The spanking they deserve: NRCC gets an earful (Conservatives BLAST McCain, RINOs, etc.!)

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[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.

[highlander_UW]

Those whining about mcCain are narcissists. They have their own image, ego, and issues are not voting/thinking based on the simple patriotic question “Who is best for the *country*, McCain or Obama?”

You're flatly wrong. It doesn't matter how nicely the furniture is arranged if the house burns down...and all of these candidates will burn down the house.

[backhoe]

700+ now, and barreling steadily towards 800... with (at absolute most, mind!) three, maybe four pro-McCain, pro-NRCC comments, max. Evidently, we're nowhere nearly as "fringe" or "unrepresentative" of other conservatives, nationwide, as Team Juan's online apologia squadron continually brays. ;)

Geez A'mighty- it was about 500 when I was reading it a while ago. MM's had about 104 when I read over it... and I found myself nodding in agreement with the vast majority-- so why is the "leadership" telling me I need to sit down and shut up? Oh, and "send Mo' Money!"

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

-- so why is the "leadership" telling me I need to sit down and shut up? Oh, and "send Mo' Money!"

The "send Mo' Money" part is because Juan's marvelous, magical "coalition" of sympathetic liberals, illegal aliens and indy voters has been demonstrably proved to be wholly hallucinatory in nature, as they don't seem to exist in any form reliably corporeal enough to write and send in campaign donation checks.

The huffily indignant "sit down and shut up" noise is simply because those squeaking said nonsense are a great, useless clot of arrogant, braying asses, ultimately. ;)

[TheRake]

Agreed. Permission to cut and paste your 14 points for future use, please.

[Woodman]

First time I ever voted for pres was a protest vote. I gave up on the Libertarians and the Independence Party, but I may be coming back into their fold.

I received a “survey” from the RNC. It had all sorts of questions about Immigration, Health care, WOT, etc... The funny thing was they would only “analyze” my responses if I sent a donation to the RNC Senatorial Committee.

I looked at it again thinking it may be a hoax, but no it was real. So I think maybe I'll just fill it out and send it without a donation.

Common sense made me realize this was useless because after further examination, I noticed they wanted me to send $11 and return the survey if I didn't want to participate. Well if they were planning on charging to not listen to me, why would they listen to me if I didn't pay. Hell! I'm pretty sure by their actions they wouldn't listen to me even if I did pay.

I tore it up an threw it in the garbage, who needs phone calls at dinner from the RNC begging you to support their habit.

[saneright]

McCain is to the national Republican party what Christine Whitman was to the NJ Republican party.

If the national Republican party goes the McCain way then we will end up with what they have in England. There just isn't a whole lot that separates the Tories from Labour in Britain.

[TheRake]

Here’s my letter to Tom - Not that he gives a damn:

Tom,
You have to be kidding. You’ve absolutely ignored and thumbed your nose at the conservative base of the Republican party. This is not the party that I joined in 1977. At this point, I don’t have a party. I’m an independent now, like the great Thomas Sowell. There is very little difference between the democrats and this version of the republican party, but you know that. I work hard for what I have and give it my best everyday. However, I do it honestly and above board. I can’t say that about the current GOP leadership. I honestly don’t know how you folks sleep at night.

Sincerely,
John
Lake Orion, MI

Posted: John on May 17, 2008 at 6:48 AM

[freeangel]

“for the first time in my voting life”
I am saddened by that statement, but that is also my feeling and I’ve been voting a very long time.

[freeangel]

“what are conservatives truly supposed to do....”

I’ve heard Greenland and Australia are kind of nice places to live.

[Toadman]

In my opinion McCain is not conservative. His past actions and current speeches are only edifying the decision of many conservatives (not to vote for him).

[moose2004]

It’simpler than that, the Repubs in Congress should coalesce around 4 simple principles:

1) Secure our borders
2) Make Bush’s tax cuts permanent, eliminate earmarks and other wasteful spending, and balance the budget
3) Win the war on terror (Iraq, Afghanistan et. al.
4) Fix health care through free market based initiatives

Positive, simple, to the point and achievable. If we run a campaign based on simply bashing Obama and Pelosi we lose. We must have a plan that is easily understood, not to broad and complex and ready to be implemented on day 1. My one cent.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

The poster on the NRCC blog site who authored the following shows more clear-eyed common sense -- and an infinitely firmer grasp of simple, baseline reality -- than the entire ceaselessly yapping lot of Team Juan apologists hereabouts altogether:

Any GOP leadership losing 3 safe Republican seats to a Dem controlled Congress with approval ratings in the TEENS should seriously rethink its message.

-- Posted: Wayne on May 17, 2008 at 7:48 AM

Bloody hell... why isn't THIS guy running the NRCC, instead of the useless, gibbering addlewits we're stuck with now -- ?!? ;)

[wita]

I too am a county GOP officer, when my term is up, I’m done, I’ve wasted enough time trying to change the stupid party. McCain is my Senator, I’ve been voting against him for years.

One more piece of evidence as if anyone needed more.

[wita]

Falcon is my home from now on.

I give. What’s Falcon?

[Fox_Mulder77]

It’simpler than that, the Repubs in Congress should coalesce around 4 simple principles:

WRONG, WRONG, WRONG!!!

The GOP has lost the trust of its base............. we don't believe anything they say! So they must first regain our trust.............. and that won't happen as long as John McCain keeps running around on his "poke conservatives in the eye tour."

Think about it for a second: the GOP comes out with your plan, then John McCain goes out and meets with La Raza.................. well, no. 1 on your list is gone!!!!

But what do I know? You and others will probably believe anything the GOP says, as long as it sounds good: like your 4 point plan.

[tom paine 2]

bump

[LifeOrGoods?]

McLame is full of radical liberal extremist crap. Good calling him on it people!!!!

[Becki]

I received my request for funds on Tuesday. My initial response was to throw it in the trash without opening it, like I have all the others lately.

However, this one I opened, tore every sheet in there into several pieces, put them in the prepaid envelope and mailed it back to them Thursday.

Since they have made shambles of the party, I think they will appreciate the symbolism.

Becki

[moose2004]

If the Repubs adopt these four points and then pivot and run from them, then yes, I’m done with the party (as it now stands) as well. But, I refuse to throw in the towel on McCain, notice I said “secure our borders,” I’m not talking about temporary workers permits, a path to citizenship, etc... I’m focussing on the one component of the immigration debate we ALL believe in, including McCain.

[shadowgovernment]

“One definition of insanity is letting the most liberal Senator in the Senate get elected and expecting that to be a win for conservatives.”
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>............
thanks for that! you just reminded me of why I SHOULD NOT VOTE FOR MCCAIN..the MOST Liberal Senator ever, who is still labeled Conservative by the MSM.
WSOG your better of two evils shtick is getting very tiresome.