Posted on 06/19/2005 5:37:27 AM PDT by Chickenhawk Warmonger
Dear Republican Congressmen:
Less than 1 year ago, Americans voted to give President Bush a second term to continue working toward his vision for America. Voters gave President Bush the best present that any Republican president could ask for - a Republican controlled Congress. Americans breathed a sigh of relief that gridlock was over for at least 2 years. Some real changes could finally be made.
Despite being the majority party, the Republican Congress has been mired in political correctness. Minimal changes have been made. Instead of taking the lead, the Republican Congress has laid down in the middle of the road. Appeasement and basically fear of later retribution at the polls have lead the Republican members of Congress to behave like the minority party.
It is time for you, the Republican Congressmen, to stand up and act like the majority party. You are in charge and you have the power. To heck with the “spirit of bipartisanship” – where has that gotten us? Do the Democratic Congressmen want to work together as a team? Forget this idea of making sure the minority has a voice. That’s why they are the minority. We voted to give YOU the voice.
The Republican members of Congress that are setting themselves up for a run for the White House in 2008 may as well concede right now. You cannot stand up for Republican values in Congress. How do you expect Republicans to trust you with the White House? Several of you may have a better chance running as a Democrat than vying for the Republican nomination.
What should you do to rectify this situation with the Republican voters? Here are a few suggestions from the grassroots – not the publicity experts, not the professional handlers or the professional campaign managers.
First of all, call out the Republicans in Name Only (RINO’s). These are the Congressmen that ran on the Republican ticket just to ride into Congress on the rising tide of conservatism. Look at their records – do they vote for Republican ideals? Do they speak out against usurping of the Republican majority? If they vote like a Democrat and sound like a Democrat, they ARE a Democrat.
Secondly, when someone denigrates our President, our Country or our military, grow some cajones and take them to task publicly. Don’t issue these benign statements about the comments that are the equivalent of a slap on the hand. They have no effect whatsoever. Get on the television, the radio, the floor of the Senate or anywhere that Americans (and those that hate America) can hear you. Show some emotion (and I don’t mean tears Sen. Voinovich). Use strong language – take a lesson from Vice President Dick Cheney but use the PG version. Stand up for our President, our Country and our military. Do to them what they would do if the statements came from a Republican. Quit worrying about how “unprofessional” you think it would be. Refusing to go to bat for our President, our Country and our military is just as bad as the comments themselves.
Throw the spirit of bipartisanship out of the window. Quit trying to appease the Democrats. If it means invoking the “nuclear option”, go for it. Fight for what you were voted into office for. Instead a letting the Democrats call the shots, be the leaders that you are. You are the drivers of the Congress. Put the Democrats in the back seat where American voters wanted them. So we don’t have an Ambassador to the UN – so be it. That sends a message more powerful than giving in to all of the Democrats’ ridiculous demands. Let the Democrats hang themselves in the court of public opinion. Don’t allow them to tie the rope and hand it to you.
Start acting like you are in charge or you will not be for very long. We Republicans worked very hard to get you in to office. We can work just as hard to get another Republican in your place. We voted you in to do a job – now do it. Like one of my favorite songs, “You’ve got to stand for something or you’ll fall for anything”. Stand up for your Republican ideals or sit down in the audience.
It is sorry to say this but the gutless wonders will not listen. They are interested in getting re-elected not doing what they were sent there to do.
Two words, Term Limits!! If the President of the U.S. can only serve two terms, then so be it. Congress and the Senate should be the same. The Washington Elite are too busy trying to get reelected then do the work of the American People. It has become all about power and the next step up the ladder, the Oval Office. I will not donate another hard earned dollar to the Republican Party until they start acting like they are the majority and stop letting the "minority" party dictate.
After months of telling everyone who phoned for donations that I wanted to see some results from having elected a majority and after months of writing this same message on every mailed solicitation, I finally received a response: an envelope printed with the message that I was being dropped from the RNC.
All I can conclude is that there must be a whole lot of us, if they went to the trouble of printing these envelopes. I didn't even open mine, but I suspect I could have redeemed my membership by sending them money.
I still will not vote for liberals or a third party and I won't sit home, but I am really sickened by this show of contempt. The party is the problem, IMO.
I will continue to donate to select individuals in this upcoming election cycle. If that doesn't change things, I don't know what I will do. I wish there was some way to change the RNC, but when there is no response to our legitimate concerns and when I read daily that they are swimming in money, I doubt it can be done.
That is why my tagline is what it is. - Tom
I prefer to characterize the bunch REPUBLICAN STEERS....looks like the real thing but just cannot deliver.
Good one! Wish I had thought of it.
Two more word's, not intended to disparage your's, Divided Government. Three more words, Gridlock is Good. Blackbird.
I too have quit giving money. Both of my Senators are Republicans. After all of the messages I've sent to them, I got one reply back, which said 'I'll keep a watch on the item', when in fact I wanted them to participate in what was happening. One of my senators has gotten an F as a grade on his work as a senator from those people who grade senators (I don't really know who does this) but they were correct on this one.
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