The Stolen Vote (REPUBLICANS RISING - reconnect with the principles)

Human Events ^ | 08/07/2007 | Rep. John Boehner

[prairiebreeze]

I think you nailed it.

[Eagle of Liberty]

When they gain the majority, they don’t know how to handle it.

While true, you must remember that the Senate was led by Senator Frist and the House was led by Rep. Hastert. Those are two guys who were not into rocking the boat too much.

[peteram]

Too bad the Pubs squandered so many years of majority. Too bad they act like a dog rolling over with it’s feet up in the air when it comes to handling the RATS.

Yeah, when they first got power back in the 90's, they extended all kinds of olive branches to the left in a show of bipartisanship (like equal representation in committees) because the left were whining and crying over their loss of the majority. And all the Pubs succeeded in doing is shooting themselves in the foot. The libs were never reciprocating.

Problem with the Pubs is that they are pushovers. What the Pubs need to do is grow a set of you-know-what's and stand up to the Dems. And when they win back the majority, to not back down or give in.

[madvlad]

“...more of the same old same old.”

Are you f*$%*&^ kidding me!?

Same old same old!? Whaddaya think you got right now, a shining
example for the future?!!

MV

[KarlInOhio]

When the Republicans were in the majority, their margin was so thin that they relied on the RINO votes and had to bend over for them. When in the minority, they can be aggressive without the RINOs. In fact, the RINOs may even help them to get back to the thin majority where the RINOs had huge power.

If the Republicans get back into power, they would do better by allying with a few moderate Dems to prove to the RINOs that they aren't absolutely needed. The Dems might be "bribed" with a few crusts rather than demanding most of the loaf like the RINOs do.

[Greg F]

The only ones who even know about the “stolen vote” are those who follow politics closely. The media has swept it under the rug, like it never happened. And frankly, it’s because the GOP is not making a big deal out of it.
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Yes. The Congressmen are so disconnected from the public that they don’t seem to realize that most Americans don’t even know about this, much less hold it against the Democrat majority. The Republicans didn’t even hold up the ordinary business of the Congress for a single day in protest, and as far as I know, President Bush didn’t say a word about it. The tree fell in the forest and no one heard it.

[Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)]

“…and vowed to hold ourselves to a higher standard.”

I must have missed something. “Higher standard?”

This is to declare their standards were “high” to begin with and now want them higher.

If I conducted my life according to their high standards, I would be doing jail time.

[OrioleFan]

It’s time to “Swift Boat” Nancy “Queen Rat” Pelosi and Steny “We control this House, not the parliamentarians!” Hoyer.

[upchuck]

“The [American] people don’t care which party controls it; what they want is a government that is limited, honest, accountable, and responsive to their needs. The moment a majority forgets this lesson, it begins writing itself a ticket to minority status.”

Precisely, Rep. Boehner, why you're now on the outside looking in. Shame on you for throwing away the majority status.

[IrishMike]

Some times lessons learned the hard way, are learned properly.

[upchuck]

One can only hope. My fear is that the pubbies screwed up so badly during their tenure that it will be years before they have another chance.

[IrishMike]

The way Nancy and Harry are acting, despite the best attempts of the drive by, congress has an approval lower than snail slime -
I’m thinking ‘08 we keep POTUS, regain Senate & Congress.

[maxter]

“Same old same old!? Whaddaya think you got right now, a shining
example for the future?!!”

Of course not. But I think the reason we have it is due partly to the complacency of our side and their willingness to be a part of the problem (Rinos) rather than the solution for the huge problems we face. Is it wrong to expect more from them? I’m saying quit talking about doing what is right and just do it, day in and day out. Talk is cheap. Show us by example, start today. It will take determination and character. I hope they can pull it together and we can see the change. Our country needs leaders who are committed and on a mission to get us back where we should be. Talk to the American people straight with no pretense. We are under assault on many fronts, no doubt about it. There is no more time, no backing away and letting others fill in the gap. Push back, speak loud and clear, leave nothing unsaid. The polls don’t matter, what the media says about you doesn’t matter. Take it to the people and go from there. If the party doesn’t have the leaders who will stand up to the onslaught, we will know soon enough.

[madvlad]

Hmmmm. Are these the same American people that Ditech
refers to as “smart” in their TV ads hocking ever higher int
rate teaser mortgages to keep the party going?

You hit the nail right on the head. It IS the people. Not the
way you intended...but it is the people.

Settle for second-rate and you will most assuredly get it and
keep getting it. Far too many people are willing to settle foir
second-rate and they want YOU to settle for it too.

MV

[maxter]

Well I am “one” of the people and I find it very hard to settle for second rate. I don’t believe the country can survive it. We are at a crossroads and it could go either way. If we believe in what our forefathers gave us, we had better have the will to fight for it. It is our turn and the time is now.

[Terabitten]

I don’t believe the country can survive it. We are at a crossroads and it could go either way.

I'm thinking about writing a 'fiction' book about the USA one hundred years from now... one half in which we continue on our present course, one half in which we turn around and get back to the ideals that our country was founded on.

[madvlad]

Well, I am afraid that most poeple do not have the will to fight
for “it”. They want someone esle to fight for “it” once in awhile
(see post-9/11 response in Afghanistan). Otherwise, they
want their leased BMWs, plasma screen TVs and easy credit
to convey the trappings of wealth as they attempt to keep up
w/ “the Joneses”.

Whoever invented easy credit was a f*%$*&$ genius. Not only
does it impact the financial industry and resonate throughout the
economy, it is the single greatest mechanism by which to keep
the lower and middle classes “in line”. What better way to give
the lower classes access to the illusion of wealth than by extending
them easy credit? Not only easy but w/ huge leverage factors? You
wouldn’t want to protest either if you could buy that big screen TV
on credit and go home and such down some brewskies. Why would
anybody want to upset this gravy train applecart? It is a pacifying
(or better yet, numbing) phenomenon. It is a boon to keeping
the system moving in the direction you abhor: to fewer freedoms
and more govt intervention and attempts at forced parity among the citizenry.

MV

[DuncanWaring]

Like the old Hertz ad...when you’re number two, you try harder.

That was Avis.

[pray4liberty]

I would sooner watch my fingernails grow than count on the Republicans to do anything right at this point. They blew it.

[redpoll]

Simply not enough. This essay sounds good, and it has a lot of solid information, but the Republicans need to do the Democrats what has been done to the GOP for decades. Republicans need to scream from the rooftops that the Democrats stole a vote in Congress. They need to shout it out. They need to reduce it to a bumper sticker and then paste it all over town. They need to name names and strong arm media outlets. The Republicans are still acting like the good parlimentarians in the Duma while the Democrats use every weapon at their disposal to destroy the opposition. Someone somewhere needs to start matching the Leftist political posturing move for move.

In that regard, I liked the guy at the coal mine ripping into several members of the media for bad reporting. When you identify the problem and name those responsible, it’s a hell of a lot stronger than the scholarly text produced by Rep. Boehner.