A few weeks ago, other FReepers and I had to endure some annoying poster telling us we were being duped by Meet the Press because of something Boehner said on the show. Boehner talked about “compromise” but this slef-satisfied poster was telling US that WE were the ones who didn’t get it.
The next day, Republicans all over were shouting “NO COMPROMISE,” and Boehner had to “reframe” his comments, because other FReepers and I were indeed correct.
I don’t think Boehner’s a bad guy. I just think he’s another D.C. pol who isn’t even aware that he’s behaving like a battered wife.
In my lifetime—today I turn 45—I’ve NEVER seen a genuinely conservative Republican Congressional majority. Again—NEVER. They talked the talk while Reagan was president, sometimes, but even then they had this tone about them, that they envied Reagan’s ability to deal with those little “citizens,” but they weren’t really with him to the core. By that I mean I always had the sense that they would jump ship on Reagan if the polls went a certain way.
I am not a far-right Republican. I’m a conservative, but I acknowledge that in the end this indeed means compromises will end up being made. That’s merely acknowledging reality.
That doesn’t mean compromise is something I would ever think about if it came, for example, to defending this country, individual rights, or abortion. (Why would I compromise on ending the killing of the unborn? So Chris Matthews will love me for five minutes?)
So compromise should be seen as an alternative to total defeat, not something that’s our starting posture. When I read things like Issa’s comments, I see someone who, like John McCain before him, wants to be loved by the media more than the things I find important.
So when people tell me, “No, you have to look at what he’s saying...” I just shut down. Because I’ve been down this path over and over again.
For nearly two years now I have been skeptical of Sarah Palin’s ability to be president. Recently someone whose opinion I deeply respect surprised me by casually revealing he liked Palin. He made me see her from a different angle, so to speak, and when I looked around I realized how very different she is from people like Issa. She isn’t ashamed to have my positions—why can’t the rest of this ridiculous party admit they ARE ashamed, and get the hell out and join the democrats, if that’s what they really believe?
Sorry, Mr. Issa, if your opening play amounts to “I won’t win if you’ll let me break even,” you’re not on my side.
Dittos. Congress, all of Congress, had best remember
the people are awake. No More, Never Again, will I
be fooled by those who refuse to uphold their oaths.
Here is one person more who is with you, Darkwolf377.
I’m in complete agreement with everything you have said. We’ve compromised this path to hell; I don’t want to cede another inch - I want to regain lost territory.
We are all asking the winners to CHANGE the status quo of spend spend spend.
If they do NOT, because of COMPROMISE, the GOP "leadership" will be gone forever and there will be a strong rise of a third party.
I don't think the pols today truly understand the precarious situation that exists. Career pols have a "ho-hum" attitude right now and that will end...whether they believe it or not.
This isn't just about the tea party. This is about people being FED UP and unless they are placated and listened to, the folks on this thread are right...we'll throw the next crew out as well...
I couldn’t of said it better myself. Oh, Happy Birthday Darkwork377. In a couple of weeks, I will be hitting the same milestone.
Happy B’Day !
I’m with you. I just don’t understand how people can talk about “compromise”. This isn’t like two people who want to go to different restaurants for dinner. This is a matter of plain historical facts: Socialism doesn’t work as well as free markets. Government one-size-fits-all solutions do not work as well as millions of people making their own choices amongst unlimited options. Murder is wrong, and a mother shouldn’t get a free pass.
When people talk about “compromise” I’m reminded of the 1897 attempt by the Indiana House of Representatives to change the value of pi to 3.0 because 3.14159 was too hard to remember. Reality doesn’t compromise.