Establishment Republicans Must Be Careful Not to Go Too Far

Townhall.com ^ | December 18, 2015 | David Limbaugh

[Fightin Whitey]

You ain't GOT feelings.

Now You Do

[libbylu]

Hmmm. Guess that means you are not a trumpee.

[TexasCajun]

Conservatives delivered the House, then the Senate.

Yet the GOPe prefers to work with the Democrat leadership for the votes they need for a bill that is Democrat's Dream, nothing for our side.

[topspinr]

How in hell does that skinny dick - McConnell - have such a stronghold in the Senate?
Doesn’t any of the other Senators have a f@@&^@@ backbone arrgh.

[Vince Ferrer]

I liked that post. The GOPe are just playing for time at this point.

[trebb]

I strongly disagree it is merely ‘tactics’ that are different between the grassroots conservative people and the elite GOP. We DO NOT think the same at all, and it is not just except for how to implement it.

The eGOP is Democrat-Lite. And when he starts with that assumption you have to wonder about his mindset for the rest of it.

Can't argue with any of that - there is a real difference in ideology but implementation is also a real issue that must be handled correctly so we don't totally alienate the "fence-sitters" before we get a chance to actually begin the implementation.

Nothing is cut and dried, especially in today's society where we engineered so many emotional cripples and social misfits to the points where many who claim to be Constitutional Conservatives also cringe at some of what has to occur in order to get things turned around - there will be pain and many would opt to "just wait and see if things can get better without them having to suffer the pains that must be endured as we wean so many off the government teat.

The government has insinuated itself so deeply into society that even the righteous will flag in their efforts and attitudes and a "clean sweep" will not be accepted as it should be as folks realize that many solid citizens weigh the sharp pangs vs. the slow frog-in the pot on the burner mode they have become accustomed to.

I don't envy the politicians like Cruz that have accepted the task but I do cheer them on and send my donations.

Being retired and hopefully in a place where my wife and I should be OK unless everything absolutely falls apart makes it easier for me than those who are still working on getting set up for their old age and I realize that they have reason to be afraid.

Human nature is against us and we need to try to instill an attitude of hope for not only our future but the future of our kids and grand kids - tough to do with the machine of the Left (including so many "Republicans") constantly telling us how bad we need government to continue on.

[USS Alaska]

Establishment Republicans have been enormously frustrated with the grassroots for wanting to call Obama's bluff in these budget battles to the point of allowing the government to shut down. They have maintained this is a fool's errand that will only help Democrats because shutdowns will always be blamed on the GOP, supposedly the party of limited government.

Bullshit! They don't want to turn off the money spigot and their K-Street pimps have them filled with booze, coke, party girls and paper bags full of cash.

Valarie jarret knows the weakness of all of the DC corrupt bastards, which ones like boys, young girls, dope, mens' bathhouses, everything that can apply pressure.

You better be squeaky clean to challenge this bunch of pimps and thugs.

[o_1_2_3__]

Sorry, but what does this have to do with the article?

I'm not sure. I think it's a funny story and there's hardly ever a chance to post any of it, ever.

A part of what I do is associative, and, as the connections aren't usually immediately obvious, encourage people to think in ways that aren't routine for them. It's a little like art.