[FlipWilson]

“There is no Republican Establishment” says the official publication of the Republican Establishment.

[philman_36]

Too funny! Emery allows two as valid yet disallows the third with only conjecture as evidence.

[philman_36]

@
Examiner Columnist Noemie Emery is contributing editor to the Weekly Standard and author of "Great Expectations: The Troubled Lives of Political Families."

[johncatl]

Who is responsible for this column? Boehner?

[Cicero]

Republican Establishment to Noemie: “Psst! We don’t exist!”

[rellimpank]

--my favorite Reagan quote--"when you are going over a cliff with all flags flying, you are still going over a cliff"--

--I will no doubt be posting this several times in the next few months---

[GenXteacher]

She waves her hand and says “This is not the Republican Establishment you are looking for. Drive on.”

[randita]

As Jim Geraghty notes, movement conservatives tend to believe that their base is larger than that of the moderates (as well as more virtuous) and that their ideas are more popular; hence defeat in a fair fight is not possible. Thus if they lose, the fight must not be fair, and there must be a reason. If no reason seems clear, then one must be invented. Hence the belief in strange plots.

At some point, reality has to be faced. Chasing after conspiracy theories is fruitless and diversionary.

[KeyLargo]

Barf Alert!

Arizona’s Gov. Brewer endorses Romney

By Stephen Dinan

The Washington Times

Sunday, February 26, 2012

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer endorsed Mitt Romney for the Republican presidential nomination on Sunday, saying he is the most electable candidate in the field.

“He’s the man that can carry the day,” Mrs. Brewer said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

[VRWC For Truth]

The Gelding Old Party is heading for the glue factory. They are now believing their own press releases.

[jakota]

Count how many times Jeb Bush’s name is mentioned in the next month before you tell me there is no ‘establishment’! (or Mitch Daniels)

[Fightin Whitey]

The existence of the Mitt of the Republican Establishment confirms the reality of The Myth of the Republican Establishment.

[staytrue]

The 2012 primary campaign has been an exaggerated version of this dynamic, with one credentialed ex-moderate running against a social conservative who served only five years in the House, a marketing whiz who was a political half-wit, a former speaker dethroned by his caucus, an ex-senator who lost his last race by 18 points, a 76-year-old member of the House with an eccentric agenda, and a four-term Texas governor whose résumé was impressive, but who tripped over his tongue and his feet. It took no manipulation by sinister forces to eliminate most of them. Conservatives did run, but not the best of them. This was not a dark RINO plot.

I agree with this. Anyone want to disagree ?

The fact is the resumes of the not Romneys are not as solid as Romney. We don't even refer to the not Romneys by their real names, only that they are not Romney.

[freemarketsfreeminds]

I’d offer my own insights, but I never finished the article. Talk about boring.

I did get to the part about electoral success. She’s right. The establishment has dominated regarding electoral success. I wonder if the establishment’s electoral success has anything to do with THE BEHEMOTH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT we have?