A house divided cannot stand.
I vote Rep. Charles Bass step down immediately.
Posted on 11/16/2005 10:08:12 AM PST by GeneD
New Hampshire Republican Rep. Charles Bass says GOP leaders in the House are ignoring the party’s "fundamental principles” and he’s calling for new elections to replace them next year.
The five-term congressman, co-chair of a group of about 35 moderate House Republicans called the "Tuesday Group,” aired his opinions in interviews with the New Hampshire Union Leader and Boston radio station WBUR.
He said the House Republican conference "would be healthier and more unified if we had real elections and if [former House Majority Leader] Tom DeLay would step aside for the good of the conference.”
DeLay has kept his office at the Capitol and "is still very much around,” said Bass, who wants new elections for leadership "so we have a fresh slate of officers outside of the speaker for the next session of Congress.
"I think that obviously, with the party’s fortunes down, with the message clearly that most Americans would rather see a more moderate form of leadership in the country right now, then it’s time to govern from the middle.”
He said Democrats refuse to compromise, according to the Union Leader, so "in order for us to pass a difficult bill and take hard votes, for better or for worse, we have to do it within our own party.
"Leadership is going to have to accommodate the most moderate and the most conservative members, and both sides have to be willing to give a little.”
With president Bush’s approval ratings reaching an all-time low, and GOP leadership in the House unstable, Republicans are increasingly worried about next year’s congressional elections, the Union Leader noted.
Said Bass: "There are plenty of members of Congress who are concerned about the fact that a lot of their own party, Republicans, are complaining that we seem to be more concerned with the bridge to nowhere in Alaska and earmarks in appropriations than we are about what our fundamental principles are, which is less government, lower taxes and a strong national security.
"So people like me ... are sending a message to our leadership that we want them to shape up and stop thinking about what they can do for themselves and start thinking about the country and what our agenda is and what our priorities are.”
He added: "When we have our majority leader being indicted and a bridge to nowhere, then it’s time for us to reflect upon the Republican Party.”
What's it like being a puppet of SOROS Bass?
"our fundamental principles are, which is less government, lower taxes and a strong national security"
Which is why his group opposes spending cuts and drilling at ANWR? Apparently he hasn't been taking his medication.
He's a dumBass!
After being skunked by the Dems on the budget bill (and giving up drilling in ANWR), I tend to agree with Bass, but not for the same reasons. Hastert is not a strong leader, but I disagree with Bass' contentions about DeLay. Especially after DeLay finishes chewing Ronnie Earle up and spitting him out, I think he will return to Capitol Hill ready to take on the leftists more aggressively and retreat from substantially fewer fights.
http://www.republicanmainstreet.org/
SOROS Republican's website
In other words, these democrats in sheep's clothing (RINO's) would rather be a minority and support the left wing extremist wackos rather than actually work for a living or the American voter.
We've got to get rid of THIS guy - vote him out.
Saw him on tv the other day, he knows his talking points but can't think and is very self satisfied. I'd like to drop his sorry butt in the anwr and let him walk out, he'd last less than 36 hours.
A house divided cannot stand.
I vote Rep. Charles Bass step down immediately.
SOROS-puppet RINOs..... every headline, to be accurate, should begin with "SOROS RINO Rep. Bass says......" etc. etc. These people have no clue about the war on terrorism, about energy policy and economics, about anything at all.....
Looks like a MeCain for President web site?
There is a fundamental disconnect in Rep. Bass' thinking. If the above represents his policies, then why is he leading the charge against drilling in ANWR?
Having wrapped himself in the mantle of "moderation", I suspect Bass couldn't care less about "less government, lower taxes and a strong national security".
That the SOROS Republicans identify Delay as a threat is a credit to Delay.
For same reason the Islamofascists identify Sarkozy as a threat.
For same reason the MSM views Rush as a Threat.
For some reason McCain sees the internet as a Threat.
For the same reason Libs/RINO's/dictators across the Globe see Bush as a Threat.
It means these individuals or organizations (Free net/blogs, Drudge, FR) are impediments to their exercising control.
Mr. Bass, Tom Delay is going to kick your liberal Ass!
McCain is one supported by SOROS and a part of this.
New Hampshire Republican Rep. Charles Bass = Soros butt-boy
These guys are looking over their shoulders, and worry about their election situation in 2006.
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