Posted on 01/26/2013 7:39:30 AM PST by Olog-hai
Rep. Paul Ryan says Republicans need to stay united and pick their fights during President Barack Obama’s second term. …
Ryan defends his vote on the “fiscal cliff” deal. He says that if the measure hadn't passed, every single taxpayer would have paid higher taxes. …
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So when Obama tells the GOP to “sit in the back seat”, they meekly obey now. Even after they gave him a “shellacking” in 2010.
“Stay united?” After the past two years of the beltway GOP-E leadership doing everything in its damned power to trash and basically kneecap the tea-party, the grassroots, Palin, the Paulbots, the socons, and anyone else that actually DID stand up to Obama and the assault by his media minions? While they themselves grovel, cowtow, and repeatedly fold under the slightest pressure?
The GOP-E can go burn in hell!
Rule #1 for the Republicans to remember:
Democrats play to win. They don’t play by the rules and do whatever it takes to advance their agenda. For Dems, the word “compromise” just means do it our way. Bottom line: If you want to win at anything, you have to play harder and smarter than your opponent. Scott Walker is modern day Exhibit #1.
Only the GOP-e can turn a Tea-Party-fueled “shellacking” into a big surrender party.
Very good post.
How about starting with hussein’s eligibility?
Ryan, when all you can do is lose, you had best fight every chance you get on the off chance thatyou will improve your skills and perhaps even win one.
The GOP ****ing sucks, and little girly men like you are part of the problem.
What you need to understand is that you and your party are about to extinct yourselves.
He is correct. Pure opposition for the sake of being contrary is viewed as petty by most middling voters.
Of course, we don’t have to “fight” to disagree.
So standing up for conservative principles is “pure opposition for the sake of being contrary”?
Nah...Rubio, Ryan, and the rest of the GOP are too busy trying to screw the taxPayers by finding a way to give amnesty to a bunch of illegals. Those new entitlements will do wonders for the country!
Paul Ryan:
“Ryan says GOP need to pick its fights with Obama”
Mr. Ryan, they seem to be having a lot of trouble making up their minds about which fights to pick — indeed, they have yet to choose one.
Better suggestion:
“The GOP needs to pick its retreats from Obama”.
They have no trouble doing that — they pick every one they see!
“Scott Walker is a rare example of political courage.”
Absolutely right on that one.
There is no other Republican — NO ONE — who more deserves the party nomination for president in 2016.
Which other Republican — name ANY one — has demonstrated as much courage under pressure and the intestinal fortitude to stand up to the ‘rats and the left, as has Mr. Walker?
Rubio?
Cruz?
Perry?
You’re kidding — right?
After FOUR YEARS of not picking fights, I imagine that the Republican RINOs will just insist that after FOUR MORE YEARS they will be ready to pick fights, especially after they lose the mid-term elections “because we were not inclusive enough”.
I’m starting to think that political OCD and the inability to detect patterns is not limited to just liberal Democrats, to to RINOs as well.
“Don’t worry, as soon as the country is in ruins, bankrupt, with millions starving in the streets, riots, and the constitution utterly trashed, we will start to get together to fight against the liberals. Or at least we will form a pre-committee to consider when to hold the meeting.”
They sure do not fear to pick fights with conservatives... so convenient a irony he talks about not fighting when he is right now fighting against conservatives and fibbing.
His yeah and nay should be just that, yeah and nay, and not try to explain it or attack others because of them, CYA style.
That’s the most significant point here. Marginalizing conservatives in what is supposed to be the opposition party is a big move towards an actual one-party government.
The first step in picking a fight is showing up for one and following through, otherwise it’s just more GOP candy ass smack talk.
Our most beloved emperor's entire waking, and sleeping, life is devoted to eliminating the few freedoms and liberties that still remain to us.
I actually had not seen that in any summary. If true, now we have a progressive capital gains tax. Terrible precident.
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