Posted on 05/16/2008 9:24:13 PM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
All week long, you and I have been blasting the bereft Beltway GOP leadership for their empty sloganeering and Obama-esque change obsession.
Now, the NRCC is hearing it directly on its website. Reader Fritz e-mails that the comments section in the NRCC blog post by chairman Tom Cole is sizzling hot with aggravated grass-roots conservative feedback.
Go check it out. A sample:
This is not the message I am looking to support. The message of the Replican Part should be fundumentally different than the Democrats. We don’t need to “fix” the government. We need the Federal Government to do wnat it is supposed to - protect our freedom. It should not try to be eveyones “Daddy” Healthcare is not the Federal Governments responsibility. If my new my situation, you might take these comments more seriously. I am not some rich guy who wants to pay less taxes and who can afford to pay for the high prices of healthcare. I just know that government, in general, is inefficiant and wasteful and would like to see less governement programs instead of more.
Posted: Steve Bryant on May 16, 2008 at 12:59 PM
Republicians think the way to Win is to Out “Liberal” the Liberals! McCain will be defeated by his views and disregard of Values. Obama will win. If we put up with Jimmy Carter for 4 years….Let Obama and the Dem’s take all the Credit for DESTRUCTION that will follow.I will either not vote or vote for Ron Paul. NO McCain.
Posted: Greatdanes on May 16, 2008 at 1:07 PM
PLEASE….you are kidding??!! John McCain is the republican candidate for President. So, which LIBERAL should I vote for. Let’s see OBAMA(Marxist), CLINTON(Marxist), MCCAIN(Open border/amnesty liberal). I have changed my party affiliation to independent. I will not vote for anyone who says one thing during the primary and when they think they have the nomination locked up, tell how they truly feel. John McCain “DIDN’T GET IT” after-all.
So if the RNCC is going to support this liberal RINO, then you and are at odds from here on out. No more money, no more support.
Posted: Terry on May 16, 2008 at 1:08 PM
No conservative American gets up in the morning looking for a government handout. They go to work and support their families. I have 2 questions for you. When everyone is collecting who will be paying? Why are we not using the resources for energy here in America that God gave us? STOP BEING RINOS. Either LEAD,FOLLOW, OR GET OUT OF THE WAY.
Posted: Maureen McInerney on May 16, 2008 at 1:15 PM
All you guys have shown us is how to loose. The Republicans had the Congress and the Presidency and you debated flag burning! Where is our energy policy? Why are we burning our food supplies? Where is the debate on “global warming”? I can’t support you, you all need to go.
Posted: 19852 on May 16, 2008 at 1:16 PM
It’s rather evident, the Real Republicans are telling you the GOP, the RINO’s are in charge, they are no better than the libs and their values are not those of conservatives. We want the Republican platform adhered to and the speeches to reflect our values as Republicans, not fence sitting RINO ways.
Real Republicans do not have barb wire rash.
Posted: ONTIME on May 16, 2008 at 1:17 PM
Your message sounds like more big government. I am conservative and want a conservative message. I want to support conservative candidates. The three congressional seats that the democrats just won were won by democrats that had a conservative message. Republicans have lost their way. The party has gone back to the good old boy party of elite country club moderates. That is not the way to win elections or raise money. I will certainly read your e-mails but will not support any candidate that does not espouse a conservtive agenda. I hope the party will adopt that philosophy and then carry through.
Posted: Lynda Shackelford on May 16, 2008 at 1:22 PM
…I’ve got a Republican Solution for you: Tighten the belt or lose the pants. And here’s a Positive Agenda Item for you: I Positively DO NOT need a Nanny and am tired of you thinking that I do.
Here’s a thought: Why don’t you figure out what you stand for? You’re starting to sound like you’re falling for anything. I won’t be following you there.
Posted: Colleen on May 16, 2008 at 1:31 PM
…I’m sorry, but there is no way I can/will contribute until I hear the Republican party taking on the fight against the global warming HOAX, drilling in ANWAR, and absolutely protecting our borders against illeagal immigrants. As an example of what I would like to hear, every Republican senator should have jumped on Dick Durbin’s comment “we can’t drill for lower prices” after the amendment to drill in Anwar was defeated. In the circumstances we find ourselves, that is one of the most stupid comments I have ever heard from any politician. To the best of my knowledge, the laws of supply and demand have not been overturned by the liberal judges…yet.
