Posted on 04/20/2007 9:18:00 AM PDT by youthgonewild
When his party controlled Congress, Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) was a mannered backbencher, seemingly in no rush to fill the shoes of one of his predecessors in a suburban Atlanta district, the firebrand Newt Gingrich.
But in the minority, the bookish physician has transformed himself into a Republican guerrilla warrior, a near-constant presence on the House floor, gumming up the works with parliamentary objections, verbal volleys and partisan maneuvering.
On the flip side, Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-N.J.) built his reputation as an uncompromising social conservative over 12 years of GOP rule. But since Democrats took control in November, he has been more with them than against, voting with the majority more often than any other Republican.
The GOP is not about to concede long-term minority status, but for Smith, Price and many others, Democratic control has offered an unexpected sort of freedom, an avenue for junior conservatives to build up their profiles and for endangered swing-state lawmakers to dust off their independent credentials. Republican leaders, stung by their defeats in November, have been willing to let members go their own way on politically sensitive votes. And they have encouraged a new generation of conservatives to emerge as the face of partisan combat.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
I blame the WH for letting the RINOS know there are no consequences for leaving the reservation.
Being in the minority is so much easier for wimps. All you have to do is gripe and complain. You can hold your breath until you are blue in the face and then pat yourself on the back for standing on your principles. But at the end of the day, you’ve still accomplished nothing except indulged your own selfish feelings.
Exactly.
Reading a WaPost article on renegade Republicans breaking ranks is like reading a Pravda article on Capitalists railing against Capitalism.
This is only giving permission for Harry Reid to behave in even more outrageous fashion, already declaring the war on terror “lost”, because he has so little faith in the capabilities of the United States. Now some RINOs are encouraged to believe we are now losing capabilities here at home. But to be replaced with.... what?
What is the other side doing, that anybody thinks they are “winning”? This goes for Dem’crats, as much as it does for the Islamic jihadists.
Rhetorical questions. Has the GOP and the conservative philosophy it is supposed to represent actually lost the minds and hearts of a majority of the electorate in America?
Are we seeing an actual shift to the left of the middle
in political thought? Will Rino’s become the norm in
terms of electability? I am afraid the answers are yes
given demographic changes due to an aging population
coulped with illegal immigration.
WHAT ARE THE RHINOS TRYING TO DO TO THE ‘CONSERVATIVE’ PARTY?
WHY ARE THE RINOS ACTING LIKE DEMOCRATS/LIBERALS/SOCIALISTS/COMMUNISTS/PROGRESSIVES? (RHINO-—REPUBLICANS IN NAME ONLY)
the gop is imploding.
conservatives are not going to like the fallout.
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