Conservatives whiffed during the caucus vote after the 2012 election, allowing Boehner a smooth ride back to the Speakership even after sacking conservative committee heads. They got very close, but got wobbly at the last minute and backed down.
Now they're repeating that behavior.
I'm tired of the "keeping the powder dry" excuse because tomorrow never comes with the GOP (conservative or e), the next battle is never engaged, we're always told to wait for the right time.
Well, now is the right time. There is a wind blowing into the sails now. Cantor's loss is the call to arms. It's disheartening to see, again, that our leaders are failing to see that. Or, if they see it, they are going wobbly again.
It's about building "street cred," so to speak. As you said, lose and do it again next time. But if they never even try, if they never ever engage, then the threats become bluster because nobody will ever believe that anyone will actually act, because nobody ever does in the end.
-PJ
There is no tomorrow. There is the here and now. Or to expand the theme further, “Live for today, tomorrow never comes” . Ronnie James Dio.
We are past waiting. there is no more time to wait. Every day, every hour brings more GOP capitulation. They told us they want us destroyed. Two months is eternity. It is a figment of imagination. Between now and then the GOP will have been given two months of bluster from a group that has proven it backs down.
And when you are a group famous for backing down, when you back down the contenders, you get a big boost in power.
Tenn, it is now or never. Bookmark this page and come Nov lets review this discussion. I will gladly admit to you if I am wrong. Which assumes any of us will have a November to meet up in or free use of the net to meet on.
We only disagree on the timing.
The GOPe’s rigged this election by the rush vote.
A loss now would weaken the candidate who runs in the new coming
leadership vote.
A knock down brawl and most importantly victory is coming.