Posted on 08/02/2011 6:36:55 PM PDT by teg_76
I greatly appreciate the link and have listened to the interview with Orrin Hatch and if everything that was stated is true (100% rating with ACU and 99% with the National Taxpayer’s Union, staunch pro-life) I have no problem with Levin’s endorsement. Hatch always struck me as a RINO however, in all fairness, I haven’t really researched his actual votes.
Hatch is probably one of the least offensive of the soft GOP. I still would be happy to replace him with an unwavering hard conservative like Mike Lee. Romney sucks. I’d sooner piss on him than vote for him.
Sean is interesting. His problem is he likes access. He has stood up to the establishment but he is far too comfortable with it. The problem with so many of the radio guys is that they are often only marginal proponents of conservatism. They don’t really expect things to change or even desire it. Look how many come out and make excuses for a GOP when they roll over on something like this debt deal. Look at how silent they are on many conservative issues and how often they follow the NY Times and leftist media’s lead. True they are better than nothing but conservatism will never ascend to its rightful place of dominance of political, cultural, and academic prominance while we fight from the prespective of what we are willing to give up.
We just lost a no lose trench warfare bought with the Democrats. They gave up nothing and are still unhappy. Our side is happy only for the intangeables of the debate. The Democrats are still playing the game to push the boundaries on spending and size of govt while we are playing the game not to win any ground but to simply slow them down.
You are absolutely correct. Many of the media “conservatives” are in it for ratings, and they love the political game. They try to keep the listeners stirred up so they keep coming back for more. Such hosts claim allegiance to the Constitution, but their allegiance takes second place to their more immediate concern: audience numbers.
Reminiscent of Dick Armey's "Barney Fag" slip...
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