[Diogenesis]

"If this keeps up, a lot of Republicans are going to be job hunting after November."

BINGO

The 42nd Co-presidents of the USA

The 43rd Co-presidents of the USA

The 44th Co-Presidents of the USA

[gunnedah]

On the money and I am one that is about to abandon ship. I can not remember the last time I failed to vote but if the Republicans are going to be surrogates to the Democrats,hell I will stay at home and keep my family away also.

[steveegg]

I have to quibble with the title; this was done with the full knowledge and support of the GOP "leadership", at least the portion not in the House of Representatives (they'll be added after the conference committee completes the sell-out).

[FlipWilson]

Michael Reagan, those with the greater numbers rule the Senate (as long as they can avoid the filibuster) Like it or not, there are more Rino's+Democrats than conservatives. The Republican leadership lost control of nothing because they never had control. Instead, McCain and the gang of Rino's had the control all along.

No use crying over spilled milk or punishing the conservatives for the RINO's actions. What we can do is use the tools our system provides us and await the RINO crowd to come up for reelection and then beat them in the primaries with conservative candidates. Failing that, we sit out the elections where they are running. Better a wolf than a wolf in sheeps clothing.

Thus, I eagerly await 2008 so I can see the look on McCain's face when he doesn't get the nomination. Eagerly await when Lindsay Graham is up for reelection in a conservative state and pays a price for supporting McCain. But, I am not going to give up the ship just because it has been hijacked.

[steveegg]

Check that; I skimmed right past the point where Michael wrote about Denny "I Quit" Hastert's attempts to become minority "leader".

[pickrell]

"...A minority of Republicans are making a majority of Republicans look like fools..."

I would have to differ slightly, in that only a majority of Republicans... can make a majority of Republicans look like fools. This is nothing being done to them- they are pulling out the pretty grenade pin all by themselves.

We had a right to expect that those champions of the conservative cause would have previously prepared and steeled themselves for the job that they willingly sought and campaigned for, and which was known to have been inevitable.

Now, it looks like they are all deer caught in the headlights... totally unprepared to go to the canvas.

An yet- who are we to blame when, here in Ohio, RINO Senator Dewine pulls 71% of the primary vote? Voters in other states have variously examined the mix of conservative and liberal republican candidates in their primaries, and made their choices accordingly.

By the evidence, it would seem that nominating truly conservative candidates would seem to be a bridge too far.

If we send these people to represent us... who do we blame?

[jmaroneps37]

Don't let this stuff keep you from supporting the conservatives we do have in the House and Senate. I say target The Whine and send the message, but don't stay home. That's exactly the wrong thing to do.

[trubluolyguy]

GOP Leaders Lose Control of Congress (Dems, RINOs exert more power than conservatives)

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It's getting to the point where to be a "RINO" you have to be a conservative. Because soon the only "Republicans" in elected office will be firmly ensconced in the squishy middle, standing for and believing in nothing. This will wind up making the Repub Party a "Dem-lite" party and any conservatives still allowed to hang around will be the ones considered "RINO's"

[o_zarkman44]

more evidence that we need a 3rd party. CAll it "Connection to the People's Party"

Platform

Domestic oil production and refining.
Reducing our imports of oil.

Close the borders and throw out the illegals.

Accept campaign contributions from the people and not big business and their lobby.

Protect and enforce the Constitution BY THE LETTER!

I think that those four issues, straightforward, will win dispite what critics and the current politicial machine throws at it.

[stillonaroll]

My Dad, Ronald Reagan, proclaimed the 11th Commandment—thou shalt not speak ill of another Republican. He couldn’t have foreseen what a minority of arrogant Republicans would someday do to his party. So, as his oldest son and conservative political heir, I feel entitled to now repeal the 11th Commandment.

Well put, from the sole remaining conservative in the Reagan family.

[Coop]

I love the timing of this article!

Kavanaugh - confirmed
Hayden - confirmed
ANWR - passed by the House

ROTFL!!!

[Paul Ross]

This has been evident ever since the emergence of the "Gang of 14" or whatever they are called. The Conservatives have been out-flanked, with either White House acquiescence...not threatening to bash the hell out of the RINOs...(indeed doing precisely the opposite...rescuing them!)...or outright supporting them. Here we saw both covert and overt White House orchestration of the RINOs to push through the Senate Amnesty provisions...and to throttle serious enforcement provisions in the crib.

The history of White House spokesman and W himself DEFAMING Reagan Conservatives as narrow-minded bigots...when they think they can get away with it... in this administration is simply beyond dispute. They would rather side with the Marxists in the Southern Poverty Law Center, and reiterate their phoney accusations.

To help maintain their protective camouflage as "conservatives" the White House will make a show of backing some conservative issues (but strangely do nothing about a lot of them), and give Lip-Service to safely-dead true conservatives at their funerals...

[Bob J]

Obviously, Haster made a deal with Pelosi. He supports the the "separation of powers" argument and the dems turn down the "party of corruption" noise.

I don't know why he needed to do this. This case blows that position out of the water. Of course, the dems could continue to do so and the media will be more than willing to print their comments on the front page...even in the face of massive dem corruption.

[OldFriend]

The 'conservatives' can keep on bashing the President and when congress converts to dem, then we'll really hear bashing. Just in time for 2008 election.

Should have known the conservatives have a death wish they plan on inflicting on the rest of the country.

[B Knotts]

Rush is saying basically the same thing today.

It's 1976 all over again.

[Sam Cree]

Events that have occurred under the recent stewardship of our government by the GOP:

Passage of CFR, free speech takes one hell of a hit

Kelo Decision, property rights take one hell of a hit

Current attempt to assert that Congress is immune to investigation, rule of law is under fire, will take one hell of a hit if our Speaker gets his way. So far, no series objection from GOP.

Two of the above are the direct result of actions by our party, the other they made no attempt to counter.

I could never have imagined such things happenning even under the Dems, who actively seek to end the rule of law. However, the GOP, apparently because it has no solid guiding principles of its own, has now paved the way for the Dems to do more damage than they would ever have dreamed of, should they regain power.