There may be some kind of blackmail going on. But what we as conservatives and even normal gullible Republicans suffer from is a leadership that has been so corrupted by the environment in which they all find themselves. DC. Our seat of Federal Government that has come to be synonymous with corruption, deceit and downright evil in my opinion.
It is an alluring place. Parties, media pandering for interviews while at the same time shaping their interviewees with sighs and sounds of disapproval for wrong answers, praise for right answers. That coveted Sunday national discussion panel where they are lauded and praised for their willingness to work across the aisle and not be a [ooga booga] tea bagger.
Power, perks and prominence. Greed, vanity, loss of morals and commitment supplanted by every manner of vice - corruption, self-delusion and illogical rationalization for quixotic capitulations to evil (here, Obama) in the name of “winning the WH in 2016 or getting that damned elusive Hispanic vote.”
These bastards are just that. Bastards who lie, cheat and when greed is presented with opportunity - steal. Steal big.
And for that, all they have to do is engineer a few show votes and then come home once a year, two years, or 6 years and lie their collective asses off.
I know what I want with DC. I just can’t say it here.
When a politician enters the beltway an evil begins to attack their soul. Only a rare few who are very strong manage to survive. In every body of congress they can normally be counted on the fingers of both hands.
“I know what I want with DC. I just can’t say it here.”
I imagine what isis wants to do to DC and leave it at that.
Yes, DC is the problem.
One solution is to shut down capitol hill and make the congresspeople and the SCOTUS members telecommute from their own hometowns, it’ll make it harder and costlier for the lobbyists and bribers to do their thing.
Right now, DC is a single centralized point of attack for these goons. If most members of our elected government worked from home, surrounded by their constituents instead of the corruptors, things would be easier to straighten out.
‘Power, perks and prominence. Greed, vanity, loss of morals and commitment supplanted by every manner of vice - corruption, self-delusion and illogical rationalization for quixotic capitulations to evil (here, Obama) in the name of “winning the WH in 2016 or getting that damned elusive Hispanic vote.”’
This, and your whole post, Gaffer. You nailed it with every line.
NG, read this post, and then the rest of the thread, IF you want to learn about conservatives. But be warned: you will discover there is nothing special about my brand of conservatism. I am just a garden variety, non-LIV conservative. (And you really do need to learn more about conservatives. It would disabuse you of some of your sillier misconceptions.)