Uncivil War: Conservatives to challenge a dozen GOP candidates

Politico ^ | 03 Nov 2009 | CHARLES MAHTESIAN & ALEX ISENSTADT

[Uncle Ike]

Isn’t it interesting that the people squawking the loudest about ‘the loss of the Republican Big Tent’ - are Democrats...

Just sayin’....

[PeteB570]

I don't see it as a nightmare.

I see it as a good chance for an incumbent to defend their positions in a spirited primary. Let the person with the most legal votes win.

[taxcontrol]

What the party leadership does not understand is that the voters want a clear choice .... not a choice between lib and lib lite.

[Ingtar]

Only a dozen? Surely we can do better than this.

[kingattax]

[The Sons of Liberty]

Pundits say this could be a nightmare scenario for GOP party officials, but at this point it is a warning - NO MORE RINOS! Listen to the people!

In New York, the party officials' choice of Scozzafava (Scuzzbag for short) is an excellent example of why the people won't follow them any longer.

[US Navy Vet]

It’s early!

[I Buried My Guns]

The GOP will only learn their lesson when they feel the conservative boot upon their neck.

Only by making them suffer will they return to core conservative values. Now is the time for us to strike and make our presence known. If not, they'll simply retire to their country clubs and laugh at us little people as they rake in the bucks and thwart our will.

I say screw the GOP, and I am unanimous in that.

[rabscuttle385]

[earlJam]

Let’s pick our battles wisely.

One New York race does not make a movement.

[counterpunch]

What, no mention of John McCain?

[gimme1ibertee]

Mess with the conservative bull,you'll get the horns.
GOP, you better be taking notes.
WE ARE DONE....
SICK...
TIRED of your waffling,RINOism and pussification of this country.
You're no different that the architects of destruction on the other side.
The conservatives of this country have changed the meaning of the moniker GOP....It now stands for GROW ONE PAIR.
Surely you can manage that between the lot of you,or you can just get the hell out of the way and let the girls take over!!

[rabscuttle385]

“We’re going to work hard as hell to make sure Mark Kirk doesn’t win,” said Evert Evertsen, an Illinois tea party organizer. “Mark Kirk is about as liberal as Arlen Specter was.”

Mark Kirk...a DIABLO? Who woulda thunk?!

[Logic n' Reason]

"Grass Roots"...."challenge rino incumbents"...BAH!

Need I say this again????

THERE IS NO - REPEAT NO - THIRD PARTY; MUCH LESS A CONSERVATIVE PARTY!!!!!!!

Why is this so hard for all of you to understand. You're all about running away from the libs (Duhhhhhhhhhhhhh!) and all about running away from the cowardly, leaderless rinos (Duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!)....but you have nowhere to run TO!

Where is the leader of the new Conservative Party...when will they surface....when will they lead?? And....will you follow with your pocketbook and vote?

[rabscuttle385]

One New York race does not make a movement.

No, you're right.

It only marks the START of a movement!

Purge the RINOs!

[bigbob]

Mark Kirk?? PLEASE!!! The guys is being hailed by Chicago media as somewhere to the right of Atilla the Hun, yet he’s a “big tent” liberal RINO who voted for Cap and Tax. FAIL!

Give those of us trapped in blue state IL, where the last two governors have been indicted and our senators are a Dirtbag and a buffoon, an honest Conservative we can be proud to vote for!

[neodad]

Let’s Roll....

[fieldmarshaldj]

[Uncle Miltie]

Everyone take a deep breath, and repeat after me:

“We shall support the most conservative candidate who can win.”

There. That’s better.

We can be as conservative and orthodox as we wish as individuals, and promote our causes as vociferously as possible.

But we must WIN. Which means, on occassion, that a mushy moderate GOPer is the only thing we could possibly get. We should hold our noses, grind our axes, and help that guy get elected.

Liberal Rs should be run out of town on a rail, a la Scuzzy. Here in Oregon, however, our formerly barely Republican Senator Smith couldn’t defeat a really Liberal douche bag. No conservative is going to win this state (though I wish otherwise). We’ll need to find candidates who are moderate to conservative, and exceptionally sexy (politically speaking). Then, we’ll hold our noses, work like heck, and defeat the douche bag.