Here the CRACKUP:
1) “First they needed control of the House to advance a conservative agenda, repeal Obamacare, seal the border, and so on. Done in 2010.”
2) “Then they needed the Senate too. Done in 2014.”
3) “They needed control of the White House, too, before going on offense. Done as of a couple of months ago.”
So now we’re at #4, and I’ll state it for the Republican Establishment:
4) We need control of the MEDIA, or we’ll be labeled as hate-mongers and our party invitations will dry up.
They had #4 ALL SET TO GO, especially with Jeb/Rubio/Kasich as the only possible winners in 2016...they could continue to act like the minority party, even while controlling all branches of government...powerless to do anything. They could keep complaining about Obamacare, but then blame the media for not letting them try to fix it.
...well, Trump comes along and doesn’t have time for that crap. One of the many reasons they can’t stand him. The Republicans had a GREAT THING GOING, collect the votes of people complaining about Democrats, get the chairmanships, go to swanky parties, and DO NOTHING and have someone (or something) to always blame.
Oh well...not so easy anymore.
Right on.
No political organization should control the media. There shouldn’t be a “the media” and with the internet there isn’t one any more.
I consulted in academia for about five minutes. One of the many things that I learned from them was that "Success breeds expectations". Ergo, if you're never successful, then no one ever expects anything from you.
When was the last time *anyone* here on FR said, "Wow! That establishment GOP critter did a fantastic job on (whatever)! I can't wait to see what he/she does NEXT!!!" Nope...we're all pretty much consigned to the fools in DC talking a good fight, then selling us out at the end. No success = No expectations.
Trump will be successful, and the people he hires will hold their departments accountable for results. Establishment Republicans - particularly the DC bureaucrats - don't like that, it's much easier just to pose, pass the buck, and complain.
#4. Check.
No, we don’t have control of the media. Trump simply does an end run around it.
Twitter is the new media (at least until they shut down Trump’s account).
good analysis
Great run down of why I have been so disappointed about the GOP for many years, although I would say that started much earlier... that would go something like:
1996-99 - abandoning Mr.Newt’s successful ploy, “Contract with America”, for little reason.
2002-07 - squandering the 2001 patriotism by succumbing to the Demodogs’ and DinoMedia’s characterization of Bush43’s clear mind that we need to WIN the battle against radical Islamofascists as wrong-headed.
2006-07 - idiotic GOPe concepts for “comprehensive immigration reform” before definitely securing the border.
It would be helpful if one of these billionaires bought NBC and put real journalists and newsmen in those seats. We need balance, we're fighting an uphill battle. Oh, let's not forget education reform.