Republicans eating their own?

Washington Times ^ | 7/12/2006 | Greg Pierce

[aceintx]

Once again our fearless leaders circle the wagons around a RINO in the Senate.

You'd thin they'd have learned their lesson with the way Specter has been conducting himself lately. He's the only one that is still investigating the "Illegal Wire Tap" issue in the Senate. Even the Dummycrats gave up that issue after getting their tails burned on it

[thoughtomator]

This is what your money goes for if you contribute to "party" activities. If you'd contributed to both the party and to Laffey, your money for the latter would be offset by the decisions of the former.

Why is Chafee worth all this effort, all those burned bridges? And who made these decisions?

[Darkwolf377]

Why is Chafee worth all this effort, all those burned bridges?

Because a conservative Republican will lose in RI.

[Cicero]

Anyone who donates to the RNC or the NRSC is an idiot. They are constantly doing this kind of thing.

It's to our advantage to have as many Republicans in office as we can get, but it's not to our advantage to have these organizations pushing RINOs down our throats. Donate to the Republicans of your choice.

I'll accept that some RINOs are necessary. But Lincoln Chaffee is not someone I can support in any circumstances. He is a traitor to his party, who has repeatedly been the swing vote that has defeated important Republican bills in the Senate. He must go, even if it means a Democrat will replace him. But I am not that convinced that Laffey would pull in less votes than Chaffee at this point. Let them compete!

[thoughtomator]

When was the last time a conservative ran in RI, and how did he/she do?

[Common Tator]

You'd thin they'd have learned their lesson with the way Specter has been conducting himself lately

You think the choice in what is one of the most liberal states in the nation is between a RINO and a Consevative.

The choices in liberal states are a between a liberal and a RINO.

You keep trying to elect the most liberal Democratic senator in the USA rather than the third most RINO senator in the USA.

The conservatives in PA screamed that Specter is a Rino and Santorum is Conservative.. The Conservatives were unable to defeat Specter but you have done a wonderful job on Santorum. You have labeled him a conservative and that is the death knell for Santorum.

[aceintx]

Let them compete!

I agree...at least don't let the party bosses tip the board in an anti-republican direction!!!!

[llevrok]

Because a conservative Republican will lose in RI.

I know you are right, politically.

Rhetorically, unless the DIM candidate is to the left of Cindy Sheehan, what good is Chafee's seat?

Chafee has not helped the Senate R's other than keep a seat warm.

[samtheman]

Anyone who donates to the RNC or the NRSC is an idiot.

Right. Donate to the candidate(s), not to the party.

[OKIEDOC]

I posted this thought on another thread but it is apropos for this thread about the party elite eating their own.

In response to Karl Rove turning on his base and also his speech to La Raza.

Let me say upfront that I support strong border enforcement first, a WORKABLE guest worker plan and enforcement of immigration laws currently on the books.

I also do not dislike Karl Rove but I do dislike his take on immigration and other areas that concern conservatives.

Comment:

Karl Rove is called a political genius by some conservatives and by whom else but the slobbering, suck up, liberal Maim Stream Press.

These liberal Fake but Accurate news people have to call him a genius or admit that the Democrat party leadership is so stupid and inept that any county country bumpkin novice politician could and has put them to embarrassment.

All Republicans have to do to win in 2006 and most all future elections forever is run competent candidates, tell people you support God, Country and Family Traditions and MEAN IT WITH OUT ANY UNCERTAINTY, MENTAL RESERVATION OR WAVERING IN DUTY.

Mr. Rove and his band of Washington D.C. insider elite geniuses seem to have forgotten the Red State Base Conservative voters that brought them to the big dance.

One thing for sure is that Mr. Rove will get all the assistance he needs from La Racists to try and help destroy the conservative heart of the Republican Party.

Mr. Rove, please hear this, all the self-aggrandizing condescending denigrating demeaning patronizing words known to man will not white wash Senate S2611 as nothing more than travesty of Shamnesty.

[DustyMoment]

And the rest of us hayseeds in flyover country are sitting at our computers scratching our heads wondering why we can't get effective leadership in Washington.

Do these bobbleheads not realize that we read Internet news sites and blogs and know what they are up to? Do they still go to bed at night wondering why we have such a poor opinion of politicians?? Perhaps they read actually read the stories about themselves and they might get a clue!!!

[TommyDale]

Conservatives stand about as much chance winning in Rhode Island as a liberal RINO winning a Presidency. It can't happen. That's why candidates lie.

[Post-Neolithic]

" The Conservatives were unable to defeat Specter but you have done a wonderful job on Santorum. You have labeled him a conservative and that is the death knell for Santorum."

Santorum's low poll numbers have nothing to do with him being called a conservative and eveything to do with him backing Specter in the last election. If you bother to ask, people in PA will tell you just that.

[TChris]

Because a conservative Republican will lose in RI.

Since Chafee regularly votes with the Dems anyway, what's the difference?

[Dead Corpse]

Once again our fearless leaders circle the wagons around a RINO in the Senate.

Disgusting. But no surprise.

[mjolnir]

Rhetorically, unless the DIM candidate is to the left of Cindy Sheehan, what good is Chafee's seat? Chafee has not helped the Senate R's other than keep a seat warm.

But keeping a seat warm is something in and of itself.

Chafee is part of what's keeping President Bush from being impeached, namely the Senate majority. If the Democrats get control of the Senate, they will show their true, ugly colors.

Also, Chafee's lifetime ACU is 37-- that's way better than any Democrat that might possibly replace him. For comparison, Joe Lieberman's lifetime ACU is 17.

[Darkwolf377]

Narrow control of the senate?

[CitizenUSA]

aceintx wrote: "You'd thin (sic) they'd have learned their lesson with the way Specter has been conducting himself lately."

The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) AGREES with Specter and Chafee. That's the real problem here. They don't agree with their own base, the rank and file Republicans.

[Darkwolf377]

Again, if we had a healthy majority in the senate, it wouldn't be a consideration. Which would you rather have--a RINO or another lib Democrat, when the difference could mean control of the senate?

[Darkwolf377]

To be honest I haven't lived there for ten years, and I couldn't say, but I'd be willing to bet there's never been a conservative Republican senator from RI.