Posted on 04/23/2006 5:59:31 PM PDT by SirLinksalot
Who cares if GOP loses Congress?
By Joe Scarborough
Who really cares if Republicans lose Congress? Certainly not GOP leaders in the US House.
As the Wall Street Journal reported, the Republican pigs running Congress are wasting more money than those big-spending Democrats ever did.
Last month's deficit was the highest ever. But while Rome burns, Republicans obsess over their earmarks.
Conservative Republicans. What an oxymoron.
There is nothing conservative about the party to which I once proudly belonged. Like millions, I am disgusted by my party and their leaders.
A handful of responsible adults still understand the need for reform. But don't tell that to GOP bulls who have been trying to spend money like drunken sailors since they were empowered by the Revolution of 1994.
Some revolution.
A decade later, Republicans have given America the biggest deficit ever. The biggest debt ever. The biggest trade gap ever. The highest spending increases ever. A 110% increase in the education bureaucracy. A 100% increase in the Justice bureaucracy. An 88% increase in the Department of HHS. More pork projects than ever before. More earmarks than ever before. More reckless spending projects than ever before. A bigger, more wasteful government than ever before.
Why the hell should conservatives work to put these whores back in their perches of power?
Could Nancy Pelosi's Congress be worse?
Not on the spending level, because George W. Bush would have the courage to veto her outrageous spending bills. Sadly, he has shown no such fortitude with his own party in charge.
It is disgusting. It is also a problem I diagnosed two years ago in my book. But Republicans weren't listening then and they won't listen now.
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There hasn't been a fiscally conservative member of congress since Dick Armey retired.
Sad, really.
An emotionally laden idiotic question. Of course it can always be worse.
There are a few out there but the overall results are disheartening. There was a real opportunity for change here that could have helped our country solidify a position of greatness.
You miss the message. The point he is making is that the republican congress has behaved in ways that make democrats look good.
Is Joe crazy? Does he want Hillary and the Dems back in power? < /bot >
Probably the question he was intending to ask... the one that has been going through my mind a lot lately.... would 2 years of Democrat rule be THAT bad????
If there was a way to ensure that the Dems would only get 2 years, I would be very happy. In fact, I am willing to double my efforts in 2008.
As a solid conservative, I am planning to sit it out this year.
unfortunately both parties have taken themselves to their respective lunatic fringes and have little to offer in terms of meaningful policy.
The Democrat party today is simply of such a low class that these people cannot be allowed to hold a majority in either chamber of Congress. Our soldiers deserve better.
The GOP clearly hasn't handled every situation in a manner in which many of us would like....but there are times to step away from them and times not to. This is a time in history where the ilk of the Democrat party cannot be allowed to hold a majority in any branch of Gov't.
Our GOP base needs to come together one more time this Nov. Again..our soldiers deserve it.
how about Ron Paul ?
Are you threatening us?
It may even be better to let Democrats take control of Congress, because maybe then the President will finally use the veto pen. Another advantage would be that the Democrats would immediately launch impeachment hearings against the President, which would be great because the truth would come out, nationally televised, and would debunk Democratic talking points all over the place.
I think it would be good if one of the two houses at least fell to the Democrats. Probably the Senate. It's not like the Senate has done anything good recently anyway.
Oh yeah Nancy Pelosi will be odious to see and hear, but I still don't care. Without the House Bush could actually be impeached but I still don't care. He won't be removed and the WOT will continue. The Rats will look like idiots impeaching him, and the Republicans will (have to) sober up and not take the base for granted. I'm not buying "the stakes couldn't be any higher this year" again. Maybe vote Libertarian.
It is very bad indeed, but it can get even worse.
Joe nailed this one.
If you are among those who do think so, you are delusional. Seek help!
Joe Scarborough never left the revolution. It left him.
As Mary McCarthy has demonstrated, no Democrat can be trusted to hold an office of trust or profit either.
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