The Establishment’s Last Stand: Keep Obama

canadafreepress.com ^ | Friday, February 24, 2012 | Daren Jonescu

[Resettozero]

Mitt Romney cannot win the Republican presidential nomination. He is a man who seemingly entered the race because, after a long and successful working life, he could think of nothing more impressive to top it all off than being President of the United States. From last spring to this very moment, much of the Republican Establishment has been solidly, viciously, in his corner. And yet he cannot win. Most people, when their candidate looks hopeless, turn to another available candidate who might be satisfactory. The Republican Establishment, which is not like most people, is beginning to murmur about a brokered convention. They are determined to get what they want, by hook or by crook, by Drudge or by Fox.

What is it that they want, exactly? To get a hint of an answer, one must look at the man they have supported thus far.

[Resettozero]

Another take.

[katana]

I believe his quest for the White House has everything to do with his father’s abortive campaign in 1968 (”Brainwashed” out of the running) and hasn’t the slightest idea what he would do if he actually won the job.

[cotton1706]

They probably want Obama to be re-elected because then 2016 will be an open election and they can go all orgasmic over Chris Christie (or some other worthless moderate) as the nominee.

They want to kill the Tea Party and keep the gravy train flowing. They either want one of their own (Romney) or to have Obama reelected. They won’t stand for any other eventuality, although we may force them to.

[RitaOK]

Many on FR have recognized Boehner & Company will cleave only to their own power, satisfied with one of two, RINO Romney or Obama, either with whom they expect to oversee the fall of America, manage the chaos, remaining quite secure, ensconced and undisturbed in power.

[jagusafr]

“He is a man who seemingly entered the race because, after a long and successful working life, he could think of nothing more impressive to top it all off than being President of the United States.”

That’s it! THAT’s what my visceral reaction to the guy has been. No, no, and hell no.

[RitaOK]

Many on FR have recognized Boehner & Company will cleave only to their own power, satisfied with one of two, RINO Romney or Obama, either with whom they expect to oversee the fall of America, manage the chaos, remaining quite secure, ensconced and undisturbed in power.

[kreitzer]

Best analysis of the turmoil on the Right I’ve seen. The Establishment’s failure to call out the fraud zer0 on his obvious ineligibility will be the straw that breaks the camel’s back.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Another reason I believe that a true Conservative third-party is inevitable. The sooner we set about making the GOP irrelevant the better.

[MrB]

I would much rather the conservatives take over the GOP and kick the current “establishment” to the curb.

[GSWarrior]

I learned a new word from reading this: desuetude.

[Truth29]

"They probably want Obama to be re-elected because then 2016 will be an open election and they can go all orgasmic over Chris Christie (or some other worthless moderate) as the nominee."

What they don't see or don't care about is that, for most of us, after four more years of Obama there won't be a country left worth being elected to lead.

[SpaceBar]

Good article. A few choice excerpts follow...

The aim is to keep moral questions out of the equation, thus preserving the long-standing Washington charade of optics politics, in which two factions argue about whether the noose around America’s neck ought to hang twenty feet high, or ten feet, while the public, oblivious in its cell, enjoys its last meal while staring at “American Idolatry” and “Dancing with the Dimwits.”
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The Establishment, body and soul, has a vested interest in maintaining the status quo. And this means they need to corner the market on “conservative” principle and policy.
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Today’s constitutional conservatives threaten to end the parlor game. They have committed the faux pas of noticing that their national story is about to end, and of objecting—forcefully—to the quality of leadership that has brought things to this bleak prospect.
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If the Establishment does not get what it wants through the Party’s own process, it has a fall-back option: Undermine the Republican candidate, and accept a short-term loss in the form of four more years of President Obama. They did it to John McCain; if you think they would not do it again—and even more aggressively—to a constitutional conservative, think again.
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[dila813]

Col. Powell ... the establishment

[Resettozero]

Me too. Word power is now increased.

desuetude
(DESS-wah-tood)
noun
The condition of not being used or practiced any more; disuse: laws fallen into desuetude

[cotton1706]

Right. Exactly. This is a political game to them. Sometimes we win, sometimes they win. The liberty of a people is at stake!

[meadsjn]

Here’s an excellent article, worthy of a mega-ping.

[sarge83]

I would as well but the liberals hold all the positions of power in the GOP and will not be relinquishing them come hell or high water.

We have been trying to take over the party for 30 yrs. or more its not working, the fix is in.

[onyx]

Which list?

[Tijeras_Slim]

BTTT

[meadsjn]

The Palin list, or the Newt list, or all of the above.

The article is discussing the GOP establishment's willingness to throw the election to Obama, rather than let any conservative win.