Just one example of many that could turn the party around.
Posted: Rod on May 16, 2008 at 1:42 PM
I’m a middle-class conservative business owner who is still outraged that the GOP leadership in this country decided to make medications part of the entitlements available for all medicare recipients.
I’ve reached that golden age when I am eligible for medicare myself. A lot of us can and should pay for our own prescriptions. For those that are unable to pay, there is a place for this largesse.
Since the government got in the business, the price of my meds has increased 30% across the board. I live on the Canadian border and have friends and family on both sides of the border. Heaven protect us from the kind of “free” healthcare they must endure.
When has the government ever done anything as cheaply and efficiently as the free market?
I come from 3 generations of straight ticket Democrats. Jimmy Carter was the last time I voted for a democratic candidate.
I doubt I’ll be able to stomach voting for McCain unless he gives me some solid reasons why I should. His “reaching across the aisle” only demonstrates a big lack of judgment.
Celeste Colson May 16,2008 12:51 CDT
Posted: Celeste Colson on May 16, 2008 at 1:45 PM
So let me get this straight - I have a choice between McCain or Hillary or Obama? Did I just say I have a choice? I think I just had a 52 yr-old brain cramp. I do not vote for RINOs. None of these 3 are qualified to run this country. If the Repubs are not different than the Demoncrats then what is the use? We speak with our votes - we vote for someone else. Vote for a spoiler? No, we vote our conscience. If the MSM or the NRCC want to consider them a spoiler - so be it. Get a clue already!. Abandoning conservatism means no money, no support, no vote from me.
Posted: PEPPER on May 16, 2008 at 1:49 PM
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The LOTUS blog is selling a fitting t-shirt for the times.
Yes, well, the SCOTUS is already a done deal~ Anything capable of passing the liberals in the senate is not going to be someone we prefer, of that you can be sure. Unless of course, they become trading stock... who knows what awful thing we must endure to allow such to occur?
LOL! As compared to McCain? Or as compared to a write-in? Please.
When it gets too complicated, I just have to trust God to work everything out according to his will.
Like I said, America is in trouble.
Oh, posh. Pubs are so middle-class.
It's off to the Country Club, my good man! Nothing less than the Country Club will suffice for such Men of Respect.
Yes!
And who better to ensure that intactimundo business than The Juans (Hernandez e McCain)?
Well, yeah, I guess. So long as no one swipes his strawberries out of the White House freezer, I mean.
“Do you work for the NRCC?”Do you work for Soros, Obama, and the Democrats?
Answering a question with a question is no answer at all.
Although given the context, the setting, the topic, and the flavor of the evasion, one does tend to wonder why you refuse to answer it.
Some obvious possibilities leap to mind, which I shall leave as an exercise for the reader.
Simple answer: The UGAddelwits are the monkey. The party is the stones in the coconut. The monkey is holding onto the stones, and he's not gonna let go, because they're his, dammit!
You know how the story ends... "roast monkey."
The Party has become a caricature of every "The Party" in history. Big fat soft weak power-drunk fools who hold the power -- for sake of holding the power -- and will not relinquish it until it's wrenched from their hands.
Typically, that task falls to the barbarians, but this time around, it looks like it's up to the barakians. Talk about a distinction without a difference, eh?
"Leadership" is about service -- NOT "power."
What we have now is a pigfest of power-porkers who are in it for the game -- the payoff -- the power.
The fish rots from its head, etc., etc., etc. There are no end of fitting aphorisms. The bottom line is that you can't take a gang of power-mad corrupt thugs, blinded to reality, and task them with behaving with honor and service.
They'll hear you out... no, strike that -- they'll let you have your say -- and then they'll tell you what they think you want to hear. They'll then pat themselves on the back, wink at each other, and head off to the links.
