Republican Senate would process Obama’s nominees “more rapidly than [Democrats] do today.”
And as for the House: John Boehner: ‘Very Few’ Republicans Will Oppose Me
So tell me again how much better off we'll be voting for the RINOs.
If it wins the Senate, the current Republican leadership and RINOcrat candidates will do nothing to save our nation (assuming it is still capable of being saved), and the anger of the electorate will be aimed at them in 2016, as Hillary comes in and promises to save us.
And she will probably win, unless the GOP valiantly articulates, expresses and supports conservative candidates and the conservative agenda and has a credible conservative firebrand -- preferably Ted Cruz -- running against her.
If, on the other hand, the GOPe RINOcrats lose the general election, they will be forced to move immediately to the so-called "Right," and their their proven-loser moderate mainstream candidates (Romney, Christie, Bush, Huckabee) will never get past the primaries in 2016.
And Karl Rove will be a distant memory.
So which is better, if we win the Senate now or lose it?
Honestly, long term, I think it's better that we lose it this time.
I have no interest in settling scores with America’s most dangerous enemy in history. All I want to do is repeal Obamacare, cut spending, and bring FedGov back within the limits of the Enumerated Powers.
“The issue is that it wouldn’t be “score settling”. It would be “problem fixing”.”
“Problem fixing” will be seen as “score settling” by those with a “progressive agenda” I believe rove is more concerned with the power and authority of who carries out the “progressive agenda” than the agenda itself. POKR
Those legislative crimes HAVE TO BE REVERSED! That will BE score-settling, just as “O” meant HIS criminal and flawed administration IN TOTAL to be ‘score-settling’ of the crudest and most lawless kind!
Isn’t Karl Rove over by now? Didn’t he get the memo?
Yes, lets all be “moderate”.
Horseshit.
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