Posted on 10/07/2014 8:24:22 AM PDT by Kaslin
But this is not the President, the only executive there is. This is one of X number of Senators or Y number of representatives.
Since any governance at all, even if conservatives were to win a majority of the republican numbers, would be dependent on their having a majority of the house or senate. If I have 53 seats in the Senate, then that gives me a majority. But if I have only 33 of those seats being conservative, then I can get good things done, but I do have to have the other 20 seats voting with me most of the time to make my majority work.
I’m sure you see that it’s different with the presidency than with a legislature that requires a majority, since we don’t have a parliamentary system.
My 'beef' is the fact that the R's had the House, Senate & WH from 2000-2006 (a majority I fought very hard for, in a number of ways) and got the Patriot Act and a legacy of bailouts, all of which are now being wielded by Obola to the detriment of the Country.
I get it. I know what you're saying, and I even slightly agree. Ultimately, however, we're headed the very same direction with both the R's and the D's. The D's will simply get us there sooner, which is fine by me. I'm prepared. I'm ready for the coming storm. It won't be easy by any means, but it is entirely necessary. It's time for a real "reset" in this country.
And, if you really think voting in the RINO's (there may be Conservatives in important positions, but ultimately, McConnell the traitor will lead and set the tone) is going to scale back OCare, reduce spending, deal with the border crisis and get America back on track, I've got news for you. OCare is now entrenched in this country, and it ain't going anywhere. It CAN'T go anywhere.
Immigration? Well, let's see, McConnell voted FOR amnesty multiple times, and AGAINST the border fence on at least one occasion. Why do you think it will be different when he's majority leader? Sure, he voted AGAINST OCare, but then promptly voted FOR funding it. He only voted against it because he knew his vote wouldn't matter. If he was truly interested in making a difference, he, along with every single other R in Congress, would have voted AGAINST funding it.
You really believe that? How many of Clinton’s supreme court nominees did the Republicans deny when they ran the senate in the 1990’s? NONE.
McInsain, Graham and the Maine hags have all stated the president won and gets his picks for the courts. I hate to break it to you but the Republicans are not going to do anything to stop obama’s nominees to the Supreme Court.
So, you're saying it don't matter who we vote for? Kinda what I been saying all along, really. We're headed the same direction no matter what. Best rip the bandaid off quick and get the pain over with, rather than drag it out slow and painful like. Plus, I'm getting old. I won't be able to put up half the fight in a few years that I could now. It's time to rip the bandaid off.
So true, but McConnell is a Rino, and as such has proven, as recently as the primaries, to have mastered the liberal, communist, democrat art of voter fraud.
We have already had our "reset". We allowed an elated Obama to get control of the levers and now we will have to send more military to die in the Middle East. It amazes me that you would allow such a person to get even MORE power. 4 million conservatives sat out the last election to get your "reset". How's that working out?
McConnell the traitor will lead and set the tone) is going to scale back OCare, reduce spending, deal with the border crisis and get America back on track
You have the ridiculous idea that McConnell will be all powerful. You forget that conservatives like Sessions, Inhofe, and Cruz will have more power in a GOP Senate. Do you know the impact a Inhofe controlled Environment Committee will have with its power to call anti global warming advocates? Thousands and thousands of jobs will be created when Keystone is approved.
Why do you think Cruz is campaigning for the GOP to take over. To get rid of Reid and his committee chairs is huge.
Those committees mean absolutely nothing when the president does what he wants regardless of the law and Congress. The gope has made it clear that they will not impeach so their chairmanships mean little because the president will simply go around them and they won’t use the prescribed remedies under the Constitution.
So you know, the 'reset' hasn't happened - yet.
To get rid of Reid and his committee chairs is huge.
And the R majority 2000-2006? How's that Patriot Act working out for ya?
I agree with the effect, but not with the cause.
I no longer believe there is widespread vote fraud. Some? Yes. Enough to swing close elections? Yes. Enough to swing marginal elections where Dem lawfare commandos parachute in to conduct just enough recounts to win? Yes.
But widespread? Nope. Reason is that the Dems don’t need to. Read the Breitbart article on Romney’s Orca system, and the PJMedia one on Catalist.
Big Data rules and the Dems have unlocked the key to getting close to 100% of their “must vote” voters to the polls. To the point where they can completely disregard the political center. Republicans lag far, far behind.
This is what I think may be at work in KY. McConnell should win by 5 points or so. Close, but it’s probably his last race so good enough.
Grimes’s strategy right now seems to be based solely on driving up McConnell’s negatives. Denying him independents but also failing to pull centrists over to her. Basically she’s suppressing independents, trying to turn the race into a battle of base turnout. If she knows she can use big data to generate above normal midterm turnout in places like Louisville and Lexington, she knows she’s got the race in the bag.
Not so. In concert with Chairmanships in the House we will have legislation that makes it all the way to Obama's desk instead of Reid blocking it.
The GOP will attach items which will put Obama under pressure to sign. He will sign Keystone because even unions want it. That alone is worth a GOP Senate.
The gope has made it clear that they will not impeach
Untrue. If Obama continues to act in an extra legal way and the country gets sick enough of it he can be impeached. It is impossible to impeach when Reid is presiding over the Senate; removal could NEVER happen. Your chances go WAY up with a GOP Senate so this goes directly against your point.
“use big data to generate above normal midterm turnout”
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I don’t have a clue what that means.
All obama will do is threaten to shut the government down and the surrender by the GOPE will break the French Army record easily. Give him what he wants or shut down and you know how McConnell feels about shutdowns, he prevents them.
And I do not believe for a second any GOPE person that says they will impeach, it will not happen.
Would you proffer your own advice to fighting men on the battlefield? In any way? Gotta lot of corrupt lieutenants, if we win the fight, those lieutenants might rise to General?
You DO realize there are conservatives that are chomping to neutralize the GOPe, don’t you?
Ya can’t win if you don’t fight.
It has actually. More people are out of the workforce now than in the 40's. Massive new social welfare gaining power. Our troops have to go back into Iraq.
Those 4 million got us here. And they intend to take us down further and give even MORE power to Obama with Reid's help who will expand the Government even more and remove power from the Congress. Next time you again will be saying "we need yet ANOTHER reset".
Your viewpoint is very wrong.
You ignore the fact that people aren't believing what Obama says anymore. The public tide is changing and you are refusing to take advantage of the move.
I do not believe for a second any GOPE person that says they will impeach
To impeach you need the public on your side. AND you absolutely need a GOP Senate to even have a shot. If Obama keeps screwing up royally and dangerously and a GOP that gains ground it could happen.
Correct, Big Data rules.
The only thing the GOPe is going to listen to is the sound of millions of voters doing their patriotic duty and walking away from the R's. I HAVE been fighting, for 20+ years, alongside folks who have been fighting even longer to 'neutralize the GOPe'. Here's a clue: it ain't gonna happen.
Grimes would never use it because nobody on any side would ever believe it.
That leftist Rhymes with Punt is gonna lose, whether the “We hate Mitch Club” likes it or not.
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