Posted on 06/30/2004 9:38:32 PM PDT by Reagan Man
Colorado Republican Congressman Tom Tancredo is in big trouble with the GOP leadership. And just what, you may be wondering, is his great sin? "Team America," a political action committee originally founded by Tancredo, worked to unseat Representative Chris Cannon, a liberal Republican from Utah, by supporting Matthew Throckmorton, his challenger in the Republican primary.
Chief among those organizations caterwauling about the actions of Tancredo is the liberal "Tuesday Group," a coalition of approximately thirty liberal Republican House members whose goal is to steer the party to the left. Hiding under the cloak of a grossly distorted rendition of Ronald Reagan's "Eleventh Commandment" ("Thou shalt not speak ill of a fellow Republican"), the Tuesday Group is now expressing concern that party conservatives are finally making efforts to strike back.
Apparently, undermining the conservative agenda by abandoning the party at key junctures during the legislative process is perfectly fine with these Republican "centrists." But any discussion of such matters by conservatives, who have tired of seeing their party abandoning its principles, is strictly taboo. By such hypocritical assertions, these liberal "Trojan Horses" hope to continue dominating party politics from within.
Of course Ronald Reagan never intended for his "Eleventh Commandment" to be arbitrarily invoked as a means of allowing liberalism to spread, unchecked, within the ranks of the GOP. Rather, it was supposed to prevent the sort of backbiting and mud slinging within party ranks, which can ultimately undermine the credibility of the entire party.
House Majority leader Tom Delay, a longtime champion of conservatism, has found himself in the middle of this row. Seeking to maintain a cohesive Republican majority, he is promoting themes of "team spirit" and "comity" among party members. Delay even referenced Reagan's "Eleventh Commandment" in a meeting with Tancredo in which the Colorado Congressman was apparently warned to change his ways and endorse a unified party, or face retribution within Republican circles.
Unfortunately, such rhetoric fails to deal with the fact that it is the Republican liberals who regularly undermine party unity by voting with Democrats at critical junctures. With such people constantly placing the philosophies of liberalism ahead of traditional Republican principle, the only manner in which even a facade of "unity" can be maintained is for the entire party to shift to the left. This, of course, is precisely the strategy of the liberal Republicans.
Tancredo's major issue of concern is unchecked illegal immigration and the resulting compromise of America's borders. Hardly a miniscule "pet issue" of a fringe constituency, the immigration problem goes to the very core of maintaining America's national integrity and heritage. Little else of GOP principles or goals can be regarded as significant in any way, as long the party remains indifferent to the invasion of the nation's borders by a flood of illegal immigrants who, as soon as they are able to do so, will vote against such things. Yet, major forces within the GOP are once again actively working to insure that at best, the Republican counterpart to Democrat plans of opening the borders will only amount to a watered-down version of the very same thing.
By supporting truly conservative Republican challengers, Tancredo's PAC hopes to specifically target key players of the open borders advocacy for defeat during their respective state primaries. While it is not entirely clear whether or not Tancredo is still officially participating with the work of the PAC, his political ideology remains consistent with that of its members. Tancredo realizes that threats to the future of the nation are no less virulent when advanced by so-called "Republicans," than when spawned by their traditional advocates, the Democrats.
Tom Delay has, in the past, shown himself to be extremely principled, with the one notable exception being his support, under severe White House pressure, for an education bill that was essentially crafted by Ted Kennedy. He knows that if his party persists in its claims to uphold both high and low standards, only the low standards will prevail. Though presently striving to remain within the boundaries of party loyalty, he is surely aware that, as a principled conservative, his own future is no less threatened by the underhanded actions of the "moderates" than is Tancredo.
For Delay and Tancredo, whose differences are far outweighed by their political common ground, the most pressing matter is to maintain the party according to conservative principle rather than allowing the "centrists" to reinvent it in the image of the Democrats.
Guilty conscience?
Not at all, I am not the one who waits to pounce on a thread declaring a drama queen superiority(naming no one in particular, wink, wink, nod, nod).
A few observations:
1. You're paranoid. Your name hadn't even registered in my mind when I commented.
2. Nonetheless, you obviously recognize that your conduct classifies you as being among that group.
3. You seem to have an inferiority complex, as you go around getting so upset at what you think is a sense of superiority. Or perhaps you're just quite perceptive, since in this case it's accurate. LOL.
1. You're paranoid. Your name hadn't even registered in my mind when I commented.
2. Nonetheless, you obviously recognize that your conduct classifies you as being among that group.
3. You seem to have an inferiority complex, as you go around getting so upset at what you think is a sense of superiority. Or perhaps you're just quite perceptive, since in this case it's accurate. LOL.
Whatever. Rant on with your Freudisms, if that is what is required for you to feel so important and make you get through your, IMO, pitiful day.
Hehehe. Joke's on you again, Dane. I had a wonderful day. Enjoyed some time outside, watched Lance Armstrong ride a great prologue, and now I'm about to have a great dinner w/ my wife.
Don't worry, though. I understand that it's necessary for you to demonize those with whom you disagree, so that you can slander them. I guess the cognitive dissonance would be too much for you otherwise.
Very happy for you, but, IMO, can your Freudian rants. Turns people off, and is unbecoming. Be nice to the waitress, okay.
Don't worry, though. I understand that it's necessary for you to demonize those with whom you disagree, so that you can slander them. I guess the cognitive dissonance would be too much for you otherwise
You seem to be the expert in the above.
Have a great night, Dane. I'm sure you can find a few honest conservatives to slander to pass the time.
Have a great night, Dane. I'm sure you can find a few honest conservatives to slander to pass the time.
You also, have a great dinner with your wife and try not to pontificate a superior attitude to the waitress, which you are wont to do on FR, IMO.
Hell hath no fury like an ideologue scorned ;-)
Knock it off.
Is that because you blame him for something?
I see it differently. Debate on the Free Republic sharpens up our debating skills for the democrats when we run into them at work or out in the street.
Errr....hmmmmm....yeahhhh....righttt...okaaaa.
Hehehe........
;)
You just couldn't resist holding out the old hoop to see if I'd jump through, could you?
Ok, here's the answer you were waiting for.
It depends on what your definition of "is" is.
Ta daa.
That was too easy. C'mon, it's almost the 4th of July. Set the next hoop on fire.
I'll betcha I make it through without singeing a hair or getting a post pulled. ;^)
Happy Independence Day everyone!!!
You even used the word "person" in your personal attack on me.
That's the definition of a personal attack.
What's even funnier is you really have no idea what you're writing when you write it the first time.
Then you go back and re-read where you wrote, "You must be a miserable person." and you still don't see it as a personal attack.
ROTFLMAO!
You comprehension of English tells me it's either your
second language or that you're government schooled.
You'll not bait me.
You're not worth it.
Happy 4TH.
God Bless the USA.
What do you think I blaming him for. Be specific.
So sad. Not! :)
Looks like 4Freedom doesn't appreciate you standing up for him Sabertooth. Be careful or he will sic the Admin Monitor on you.
LOL!
No I'm just warning Sabertooth while having a little chuckle about how you misunderstood his post.
I have nothing more to say to you 4F, until you learn how to fight your own battles. I have a thick skin. I can take as good as I give. You call names and insult but when the barbs are returned you go and cry to the Admin. I'm not gonna play with you anymore.
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