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Tales of Woe
The myth of a powerful Republican establishment.
Weekly Standard ^
| 26 feb 2012
| NOEMIE EMERY
Posted on 02/26/2012 6:44:48 AM PST by rellimpank
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To: rellimpank
“There is no Republican Establishment” says the official publication of the Republican Establishment.
To: rellimpank
Too funny! Emery allows two as valid yet disallows the third with only conjecture as evidence.
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posted on
02/26/2012 6:53:08 AM PST
by
philman_36
(Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
To: rellimpank
@
Examiner Columnist Noemie Emery is contributing editor to the Weekly Standard and author of "Great Expectations: The Troubled Lives of Political Families."
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posted on
02/26/2012 6:58:01 AM PST
by
philman_36
(Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
To: rellimpank
Who is responsible for this column? Boehner?
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posted on
02/26/2012 6:59:18 AM PST
by
johncatl
(...governs least, governs best.)
To: rellimpank
Republican Establishment to Noemie: “Psst! We don’t exist!”
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posted on
02/26/2012 7:02:58 AM PST
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: rellimpank; All
--my favorite Reagan quote--"
when you are going over a cliff with all flags flying, you are still going over a cliff"--
--I will no doubt be posting this several times in the next few months---
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posted on
02/26/2012 7:04:35 AM PST
by
rellimpank
(--don't believe anything the media or government says about firearms or explosives--)
To: rellimpank
She waves her hand and says “This is not the Republican Establishment you are looking for. Drive on.”
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posted on
02/26/2012 7:21:07 AM PST
by
GenXteacher
(He that hath no stomach for this fight, let him depart!)
To: rellimpank
As Jim Geraghty notes, movement conservatives tend to believe that their base is larger than that of the moderates (as well as more virtuous) and that their ideas are more popular; hence defeat in a fair fight is not possible. Thus if they lose, the fight must not be fair, and there must be a reason. If no reason seems clear, then one must be invented. Hence the belief in strange plots.At some point, reality has to be faced. Chasing after conspiracy theories is fruitless and diversionary.
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posted on
02/26/2012 7:29:03 AM PST
by
randita
To: rellimpank
Barf Alert!
Arizonas Gov. Brewer endorses Romney
By Stephen Dinan
The Washington Times
Sunday, February 26, 2012
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer endorsed Mitt Romney for the Republican presidential nomination on Sunday, saying he is the most electable candidate in the field.
“He’s the man that can carry the day,” Mrs. Brewer said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
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posted on
02/26/2012 7:30:19 AM PST
by
KeyLargo
To: rellimpank
The Gelding Old Party is heading for the glue factory. They are now believing their own press releases.
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posted on
02/26/2012 7:45:59 AM PST
by
VRWC For Truth
(Throw the bums out who vote yes on the bailout)
To: FlipWilson
And the Weekly Standard wonders why folks such as me are former subscribers and not current subscribers to their magazine.
Their idea of fiscal responsibility is to reduce the annual federal budget deficits that are running over a trillion dollars a year by 100 billion dollars. Yeah, THAT will solve all our problems.
To: rellimpank
Count how many times Jeb Bush’s name is mentioned in the next month before you tell me there is no ‘establishment’! (or Mitch Daniels)
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posted on
02/26/2012 8:04:48 AM PST
by
jakota
(jakota)
To: rellimpank
Reagan made a deal with the moderate Republicans AFTER he won. He took George H.W. Bush in the relatively harmless position of vice-president. He also made a deal with the pro-life movement, thus going to his social right as he went toward the party center. x
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posted on
02/26/2012 8:13:01 AM PST
by
RobbyS
(Christus rex.)
To: House Atreides
The thinking in the article is rather simplistic. It does not account for the fact that few good conservative ever had a chance at the party’s nomination. This is because most never ran. Why?
To: rellimpank
The existence of the Mitt of the Republican Establishment confirms the reality of The Myth of the Republican Establishment.
To: rellimpank
The 2012 primary campaign has been an exaggerated version of this dynamic, with one credentialed ex-moderate running against a social conservative who served only five years in the House, a marketing whiz who was a political half-wit, a former speaker dethroned by his caucus, an ex-senator who lost his last race by 18 points, a 76-year-old member of the House with an eccentric agenda, and a four-term Texas governor whose résumé was impressive, but who tripped over his tongue and his feet. It took no manipulation by sinister forces to eliminate most of them. Conservatives did run, but not the best of them. This was not a dark RINO plot. I agree with this. Anyone want to disagree ?
The fact is the resumes of the not Romneys are not as solid as Romney. We don't even refer to the not Romneys by their real names, only that they are not Romney.
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posted on
02/26/2012 9:15:41 AM PST
by
staytrue
To: staytrue
I halfway disagree.
What Romney brings to the table is money. The establishment and especially consultant class, loves self-funders and thinks one can win on that alone. What it does do is scare a lot of people from running in the first place, so that we are stuck with a lot like what we have here.
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posted on
02/26/2012 9:28:21 AM PST
by
Darren McCarty
(Stop Romney - Rick Santorum in the Michigan primary)
To: staytrue; onyx; Darksheare; Graybeard58; 50mm; TheOldLady
The 2012 primary campaign has been an exaggerated version of this dynamic, with one credentialed ex-moderate running against a social conservative who served only five years in the House, a marketing whiz who was a political half-wit, a former speaker dethroned by his caucus, an ex-senator who lost his last race by 18 points, a 76-year-old member of the House with an eccentric agenda, and a four-term Texas governor whose résumé was impressive, but who tripped over his tongue and his feet. It took no manipulation by sinister forces to eliminate most of them. Conservatives did run, but not the best of them. This was not a dark RINO plot. ---------------------------------------------------------
I agree with this. Anyone want to disagree ?
The fact is the resumes of the not Romneys are not as solid as Romney. We don't even refer to the not Romneys by their real names, only that they are not Romney.
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Yes, I disagree.
This is just another article attempting to ridicule Conservatives who are recognizing the inbred conditions that have arisen between those known to be against Conservatives, and those previously assumed to be friends and supporters of Conservatives.
Romney's resume is solid alright, so solidly identified here on FR as not Conservative, that pushing for him on this forum has clearly been identified as a no-no by the site owner.
If you want to continue to participate on FR, I suggest you reconsider your inputs carefully from this point forward.
Also, I don't know who you are referring to as "We", but the other candidates are regularly referred to by their names on FR, vice always being referred to as "not-Romneys".
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posted on
02/26/2012 10:22:44 AM PST
by
Col Freeper
(FR is a smorgasbord of Conservative thoughts and ideas - dig in and enjoy it to its fullest!)
To: Darren McCarty
What Romney brings to the table is money. The establishment and especially consultant class, loves self-funders and thinks one can win on that alone. What it does do is scare a lot of people from running in the first place, so that we are stuck with a lot like what we have here.If, indeed, he didnt do some hatchet work on Palin to keep her out of the race, as is seriously suggested here . . .
George H.W. Bush won once and lost once as an establishmentarian
Incorrect. George H.W. Bush won once as Reagans heir, and lost once as an establishmentarian
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