Yes, there are a few fiscally conservative republicans, it’s just that they don’t have any leadership positions and since they are outspoken…the leadership is quite set on ensuring they remain on the sideline.
If you want conservative government, the future lies in sea change at the top. There’s a long way to go for that. It is a shame that Americans are forced to fight their governing parties tooth and nail to act in their interest, but we do and that’s not changing any time soon.
Politicians want to redistribute hard earned money to people who refuse to work. They expect those people on the receiving end to re-elect them. The people who are working hard resent this political game.
I watched CSPAN the other day when Rep. Broun, of Georgia, tried to cut the budget with numerous amendments. He failed because the Repubs didn’t vote with him. It made me sick!!!
It is going to take us several elections to weed out the weak kneed Republicans. Eventually, we will be successful. I hope I live long enough to see conservative leadership in the House and the Senate.
A Sea Change in at the top of government is not coming anytime soon.
The path to power defines who gets there.
The path to power in congress requires three things:
Longevity or getting reelected you have to be in congress for awhile to learn in ins and outs of party politics and build alliances,
Deal making or power brokering as in how to get what you want while giving someone else what they want while still appearing not too,
Finally visibility or name recognition; you have to be known by press and the people.
Unfortunately for we conservatives every one of these things pretty much necessitate spending tax dollars.
You bring home the bacon to get reelected (in most districts). You broker power by making deals to spend tax dollars. You get name recognition by bringing home the bacon and making deals. You write bills to either spend money or exempt some special interest from paying taxes or to punish some special interest by making them pay taxes or spend their money in some specific way.
Unless there is a revolution in the way the public decides who they will vote for representatives the type of people in the leadership is unlikely to change. There is hope along these lines especially in the West but it will have to gain strength in the rest of the country to make any inroads in the leadership.
It’s not the “Stupid Party”, it’s the “Phony Party”. The purpose of the Republican Party is to maintain the PRETENSE that there is opposition to Socialism, while blocking any actual attempt to roll back Socialism’s gains.
Here's hoping enough Republican Governors say, "Enough!" and tell the Feds and SCOTUS to suck rocks...