Posted on 10/09/2015 9:52:30 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh said Friday the reason why the mainstream media is not visibly celebrating Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)’s decision to drop his bid for House Speaker and the ensuing Republican Party implosion is because the perception is that conservatives have won a victory over Washington insider establishment individuals like McCarthy. Limbaugh told listeners:
What it should tell you is that McCarthy obviously is a Washington insider, and his fall from grace as future Speaker obviously is bad news to the insiders or the establishment in Washington, both parties. And the reason for that is it is perceived that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and the House Conservative Caucus are behind this, these Tea Party yokels, and it is viewed as these upstart conservatives taking control of the House, and they’re outsiders.
So you see that the insider elites are bound together not by ideology, but by class....
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
Cruz, a 2016 contender, delivered the same sentiment in New Hampshire last weekend at a forum on federalism.“Washington despised Ronald Reagan,” he said. “By the way, if you see a candidate who Washington embraces—run and hide!”
“Washington is broken, and I’ve said many times that the biggest divide we have is not between Democrats and Republicans,” Cruz continued. “The biggest divide we have politically in Washington is between career politicians in Washington—in both parties—and the American people.”
Cruz explained that Washington establishment politicians of both parties “get in bed with” the special interest lobbyists, forming a “cartel.”
“If we’re going to turn around what’s wrong with Washington, we’ve gotta have leaders willing to take on the Washington cartel,” he said.
“How do you break the Washington cartel?” Cruz asked. “The best example we’ve seen is in 1980. The Reagan revolution—that came from the American people who stood up to Washington and changed the path we were on—that’s how we change Washington. It’s gotta come from ‘we the people.’”
None of the comments I read indicated anybody anxious or even curious about boarding his boat for a Cruz...
In general, the public (probably half of both Republicans and Democrats) don’t feel any trust in the leadership authority of their parties sitting in DC. The party leadership of either group is more than handcuffed to lobbyists and agenda pretenders.
I think the news media from all sides helped to create this distrust over the past fifteen years. Toss in some incompetence by the Bush team, and a major amount of scandal from the Obama team, and you’ve got a public with a sour taste for politics as usual.
This is why Bernie Sanders draws more attention than Hillary, and why Carson/Trump get rave reviews over established Republican players.
The public feels that the American brand....is now a 1971 Ford Pinto, and they want significant change that regular political figures can’t provide. Kind of a shocker if you think about it.
A 1971 Ford Pinto wearing Firestone 500’s.
Yes, then we’d have a real opposition party to the Washington cartel, not just an opposition around the edges.
Had to happen people were becoming too complacent, both for us but more importantly to God...
A 1971 Ford Pinto wearing Firestone 500’s.
Lol!
“The public feels that the American brand....is now a 1971 Ford Pinto, ...”
A 1971 Ford Pinto wearing Firestone 500’s.
And a full tank of gas.
Going 50 in the left lane waiting to be rear-ended.
your continued anti Cruz comments are very illustrative....
Some, believing they are under deep cover for their nefarious deeds, are actually using cheap, clear plastic for blankets.
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