Senior Republicans aren’t banking on Senate takeover (FILIBUSTER KAGAN FOOLS!)

THE HILL ^ | 07/15/10 06:00 AM ET | Alexander Bolton -

[RKBA Democrat]

“Like tet68 said, if by chance they do win the majority, then what?”

We’ll have a repeat of 2000-2008. A GOP controlled congress that has it’s snout only slightly less wedged in the public trough than the overt socialists. We as conservatives will win a largely meaningless battle and continue to lose the larger war.

Maybe if the GOP wins both houses, the GOP will convince Dennis Hastert to come back. I mean if we’re going to have useless leadership with a mock conservative label, we might as well have incompetence as well.

IMO, we’re focusing way too much energy on the partisan political part of what has been a much larger cultural shift. We’re worrying about symptoms, not causes.

[saltus]

Boehner and Mitchel adopted a stupid strategy. No, No, no every time wins no adherents—it is all negative. Voters will always go, ultimately, for a more positive outlook.

[onyx]

Crucial time in the survival of our Republic.

It’s now or never and I think WE, THE PEOPLE, will have to lead the elected by forcing them to do what has to be done.

“Rebellion is brewing” as Jim says, and he’s right.

[YankeeinOkieville]

A bit misleading on Dr. Coburn. He kept his promise to term-limit himself in the House. This is his first term in the Senate, washed in on a wave of grassroots (read: not the party's pick) support. He has promised to term-limit himself here as well.

So while technically correct, “since 1995” is a little misleading.

[tet68]

This is why we must do all we can to see true
conservative/constitutionalists into office and why
if we get into power we not allow those who usurped
the voice of the people and their constitution to go
unpunished. There, I’ve said it. It’s time someone
paid for their crimes instead of being allowed to continue
their subversion.

[Pan_Yan]

Maybe if the GOP wins both houses, the GOP will convince Dennis Hastert to come back.

And Bill Frist, too? Oh, happy days!! Personally, I'm hoping to see Traficant make a comeback. At least he was entertaining and he might have been one of the most honest crooks in congress.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

I want The Hammer back.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

....and I know he wasn’t in the Senate.

[Pan_Yan]

I listed all the republican senators for the purposes of full disclosure, not to berate all of them. Coburn has been one of the better ones at times. But we all know why the Republican Party is the Stupid Party and the Senate makes us all want to claw our eyes out. Look at these guys. If they were in the military they would have been put out to pasture a long time ago with a cute little pension and a flag and a letter signed by the President.

Cochran - 1973
Grassley - 1974
Hatch - 1977
Inhofe - 1987
Kyl - 1987
Lugar - 1977
McCain - 1983
McConnell - 1984
Roberts - 1981
Shelby - 1978
Snowe - 1979

[windsorknot]

I want The Hammer back.

[Pan_Yan]

I want The Hammer back.

Yeah, that's what we need - the Angel of K Street. The man that could squeeze lobbyist money out of a block of marble.

[AFPhys]

It is always so great when we have the White House megaphones weighing in on an FR thread. Thanks for your interest.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

The man that could squeeze lobbyist money out of a block of marble.

He could also squeeze the balls off of a buffalo nickel.

[Bailee]

So you want us to elect Republican Senators who either sellout and vote the Dem agenda or Maybe you want them to just vote present.

We need to elect Conservative senator that want sell out the US constitution or the Legal American People.

If they dont want to lead then stay the Frack home.

[AFPhys]

I would like to see FReepers grow up; to see FReepers educate themselves about the country and the way Congress works.

Without gaining the leadership positions in the House and Senate, almost nothing can be done to affect legislation of any type. Like it or not, at this time, that requires that conservatives make nice with GOP moderates. Those moderates will never be reliable conservative votes, but we need them to get anything at all done.

Adults realize they can’t always get their own way and work to expand the pool of “marginally conservative” congressmen who it is possible to persuade to vote the “right” way. Bellyaching about NorthEast Republicans voting like NorthEast Republicans is useless. Enjoy that they vote for GOP leadership and be happy for the times they vote with conservatives. Reality is that a Jim Demint can’t be elected in Maine. Adults instead concentrate on electing Jim DeMints in Nebraska, the Dakotas, Montana and a slew of other states that are not deep blue. Instead of focusing on the impossible task of gaining 51 “solid” conservative Senators to ram something through, focus on gaining 70 moderate and conservative GOPers who will take part in shifting coalitions to advance conservatism.

You know that you are hurting the cause of conservatism, and so do other “pure conservatives”, but like children they would rather throw temper tantrums than to work with reality. The only effect is to move the progressives’ agenda ahead more rapidly. It is just what this White House wants to see more of.

Great idea. This has managed to elect Obama and give him a filibuster proof Senate and solid House to “teach a lesson”. Result: Czars, Kagan, economic stagnation, and ZeroCare. Congratulations.