Posted on 09/12/2015 1:55:13 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Over one hundred years ago, Ambrose Bierce, a 19th century political satirist, deploring the political corruption and lack of representative government, described Washington D.C. as a:
"Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles and the conduct of public affairs for private advantage."
How little things have changed.
Yet, seemingly oblivious to this persistent, fundamental problem in our political-media culture, Democrat and Republican Presidential candidates and political pundits of all stripes, arrogantly dismiss voter sentiment and choose to remain focused solely on their posturing for each election cycle driven by petty policy squabbles as to whether 2 + 2 = 3 or 2 + 2 = 5.
Ronald Reagan, by comparison, held a grander vision for America.
In his first inaugural address, at a time when the country was beset by economic woes and a vacillating foreign policy, Reagan urged Americans to recall the achievements of the Founders, in particular their confidence in self-government and individual freedom, noting that that ordinary Americans should be recognized as heroes and expressing confidence in the people exercising their freedom to revive America.
"Our Government," he emphasized, "has no power except that granted it by the people. It is time to check and reverse the growth of government which shows signs of having grown beyond the consent of the governed...In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem."
Yet, the political-media establishment has only contempt for ordinary Americans.
There is now a sharp division between the bipartisan ruling class and the rest of Americans, who are considered retrograde, racist, and dysfunctional unless properly controlled by the dictates of central authority.
When blatant and outrageous lies are no longer sufficient to soothe the electorate into complacency, such a government must begin to curtail freedom and oppress the people in order to remain in power.
The contempt for ordinary Americans and the pontificating arrogance of the Republican establishment was on full display when Fox News contributor and faux conservative George Will stated that Trump supporters need to come into the Republican Party "on our terms", not theirs.
That Republican Party, which Mr. Will wants voters to join, is one that consistently betrays its constituents and bows to Barack Obama's agenda:
Who "pre-approved" the Iran nuclear deal using, instead of the Constitution's treaty approval process, Republican Bob Corker's amendment (Corker/Cardin Amendment) changing ratification to a 67-vote-threshold for denial, as opposed to a customary 67 vote threshold for passage? The GOP.
Who did not block and voted to fund Obama's executive amnesty that Reince Priebus, the chairman of the Republican National Committee, called "un-American" and "unconstitutional, illegal" and promised that, if the Republican Party takes the Senate, they will do everything in their power to stop it? The GOP.
Who worked to re-elect Republican establishment Senator Thad Cochran, even after Cochran lost the first Mississippi primary to Tea Party-supported Republican Chris McDaniel, playing the race card and paying Democrats to vote in the second primary to defeat him? The GOP.
Did the GOP secure the border with control of the White House and Congress? NO.
Did the GOP balance the budget with control of the White House and Congress? NO.
Who said "I think we are going to crush [the Tea Party] everywhere."? Mitch McConnell of the GOP.
Reagan recapitulated the Founders' teaching on liberty, equality and consent of the governed in these two eloquent sentences:
"From time to time we've been tempted to believe that society has become too complex to be managed by self-rule, that government by an elite group is superior to government for, by, and of the people. But if no one among us is capable of governing himself, then who among us has the capacity to govern someone else?"
It is not Donald Trump that makes the political-media establishment look pathetic, but a disdain for self-government and its own lack of integrity, statesmanship and vision.
Would t'God D Trump would start talkin' like that
“Putrescent,” huh?
A new word for me.
But I don’t have to look it up to know what it means.
Yes, it stinks, real bad. LOL
Who “pre-approved” the Iran nuclear deal using, instead of the Constitution’s treaty approval process, Republican Bob Corker’s amendment (Corker/Cardin Amendment) changing ratification to a 67-vote-threshold for denial, as opposed to a customary 67 vote threshold for passage? The GOP.
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Pre-Approved! Exactly. Congressional treason without a doubt. Time to throw them all out and start over (with a few exceptions like Cruz, Lee and Sessions).
Where is the political strongest place for Cruz?
Run as V.P. if asked.
Wait for Attorney General?
Wait for Senate Majority Leader? ...not sure how that would happen?
(I like Senate Majority Leader, make the Sr. Senator from Texas, John Cornyn, his step & fetch boy.)
Senate Majority Leader requires his being elected by a majority of the GOP Senators.
I don’t know how well Sen. Cruz is accepted across the board of Senators.
Do you have any feel/indications to share?
One more reason to elect them - so we can send girl-boys like this author running home crying to their mama!
LOL, haven’t thought of that word in 50 years. Thanks for reminding me.
Under the Constitution, the vice president serves as the president of the Senate and presides over the Senate's daily proceedings
Cruz would also be a strong foreign policy ally as VP
Cruz has a Presidential persona, so I'm wondering how he'd feel with VP to Trump, should Trump secure the nomination.
They do seem to have partnered up a bit.
...long way to go, all speculation.
I like Trump, but I'll vote Cruz.
I’ve read, a deal was struck between iran & nobama before
he became pResident the first time. So this deal was a sham with a shameless creature sent to iran to play like it was a real one. Now we have congress critters pretending they are going to stop it. STOP IT? For crying out Loud, it went to the UN before it went to Congress or Senate. So what are the congresscritters trying to do? HMM? If citizens knew of the 2008 deal between iran & nobama was made then, surly the congresscritters know of it too. So who are they fooling?
If Trump wins the nomination, he’s going to need help in the senate and the house. All the willy nellies will still be in the pockets of big money.
LOL! Cool word. I had to go look it up.
No Obama was what they deserved after all the rinos they have served up.
As well as George W Bush who never defended himself
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