GOP senators wonder: Am I next?

Politico ^ | 05/09/2012 | Manu Raju

[BlackElk]

‘Tis a shame!

[BlackElk]

During (to some extent) and after Bannockburn, the Scottish Nationalist war leader under Robert the Bruce (the new William Wallace) was the dispossessed knight Sir James (The Black) Douglas. In his generation, the land-grubbing Scottish nobles and sellouts included one Sir John Cornyn (must have been an ancestor of the Texas Senator, no?). Senator Cornyn richly deserves defeat as well. Defeat Dewhust with Cruz this year and go after Cornyn next time.

[Osage Orange]

Our Republican Senators are tone deaf.

Sen. Lindsey Graham is a RINO..let alone a CINO.

McCain???? God help us if that moron keeps getting elected.

Luger needed to be gone...just like Bennet. And he whined JUST LIKE BENNET. I've zero sympathy for these guys.....

They just don't FREAKING get it!!

Hatch is done. Graham is done. To name just two.

[JediJones]

You probably have to be realistic about those states though. Can anyone more conservative than them get elected there? The key to me is that those names don’t show up as going to the liberal/Democrat side on any close vote losses for us. You can say that about Lugar who was one of a handful of Republicans voting for Obama’s Supreme Court noms, where we could have filibustered if Republicans stayed united. I’m not going to worry about how they vote in states like that if it isn’t a close call or we didn’t need their vote. Like Scott Brown on Obamacare, the best we can hope for from a state like Massachusetts is someone who will be the deciding vote for our side when it really counts.

[JediJones]

I’m reconciled to Romney in the race—well, barring a miracle, that’s who we have. He could be worse—and worse is what we have now.(and if he’s re-elected....oy gevalt)So I’ll give Romney a horseyback ride to 1600 Pa Ave in Jan 2013 if he wants—he’s no prize but better than McCain, IMHO, and probably not a whole lot worse in a lot of ways than Dubya—probably smarter, and at least Romney might actually fight back. And with enough real conservative leadership in Congress to keep him on a short leash, Romney might do OK.

You couldn't be wrong on more levels. Dubya was a tax-cutter and a strong social conservative on abortion and gay marriage. Romney is neither. McCain understood the military and was also socially conservative on major issues. Romney isn't. Romney has shown he's not very smart. He just memorizes consultant talking points and doesn't understand a thing about any of the issues. When he has to decide something on his own off the cuff, he's a default liberal by nature of being a classic limousine liberal and living in a deep blue state. They live in a bubble and don't understand the first thing about conservatism. Romney has shown he will NOT fight Obama, but will cave in the minute it looks like the public is on Obama's side. And everyone knows the Congress will rubber stamp whatever Romney wants to do. That's what RINOs did under both Bush administrations, and they made more concessions to the left to get their votes if they needed them because the handful of true conservatives balked. You're living in a fantasy world and projecting wishful thinking onto a candidate who is nothing that you would like to pretend he is. Deal with reality, because only then can you possibly come up with the right strategy for fighting the problem.

[Osage Orange]

I think....freshman pubbies...get the what for...from the GOP-E "leaders"...quite often.

I'd gather, Allen West...could tell us a thing or two.

[Political Junkie Too]

Yes, the freshmen do, but they don't have the vote discipline that the Democrats do.

-PJ

[jakerobins]

Grahamnesty wouldn’t know the first thing about properly representing the people of SC! I can say with NO DOUBT that he will face a primary in 2014......I only hope the good people of SC will send McCAIN’s RINO buddy packing..

[Osage Orange]

Maybe so....

I don't know that for sure.

But it figures.

[Student0165]

Chambliss never was conservative. He was a huge supporter of the Bush / Kennedy Ammesty mess in ‘06. So was Johnny Isakson.

[Student0165]

“I am praying for the opportunity to vote against Chambliss in a primary.”

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Me, too.

[BooBoo1000]

I see a whole bunch on that list that should be retired, including Susan Collins, Wyoming;s Enzi, Lindsy Graham, and a few more, who are just chair warmers, starting with Orin Hatch of Utah.

[BooBoo1000]

I see a whole bunch on that list that should be retired, including Susan Collins, Wyoming;s Enzi, Lindsy Graham, and a few more, who are just chair warmers, starting with Orin Hatch of Utah.

[Osage Orange]

Hatch should have been voted out years ago......

He's got a history....and I don't need to list it all here.

Orrin should be put to pasture. Period.

[SirLurkedalot]

Stay nervous, RINOS.

[Utah Girl]

We are working on it. I am doing some volunteer work for Liljenquist’ campaign.

[EternalVigilance]

I have often compared the “leaders” of the myriad corrupt money-grubbing, vote-gathering faux “conservative” Republican satellite organizations to the Scottish nobles of which you speak. The shoe fits them perfectly.

[sarge83]

AMEN! McConnell is our version of Lugar and very much part of the problem in Washington. He wreaks of the nauseating stench that is the GOPE.

I hope Sen. Paul and the tea party can find a candidate to run against this backstabbing turncoat.