"This town is filled with well-intentioned people who believe they are doing the right thing,..."
Not many. Most are out for themselves. This guys a Senator from Georgia. He gets some of it, but I don't think he realizes how mad people are. I've called TN Sen. Alexander and Corkers office over the last 7 years many times and their people are clueless!
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03/14/2016 12:20:13 PM PDT by
upbeat5
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To: upbeat5
This town is filled with well-intentioned people who believe they are doing the right thing
Almost none of us out here beyond the Beltway believe that. THAT'S why they're in trouble.
To: upbeat5
I wouldn’t be so quick to say they are losing control. Maybe they are gaining control.
To: upbeat5
I take solace in the clear recognition by many who were in denial that (1) there really is a political class that more or less transcends partisan politics; (2) that they knew it before the rest of the country did, and (3) that they hold in withering contempt the people who are enriching them. It's something.
How easy such an entrenched class is to disempower is highly debatable. I doubt that it can be done within a single political cycle, at least not without violence. A little humility might be the best we can hope for; for civil masters fully to realize that they really are civil servants in this country may be too much.
To: upbeat5
Video of GOP elites whining about Trump over martinis is the most pathetic thing youll see all day
Canada Free Press ^ | 03/14/16 | Robert Laurie
Posted on 3/14/2016, 12:32:50 PM by Sean_Anthony
Contemptuous
We all know the GOP elites are horrified at the rise of Trump. They want you to believe their revulsion stems from outrage over issues but, if you dig a little, eventually you realize thats only the surface of the story. They dont like Trump because they dont understand his success, cant control him, and dont know what hell do if he manages to win.
Hes a wild card and, as Ive said before, theres nothing your political betters hate more than unpredictability. When things go off the pre-determined rails, these people have to actually pick sides, make decisions, and stand on principle. Thats all such a bother.
Go to the link below to see/hear the whining:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3409138/posts
32 posted on
03/14/2016 1:39:23 PM PDT by
Grampa Dave
(I am just another low info/stupid and evil Trump supporter wanting to select my candidate!)
To: upbeat5
NO liberal is EVER well-intentioned. They may think they are, but THEY ARE NOT
34 posted on
03/14/2016 1:44:53 PM PDT by
chesley
(The right to protest is not the right to disrupt.)
37 posted on
03/14/2016 2:01:24 PM PDT by
DoughtyOne
(Facing Trump nomination inevitability, folks are now openly trying to help Hillary destroy him.)
To: upbeat5
The ruling class in DC can either go with the vote and cede control or they can hang.
Literally.
39 posted on
03/14/2016 2:10:38 PM PDT by
MeganC
(The Republic of The United States of America: 7/4/1776 to 6/26/2015 R.I.P.)
To: upbeat5
Nothing changes until the people in the upper levels of the party are removed. Having people like Perdue write articles about this is meaningless because, in the end, nothing is being done about it. This is just someone on the inside saying "I hear ya", mostly just to stay in the good graces of the voters. But nothing will change until the GOP receives a good cleansing of the elitist RINO types that are currently running the party into the ground.
40 posted on
03/14/2016 2:38:13 PM PDT by
Major Matt Mason
(Those that can, do, those that can't, work in the Beltway.)
To: upbeat5
"The rise of career politicians has completely shifted the political paradigm from just liberal versus conservative. There is now a disconnect between the Washington political class and everybody elsethe insiders versus the outsiders." (from the article)
45 posted on
03/15/2016 10:03:24 PM PDT by
gg188
(Ted Cruz, R - Goldman Sachs)
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