1. You knew Cantor was in trouble 2 weeks ago when he tried to sound like Mr Border Control. It was Eric Cantor who put immigration on the front burner by his blatant hypocrisy to go along with his public statements of support for amnesty.
2. Cantor either was a conservative when he first entered Congress or he never was a conservative. We are told he originally won as a very strong conservative. If he was a conservative, then he is the poster child for the corruption of Washington DC getting eventually to everybody. Term limits or not, in our minds we should grant a candidate 4 terms at a maximum and then replace them.
3. Conservatives are not inclined to replace a moderate, capable candidate with a principled but incapable, likely losing candidate. For the most part, this is wise. Witness Cantor being replaced by a well-spoken, thoughtful economics(?) professor. That is the response for Lindsay Graham’s race in South Carolina, too. None of his opponents were able to ease concerns of voters about being a capable replacement. (Notice also that Graham used the divide and conquer philosophy again. He had SIX opponents. My guess is that most of them were ringers recruited by covert Graham supporters.)
4. As a veteran, I have it in for every candidate that supported Paul Ryan’s betrayal of veterans. I’m guessing that everywhere in Virginia is home to thousands of military retirees. Eric Cantor supported the betrayal.
5. Eric Cantor preached controlling the budget, but time and again he caved on the budget. Then he and the Boehner crew got cute with their “pass the buck to the next crisis” strategy. They thought voters stupid as they always claimed that it was the next time when they’d make a stand. It became evident they were just gaming the people.
6. Obama now has 2 years of executive authority in which to further damage the American landscape with immigration, energy, cronyism, health care, employment participation, welfare, appeasement, and anti-Israel pro-Islamic foreign policy. At some point, even the democrats in Congress who desire victory in 2016 will be tempted to force him to stop. A majority republican Senate and House with select democrats could do that.
7. The House will be forced into new leadership, so the most dangerous moment for immigration reform will be the lame duck session. IIRC, Boehner needs only 16 rinos to side with democrats to send amnesty to the Senate in the lame duck, and Harry Reid WILL expand the nuke option to get it if he has to. Beohner has already proven he has no qualms about violating the Hastert rule, AND Boehner knows there is very low probability he will retain the speakership in the next Congress. Also, the constitution allows the president to FORCE Congress into session at any time he desires. What would Cantor trade for betrayal: would he accept a home in the democrat party to go along with his democrat wife?
8. A Cruz/Martinez ticket will bring social conservatives back to the party, it will appeal to Hispanics and woo them to the party, and Susanna Martinez will be a bit of foil against Hillary’s female first campaign. Cruz/Martinez has great possibilities and deserves serious reflection on the part of conservatives.
Said one thing in front of the cameras, and did another behind closed doors. The time for truth is NOW.
The stakes are too high for America to kid itself into believing that our very freedoms are being challenged. Obama will be publishing Exec orders until the cows come home. Free speech, 2nd Amendment, immigration doors completely open, plus others -- with the full complicity of an anemic Congress led by punch drunk Harry Reid and cry-baby Boehner and aided and abetted by a judiciary that is far more liberal than even the leftists in elected office.
“They thought voters stupid as they always claimed that it was the next time when they’d make a stand. It became evident they were just gaming the people.”
Every Freeper best dang well remember these words and repeat them daily lest they forget them.
Because ‘gaming the people’ with that strategy is exactly what the GOP shills/plants on FR do when they demand we unite behind the closet democrat. And then tell us that now is not ‘the right time’ and ‘next time’ we can elect conservatives’.
Anyone notice the pattern? Everyone should.