Posted on 01/05/2006 6:18:00 AM PST by Theodore R.
Judgment day for Republicans
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: January 5, 2006 1:00 a.m. Eastern
© 2006 WorldNetDaily.com
This year marks the 12th anniversary of the "Republican Revolution."
It will also herald a judgment day for the GOP.
Republicans in Congress have several factors working against them:
Despite having control, at least in theory, of all three branches of the federal government since 2001, it is difficult to perceive any significant positive change of course for the nation. Spending is way up – even if you don't consider the expenses of the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Nearly five years after America was the target of a devastating, unthinkable terrorist attack, the borders remain unsecured.
A major scandal that touches the president and many members of Congress – including the Republican leadership – is unfolding in Washington. Though lobbyist Jack Abramoff bought favors from both Democrats and Republicans, it is clear that, when the smoke clears, the party in power will pay a much higher political price.
According to a new poll, about half of Americans believe – correctly – that most members of Congress are corrupt.
These factors, and others, lead me to believe Republicans will be punished badly in this year's mid-term elections – worse than anyone now imagines.
Somehow Republicans have managed to squander every advantage they had a dozen years ago as "mavericks" who were going to make government more accountable to the people, less corrupt, responsive to the rule of law, more moral.
It hasn't happened. That's obvious to one and all – even the most hopeful of us. The Republican Party is clearly part of the problem. A significant portion of the GOP base now recognizes, rightly, that no fundamental change in the direction of the country will occur because of the election of Republicans to office – even if they occupied every single seat in the House, Senate, Supreme Court and the White House.
"Republican" no longer connotes smaller government, more freedom, less intrusion in our personal lives and a more vibrant economy as it did after eight years of Ronald Reagan. "Republican" today more likely connotes – even for those who tend to vote for the party – incompetence, corruption, compromise, betrayal.
None of this, of course, is to excuse or rationalize the Democratic Party as a viable alternative. That would be like rejecting the frying pan for the fire.
But, nevertheless, think what will happen on Election Day when 2 to 3 percent of the previously most passionate "Republicans" stay home. Think of what it will mean when 20 to 30 percent of the grass-roots activists Republicans have counted on to work for them don't show up this year.
That's what I expect to happen in 2006.
I expect the Democrats to make tremendous gains in the House and Senate by default – simply because the Republicans have blown it over the last 12 years.
They have squandered the greatest historic opportunity to rein in unconstitutional government in Washington since the War Between the States.
They may be finished for another generation as a majority party. If it doesn't happen in 2006, it will surely happen in 2008, because the party leadership shows no signs of "getting it." They have put personality above principle – and there is no chance of going back.
There are no Ronald Reagans waiting in the wings. Instead, the leading candidates for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008 are Sen. John McCain and Rudy Giuliani. Neither holds a candle to the legacy and values of Reagan.
But there is a silver lining under this dark cloud.
Maybe Americans will understand there is no national salvation to be found in one political party or the other. Maybe they will begin to understand that we are not supposed to be a people ruled by elitists in Washington. Maybe we will start acting like the self-governing people we are supposed to be. Maybe we will start taking charge of our own lives again instead of looking to Washington to solve our problems.
Maybe 2006 will be the year we begin "Taking America Back."
Unaccustomed as I am to agreeing with much of what WorldNetDaily publishes, there are some good points here. The Dems are NOT a viable/attractive alternative, but that might not prevent their making some gains in the current atmosphere.
Joe Farah a Buchananite bitter and delusional loser making an analysis on what he sees in his wet dream.