But now imagine having that... and being told, "Hey, you voted for him! You knew what you were getting, you knew what he was all about, but you chose to vote for him. So shut up and sit down and quit buggin' us!"
When they are gushing with more heartfelt affection for the likes of The Swimmer, than they have for their own, it tells us one thing very clearly: We're not "their own."
(And even that is being unduly kind to them, since it's not a matter of them having "less" affection for the likes of us; they have no affection for us, none at all. Nothing but unmitigated contempt. We are nothing more than a herd of walking billfolds, to be harvested as-needed.)
Of course, the more practiced among them will simply smile, and ignore it -- but it's the likes of "Mac" Himself that I'm wondering about. Surely -He- will hear of this Treason Against The PARTY -- and when -He- does, I suspect that -He- is apt to go all Queegey, with maybe a touch of Agnew-Meltdown Factor tossed into the mad mix (I'm thinking back to the time that foamy-mouthed windbag started blubbering about all those "allegations" made about him, and something along the lines of how he'd like for "all those alligators to step forward.")
I really do believe the man is stark raving mad, only able to keep a lid on his venomous tongue by sheer force of will -- and, the diligent efforts of his handlers to insulate him from The Insolent who would Offend His Grace by raising questions that -He- does not wish to hear.
Push it past the Cone of Silence, however -- which this blog may very well have done -- and I expect the chance of him coming totally unglued is very very real.
May haps I should set the video recorder on constantly, so that I can capture the makings of a "McCain Unhinged!" album, hehehehehehe.....
I told him Thurs night we were in serious trouble this year.
The election with the most disgust and distrust that I can remember is Bush 41's reelection after he played, go along to get along, with the Democrats and signed gun control and broke his "no new taxes" pledge.
I don't think the Republican troubles of that election even holds a candle to this campaign season. What I'm reading and hearing so far in 2008 is at least 10 times worse than what I remember for Bush 41.
That discontent led to Perot getting 19% of the vote nationwide, I wonder what this seemingly much larger disconnect with the base Republican voters will bring.
I'm guessing it's going to be very ugly for Republicans.
As someone who has been cyber-stalked on more than one occasion (credible death-threats not only get old in a hurry, but are generally bad for one's BP and peace of mind), I will have to disagree.
Putting personally identifiable information out there, in a context of political debate, is just begging for below-the-belt retalitation tactics. There are some real mad-dog pieces of work out there, and they will stoop to depths no rational man would even dream possible.
But these are not rational men we are discussing...
If it's a hobby forum or gardening or cooking or music blog... well, there's still the risk that something you say may trigger some complete whackjob. You just never know. But, in the political arena, in this day and age... I'd urge anyone who decides to use his real name, to not post anything beyond polite blandishments.
"No, Juan, it wasn't a sell-out. It was a freebie. :)"
Stuff like this that was posted on the blog:...
I think most of us agree with you on this list nearly 100%.
People are angry with Republicans because we gave them all the levers of power in DC and they did little or none of the list and instead became big government, big spending Democrat mini-me's.
The saddest thing is that the Republican leaders seem to have "learned" from their drubbing in 2006 that they need to make a hard left turn instead of realizing that they were turned out of office because they didn't follow Republican/conservative ideals.
LOL... You mean that you think that importing 20+ million new Democrat voters will make a difference in the election process?
I see the Republican Party waking up and coming to an ugly realization shortly after the Republican Party ceases to be a political force.
Greenland is a little nippy for my taste, but New Zealand looked pretty nice in The Lord of the Rings.
” Yet...Imagine the troops coming home like they did in 1974-1975...being helicoptered out of the Green Zone...the subsequent slaughter of all there who worked with us...oil at 250/barrel... interest rates here at home 20-25%...maybe more as the rest of world sees us once again abandoning an obligation we assumed...thereby losing faith in America and the dollar....at least in 1976 we could all see the dust of Reagan’s galloping horse on the horizon....”
The above WILL happen with Obambi....it WILL NOT with McCain...that’s about all the difference between the two I see....
I mailed it to the party chairman. He had not seen it, nor was he surprised by it, but he sure wasn’t happy about it. He is pretty fed up himself.
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