Posted on 02/16/2022 5:39:45 AM PST by MtnClimber
Will there be righteous and necessary recriminations for the Democrats’ COVID policy disasters? Republicans, don’t screw this up again.
In the early 1990s, the Left did something truly despicable . . . and got away with it. Now they are prepared to do something even worse. Will they get away with it again?
Let me explain.
When the Soviet empire dissolved in 1990-1991, Americans breathed a sigh of astonished relief, celebrated, and—eager to put the economic and psychic costs behind them—promptly forgot everything they should have learned. Above all, Americans (and Republicans and conservatives in particular) failed to impose an urgently needed moral and political reckoning. The consequences of that failure are still with us.
For almost half a century, the entire American Left, along with many moderate Democrats, were wrong about the Cold War—terribly, inexcusably, shamefully wrong. Yet the Left got away with it because Republicans and conservatives didn’t bother to claim the fruits of victory. From the New York Times suppressing the evidence of Stalin’s mass starvations to Jimmy Carter’s pathetic weakness in the face of Soviet aggression, the whole liberal Democratic establishment was missing in action during one of the greatest struggles between freedom and tyranny in human history. In fact, most liberals, with a very few notable exceptions, not only avoided the fight, they were often on the wrong side—excusing, covering up, and even defending Soviet Communism.
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The Turtle will screw this up. Count on it.
Don't forget that Jimmy Carter tried to look tough in his re-election year of 1980 by boycotting the Moscow Olympics and killing a number of American special forces by micromanaging the massively scaled down ill fated Iran hostage rescue attempt.
“Americans (and Republicans and conservatives in particular) failed to impose an urgently needed moral and political reckoning.”
No spiking the football. Bush said so.
We didn’t defeat communism in the Cold War, we only defeated the Soviet Union.
Agree, top priority should be to boot out about 150-200 ineffective RINOs, starting at the top.
Mitch, Linda, Mitt, and on, and on.
To paraphrase Barry, “Never underestimate the Republicans’ ability to f@ck things up!”.
The reason Democrats are as radical as they are is because they do no fear any retributions from the Republicans.
Why shouldn’t they push?
They know that Republicans are weak appeasers and will never act to deter their radical and destructive ambitions.
If Republicans pushed back and Dems feared them things in this country would be a lot different.
If you were a Democrat would you have any respect for Republicans?
almost tagline worthy
I’ll update the tagline page
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3992415/posts?q=1&;page=360#360
Every bush league chamber of commerce worshiping republiCAN’T needs to be politically slaughtered.
The time is right now.
Anyone with an R next to their name will be elected.
The old, “ But he/she is unelectable” argument goes right out the window.
Destroy the old guard.
They have earned our anger.
The old guard will suddenly turn “conservative” right before the election and fool the gullible R voters once again.
The persistence of backstabbing RINOs in the party is, unfortunately, a reflection of the stupidity of the base that keeps sending them back to DC.
An election will not make them pay. An election will merely delay the progressive of America.
Making them pay must involve graves.
There are plenty of Paul Ryan Ponies prancing about still.
The Turtle is a paid off cuck of Red China. A disgrace to Kentucky.
100%
James Pepper : Would you like to hear my opinion, Mr. John Simpson Chisum?
John Simpson Chisum : Nope.
James Pepper : Well, my opinion is all this speechifying, store keeping, prayer-meeting don’t amount to spit in the river. There’s only one thing that’s going to make this territory know who’s bull of the woods... and sometime or sooner it’s going to happen. And you know it.
John Simpson Chisum : Do I?
James Pepper : You do. It’s just going to be you and Murphy, head-to-head and horn-to-horn... and one hell of a fight. But one of you has got to lose, so the other one walks away with the herd and the whole shebang. Now, that’s my opinion.
Every patriot MUST vote twice this election year.
Patriots must first primary incumbent RINOs and then elect new RINOs on Election Day. /semi-sarc
And with McCarthy as speaker he will fold like a cheap tent.
Afraid to hurt someones feelings.
We need a strong speaker with a huge set of gonads and McCarthy ain’t it !!
Never underestimate the Republican Party’s extraordinary skill and determination for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory!
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