Joe Farah
~yawn~
Sorry Joe but this is far from a Republican problem:
Not just a GOP problem....(posted by mystery-ak http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1551333/posts?page=13#13)
* Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) Received At Least – $22,500
* Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN) Received At Least – $6,500
* Senator Joseph Biden (D-DE) Received At Least – $1,250
* Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) Received At Least – $2,000
* Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) Received At Least – $20,250
* Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) Received At Least – $21,765
* Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) Received At Least – $7,500
* Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) Received At Least – $12,950
* Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND) Received At Least – $8,000
* Senator Jon Corzine (D-NJ) Received At Least – $7,500
* Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) Received At Least – $14,792
* Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) Received At Least – $79,300
* Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) Received At Least – $14,000
* Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) Received At Least – $2,000
* Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) Received At Least – $1,250
* Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) Received At Least – $45,750
* Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) Received At Least – $9,000
* Senator Jim Jeffords (I-VT) Received At Least – $2,000
* Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) Received At Least – $14,250
* Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) Received At Least – $3,300
* Senator John Kerry (D-MA) Received At Least – $98,550
* Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) Received At Least – $28,000
* Senator Pat Leahy (D-VT) Received At Least – $4,000
* Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) Received At Least – $6,000
* Senator Joe Lieberman (D-CT) Received At Least – $29,830
* Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) Received At Least – $14,891
* Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) Received At Least – $10,550
* Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) Received At Least – $78,991
* Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) Received At Least – $20,168
* Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) Received At Least – $5,200
* Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) Received At Least – $7,500
* Senator Mark Pryor (D-AR) Received At Least – $2,300
* Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) Received At Least – $3,500
* Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) Received At Least – $68,941
* Senator John Rockefeller (D-WV) Received At Least – $4,000
* Senator Ken Salazar (D-CO) Received At Least – $4,500
* Senator Paul Sarbanes (D-MD) Received At Least – $4,300
* Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Received At Least – $29,550
* Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) Received At Least – $6,250
* Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) Received At Least – $6,250
Abramoff Lobbying & Political Contributions to Democrats,
per FEC Records
# # # # #
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte $423,480
Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte $354,700
Democratic National Cmte $65,720
Patrick J. Kennedy (D-RI) $42,500
Patty Murray (D-Wash) $40,980
Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) $36,000
Harry Reid (D-Nev) $30,500
Byron L. Dorgan (D-ND) $28,000
Tom Daschle (D-SD) $26,500
Democratic Party of Michigan $23,000
Brad R. Carson (D-Okla) $20,600
Dale E. Kildee (D-Mich) $19,000
Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md) $17,500
Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) $15,500
Democratic Party of Oklahoma $15,000
Chris John (D-La) $15,000
John Breaux (D-La) $13,750
Frank Pallone, Jr (D-NJ) $13,600
Richard A. Gephardt (D-Mo) $12,000
Mary L. Landrieu (D-La) $11,500
Barney Frank (D-Mass) $11,100
Max Baucus (D-Mont) $11,000
Maria Cantwell (D-Wash) $10,000
Democratic Party of North Dakota $10,000
Nick Rahall (D-WVa) $10,000
Democratic Party of South Dakota $9,500
Democratic Party of Minnesota $9,000
Ron Kind (D-Wis) $9,000
Peter Deutsch (D-Fla) $8,500
Joe Baca (D-Calif) $8,000
Dick Durbin (D-Ill) $8,000
Xavier Becerra (D-Calif) $7,523
Tim Johnson (D-SD) $7,250
Democratic Party of New Mexico $6,250
Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) $6,000
David E. Bonior (D-Mich) $5,000
Jon S. Corzine (D-NJ) $5,000
Democratic Party of Montana $5,000
Fritz Hollings (D-SC) $5,000
Jay Inslee (D-Wash) $5,000
Thomas P. Keefe Jr. (D-Wash) $5,000
Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md) $5,000
Deborah Ann Stabenow (D-Mich) $5,000
Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) $4,500
Tom Carper (D-Del) $4,000
Kent Conrad (D-ND) $4,000
Jerry Kleczka (D-Wis) $4,000
Sander Levin (D-Mich) $4,000
Robert T. Matsui (D-Calif) $4,000
George Miller (D-Calif) $4,000
Kalyn Cherie Free (D-Okla) $3,500
James L. Oberstar (D-Minn) $3,500
Charles J. Melancon (D-La) $3,100
Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) $3,000
Cal Dooley (D-Calif) $3,000
