Letter: Republican POWs

The Washington Times ^ | 2009-01-28

[rabscuttle385]

Congressional Republicans are like prisoners of war (POWs). They fought a war in 2008 with Democrats and lost - a losing strategy and a weak liberal commander (Sen. John McCain) aided in their defeat.

Prisoners of war often go to their captors complaining about living conditions, maltreatment and a host of other issues. The Republicans in Washington remind me of POWs when they go to the Democratic camp commandant (President Obama) and complain about legislation and proceedings and about being ignored and snubbed.

Congressional Republicans are pitiful in their lack of power to affect anything in Congress, at least for the next four years. Their only chance of freedom or some return to power might come in 2010 should their party gain a lot of seats in the Congress, but that is a long shot.

Even though the captors (Democrats) have certain rules and agreements to which they must adhere as covered in the Geneva Convention, the prisoners should not put too much stock in them keeping those agreements.

With lack of power and no reasonable way to be heard, congressional Republicans are confined to windowless backrooms ringed by the barbed wire of failure and the cold walls of indifference.

It is a pitiful sight indeed, a once grand and powerful force brought low by following a "moderate" war plan.

[odin2008]

Like a bettened puppy...

[WOSG]

Yup, two years is a long time.

One week so far it seems like an eternity. Waave after wave of awful and terrible policies from the White House, and outrage after outrage from the Congress. If you are not already outraged by the Obama war against our prosperity, freedom, decency and security, then you aren’t paying attention!

[Smokin' Joe]

I think y'all have Republicans and Conservatives confused.

One (obviously) does not necessarily equal the other, and hasn't for a long time.

If the electorate would quit tolerating the 'lesser of two evils' candidates who are "electable" over people who have principles and are willing to stand up for them, we'd be in better shape now and in the future, because that tolerance for unConservative candidates bearing the Republican label (along with the pep-rally mentality toward elections) has gotten us into this very predicament.

My loyalty is to my country, not a political party, my worship reserved for my God, (not to any man nor woman), and my principles, hard won, learned, and earned through life stand without compromise, because I know the pain of the alternatives.

We desperately need candidates who will take a stand, have no disqualifying dirt in their pasts, and who can be polished up and made media savvy before the next election.

This is going to be an uphill battle all the way, but the decision has to be made as to whether we are going to drag the Republican leadership along kicking and screaming, or whether we abandon them and forge a new party based on Conservative principles, a strong and intuitive vision of what is right versus wrong, and which is willing to divest government of its usurped powers at all levels, and willing to disenfranchise those undeserving segments of the enormous entitlement base the working people carry with their tax dollars.