Posted on 11/09/2004 5:12:12 PM PST by wagglebee
Thanks.
"Generally always right" or "always generally right"?
Interestingly, the question of Specter came up numerous times over the day. It was one of the initial questions to Ed Fuelner as he opened the meeting, and Fuelner suggested that the question be defered until Pat Toomey spoke later in the afternoon, so that Pat could address it firsthand. Pat's comments were consistent with Rush's. He believed that a Specter chairmanship is the most probable scenario, that the Grassley scenario won't happen, and that any other scenario would cause an outright revolt in the senate. That given, he indicated that the pressure that we are all putting on the situation is extremely important, regardless of who ends up as the chair.
I think the Specter issue will die down and that he will become chairman. However, I think once the new Congress convenes, pressure will be put on Specter to "get behind the President's agenda". He will get to save face and keep his chair, but he will be made aware that the party leadership will "pull the plug" if he steps too far over the line.
P.S. I envy you. I wish I could have been there.
Bump for Rush speech
Awesome. Thank you for posting!
Rush is right-on as usual.
Giggadittoes!
We can maintain the pressure by simply not contributing to the RNC or the RSC if Arlen becomes chair. It is entirely loyal to continue to support Republican candidates, but to withold control from the party hierarchy of which candidates or how the money is spent. It will actually help the RNC long term if we do that because it will give the conservatives ammunition to make all future decisions on principle rather than tawdry electability politics.
P.S. I envy you. I wish I could have been there.
All you need to do is write Heritage a check!
~Halliburton told me
He's choosing party over principle, unless his first principle is "just win". Which it may well be.
The problem was with Newt. Gingrich managed to alienate a lot of people on the right, a number being among those who worked with him. It doesn't pay to doublecross your friends and allies. Rush either doesn't know the story, or more likely doesn't choose to relate it.
Thanks so much for posting this. He played sound bites on his show today but it was great to get to read the entire speech.
bttt
read later
Gonna read later. Thanks for posting
Rush gave a stemwinder of a speech. Its a new day in a new country. We're not mind-numbed Rushbots waiting around for our marching orders! (laughing) We're just good old-fashioned Americans with lots of love for our fellow men and for our country. We're just loveable fuzzballs. That's what's being a conservative is all about.
I'd say one of his principles is to win, but I think it would subserve the higher principle to have the best we can have in power. Politics is a delicate balance of choosing the highest right under the circumstances.
rt effin on!
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