Posted on 05/05/2009 6:31:59 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
The Need to Hold the GOP Accountable
By Robert Parry May 5, 2009
http://www.consortiumnews.com/2009/050509.html
Excerpts:
Perhaps it was the image of Jeb Bush expounding on the future of the Republican Party or Condoleezza Rice channeling her inner Richard Nixon with the imperial logic that “by definition, if it was authorized by the President, it did not violate our obligations under the Convention Against Torture.”
But what is increasingly clear is that the modern Republican Party – with its unwillingness to face up to its responsibility for many of today’s calamities and the crimes of its leaders – has become a clear and present danger to the founding principles of the United States, and to the nation’s security.
The issue is not “rebranding” – as the mainstream news media endlessly says – but accountability. The concern should be more about the Republican past than its future or, put differently, whether the GOP deserves a future considering what it has done in the recent past.
~~snip~~
The only accountability may come if most Americans turn their back on the reckless Republicans, perhaps opening space for the emergence of a new political party, one that may represent classic conservative positions without the overlay of right-wing economic extremism, religious fundamentalism and monarchical attitudes about presidential power.
Perhaps such a replacement for the Republican Party might come to respect and defend the Republic.
And another Romney RINO sycophant chimes in.
Instead of calling me names, tell me what you disageed with in what I wrote.
What I wrote was not directed at you. It was directed to those who react negatively to those who are trying to reach out, assuming it means capitulation rather that trying to convert others to the cause.
I will have to hear more before I jump to that conclusion.
Maybe you are right, but I haven’t even heard if he is running again.
People were making the same assurances about McCain in the last election. That didn’t turn out so well. As long as the primary rules in certain states allow cross party voting, RINOs will always have a good chance of winning. That is why it should be conservatives’ main priority to change these rules and not allow Dems to choose our candidate for us.
The only rebranding we need involves dumping big government RINOs (like Romney) and big government RINO causes! What this situation calls for is MORE TEA!!
Rebellion is brewing!!
Never liked are trusted either one, so I’m home free!!!
Reaching out by those clowns is nothing more than boob bait for the bubbas.
Exactly, I’m with you.
With what, spit wads?
The entire political system has failed. ACORN will do no less damage next time.
I see no great leaders standing up to fight this mess.
I see no justice being brought to the likes of Dodd and others for stealing over half of my wife’s retirement investments, causing her to now have to work ten years longer so that the Obama can give my money to the lazy fatass lowlifes that put him in office.
Our treasures and the treasures of unborn generations are
being committed to the reckless and selfish desires of those in power.
Even the right to protect ourselves and our own families is on shaky ground.
They work daily to silence us with stupid hate crime laws and rebirthing the fairness doctrine.
Even what they say was a flu that was pandemic couldn’t get them to even make a show attempt to close our borders.
They work to further intimidate us with show trials of those that worked to protect us.
The craven lickspittle Murtha continues to escape responsibility and consequences for what he did to our brave Troops, “in cold blood”.
The democrats vote for pedophiles to receive extra hate crime protections, while denying the same for our returning veterans—some of whom no longer possess all of their body parts.
It’s all about money and power and considering that we make up a small percentage of the population, we are soon to have neither.
I have killed field rats with my brush-hog that I had more respect for than I do for the politicians that contaminate our country today.
I could go on for hours, but I must close as we are having Wetback for dinner and it’s about ready.
I don’t know the right answer, but I have serious doubt that we can vote our way out of this one.
Presently, I am hanging on that the Tea Parties will make some difference, but I am not overly optimistic.
Millions of this generations Sons of Liberty may need to march on Washington before anything changes to the good.
Of the RINOs, Romney is the most dangerous bunch. He has money, organization, and executive experience.
Make no mistake, Romney is angling to run again in 2012 and he needs to be defeated.
This guy is not worth the time. Seems he's been on the extreme of anti-Republican and anti-Bush viewpoint at least back to Iran-Contra.
Yes, and the follow-up ultimatum to the GOP should be:
Join or Die!!
Spit wads are a bit light, but I say we fight with whatever we have.
Rebellion is brewing!!
Rebellion is brewing!!
I’ve been looking for a new tagline. I’m taking your quote. Thanks!
The power the liberals have right now is like that of a paperboy with a big Sunday newspaper rubber band and wants to shoot his enemy. They have it stretched to the limit and when it breaks, and snaps back to hit them in the eye; they will be momentarily stunned and blind in one eye. But they will not change course.
The rubber band snapping will be the people reaching the tipping point from all the big government activities that are doomed to fail and disappoint.
That will be the moment when a conservative leader will have a chance to lead.
There must be no mention of a government solution of any kind. The problem will be that the government has over-reached. That must be the only mantra and chant. Big government is the problem. Big government is the problem. Big government is the problem.
No “I told you so”, just: “Now, let’s get government out of the way and get to work.”
Cut this overbearing, bloated government in half. Free the people to succeed. Cut income taxes. Reduce capitol gains taxes. Eliminate corporate taxes, so they have money to hire. Eliminate government ownership in companies, so competent management can take over. Poorly run companies must fail and the infrastructure can be bought by others who can hire, manage better, and succeed. Unions must rethink their roll in the success of the United States of America. Eliminate the Dept of education and return authority for schooling to the States. And so on, to a million more reductions in government intervention.
Conservatives, be ready.
I haven’t been able to think of any other pleasant scenarios that can end this.
There already IS a conservative party.
The problem is, the conservatives need to be elected.
Ironically, however, many of the candidates that I’ve seen with the conservative endorsement, are Republicans who turn out to not be all that conservative after all.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.