Posted on 01/16/2014 8:09:12 PM PST by Olog-hai
U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn will finish out the current congressional session and then resign from his seat nearly two years before his term is scheduled to end, he said in a statement released late Thursday. […]
Coburn, a physician from Muskogee, recently was diagnosed with a recurrence of prostate cancer, but said his decision was not about his health. …
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“balanced conservative”
what in the world is that?
Yes,yes,yes! Sorry, a senior moment.
Thank you for saying that. A lot of us feel the same way.
How are you doing, Taxman? ltns!
Doing just fine, TYVM.
You have FReepMail.
A conservative that knows how to get elected and accomplish all that can be accomplished under the circumstances. Ronald Reagan comes to mind.
Too many of the Kamikaze Conservatives on this forum only know how to rant and rave, have their sacred litmus tests, and don't understand that compromise is the winning art of politics. They would rather be "right" and inflexible and say home rather than vote for a less than perfect Republican. They are the sort that helped elect Obama.
Barry Goldwater certainly sounded good, but what did he accomplish. Name just one thing.
The GOP is the first line of defense for the Commie ‘Rats.
Goldwater wasn’t a conservative.
So tell us what the RINOs have achieved of late, except push the country further left?
About as much as Paul Ryan has accomplished. Zip nada. The lesser of evils begats more evil. No sale.
“Balanced conservative” now?
Run that by the Founding Fathers and see what we get. They will probably quote James 1:8 in response.
You can’t fix stupid.
I used to see J.C. Watt and Steve Largent walking/talking together in the tunnels between the House side of the Hill and the Capitol Building in the few short years they were in Congress. They were elected in the ‘94 Republican sweep of the House, and, IMHO, were fine Representatives of We the People.
IIRC, both were pushed out by the GOPe Old Bulls after a couple of terms. Again, IIRC, they were TEA Partiers before there was a TEA Party!
GOPe Old Bulls couldn’t have that you know, so out they went.
Who are the other 'balanced conservatives' that the 'lot' of you Freepers are so proud of?
Paul Ryan? Jeb Bush? McCain? McConnell? Collins? Do tell, show us the error of our ways.
That's how it's done.
Maybe you’re on the wrong website.
BS. Maybe you’re drunk.
Well said. You are correct.
I would think Coburn’s chosen his own replacement.. if that’s possible with his election laws.
In other words, they help pass leftist legislation
In America we practice representative government. Dynasties and ruling class elites don’t do that. I believe the approval rating of Congress is still in the single digits.
Some FReepers are already getting their daily email from Karl and Jeb, and I wouldn't doubt that some make a profit from the rot in DC.
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