John B. Larson (D-Conn) $3,000
David R. Obey (D-Wis) $3,000
Ed Pastor (D-Ariz) $3,000
Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) $3,000
Richard M. Romero (D-NM) $3,000
Brad Sherman (D-Calif) $3,000
Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss) $3,000
Max Cleland (D-Ga) $2,500
Grace Napolitano (D-Calif) $2,500
Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif) $2,500
Bill Luther (D-Minn) $2,250
Gene Taylor (D-Miss) $2,250
Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii) $2,000
Ken Bentsen (D-Texas) $2,000
Dan Boren (D-Okla) $2,000
Rosa L. DeLauro (D-Conn) $2,000
John D. Dingell (D-Mich) $2,000
Doug Dodd (D-Okla) $2,000
Ned Doucet (D-La) $2,000
Lane Evans (D-Ill) $2,000
Sam Farr (D-Calif) $2,000
John Neely Kennedy (D-La) $2,000
Carl Levin (D-Mich) $2,000
Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark) $2,000
Nita M. Lowey (D-NY) $2,000
Robert Menendez (D-NJ) $2,000
Adam Schiff (D-Calif) $2,000
Ronnie Shows (D-Miss) $2,000
Adam Smith (D-Wash) $2,000
Ellen O. Tauscher (D-Calif) $2,000
Mike Thompson (D-Calif) $2,000
Maxine Waters (D-Calif) $2,000
Peter DeFazio (D-Ore) $1,500
Norm Dicks (D-Wash) $1,500
John Kerry (D-Mass) $1,400
Barbara Boxer (D-Calif) $1,000
Dennis Cardoza (D-Calif) $1,000
Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) $1,000
Jim Costa (D-Calif) $1,000
Susan A. Davis (D-Calif) $1,000
Eliot L. Engel (D-NY) $1,000
Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif) $1,000
Tim Holden (D-Pa) $1,000
Patrick Leahy (D-Vt) $1,000
Joe Lieberman (D-Conn) $1,000
Jim Maloney (D-Conn) $1,000
David Phelps (D-Ill) $1,000
Charles S. Robb (D-Va) $1,000
Brian David Schweitzer (D-Mont) $1,000
Pete Stark (D-Calif) $1,000
Gloria Tristani (D-NM) $1,000
Derrick B. Watchman (D-Ariz) $1,000
Rick Weiland (D-SD) $1,000
Paul Wellstone (D-Minn) $1,000
Ron Wyden (D-Ore) $1,000
Bob Borski (D-Pa) $720
Shelley Berkley (D-Nev) $500
Howard L. Berman (D-Calif) $500
Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) $500
Democratic Party of Washington $500
Barbara Lee (D-Calif) $500
Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif) $500
Grand Total $1,541,673
Posted by TAB
Wow. He managed to write a column without blaming the neocons. I'm impressed. Buchanan better take him to the woodshed for that omission.
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
You need to stop reading left wing blogs.
Man: Well then, I believe I'll vote for a third party!
Kang: Go ahead! Throw your vote away! Ahahahaha!
Question for everyone: How many of you suspect your own republican senator or representative is involved in illegal dealings with Abramoff?
If so, will you attempt to replace them in the primary?
If we kick out the republicans who are corrupt, and do so in the primaries, will our replacement candidates be susceptible to attacks in the general election?
Do you think the democrats will bother to boot any of THIER candidate out in primaries for involvement with Abramoff?
This could be a blessing, if we act quickly, get the extent of the corruption, and replace our bad republicans before the general election. We could actually run as the party which cares about corruption instead of just talking about it.
So you are absolutely sure that without the swift boat vets Kerry would have been President? You are making an absolutely unsubstantial claim. People voted for President Bush because he is a true and strong leader during time of war, they realized that Kerry an ultra liberal, a flip floper, and a man who cannot be trusted to lead the nation in times of war. Also people voted on a lot of moral issues mainly gay marriage and abortion, of course President Bush won on these issues as well.
Let Farah's fantasy be an important reminder to anyone who suffers the notion that the dems will all "change their minds" when the truth is known.
Farah's folly is clear evidence that these lowlifes are unswerving in their hatred and irrationality. Nothing will influence or change their committment to the total destruction of our country.
As an influence group these idiots are our most deadly enemy because, like it or not, they are fellow Americans fully committed to self-destruction of our country.
Liberals keep pushing that lie. If Jeb Bush wants to run, all bets are off and the Republican nomination is his for the taking. This is what liberals fear the most.
You're writing that in response to me, but I did not say that. I don't know it to be true. That doesn't mean I think Jeb is a shoo-in, however.
I agree with him 100%
"[goldstategop needs] to stop reading left wing blogs."
Huh? He cited the Swiftboat vets as the reason why Bush won. I think he makes a valid point. And please show me a single left winger who admires the Swiftboat Vets.
I would absolutely love to see a bipartizan purging of corruption. Kick the corrupt vermine out of BOTH parties!
I expect Democrats to be immoral socialists, but I expect better from Republicans.
We will see how right Farah is this November. So far his predictions record is 0 to 1000 against him. The man is a political idiot and there is no distinction between him and liberals when it comes to political analysis. They always analyze events and make predictions based on what they wish will happen in their delusional minds and not on what is happening or what is really going to happen.
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