The GOP doesn’t really stand for anything. It pretends to be a conservative party (just before elections) but is in reality just another layer of the money laundering DC Swamp.
The problem is the GOP has no real principles or convictions. It doesn’t even fight to contain the growth of government. Its basically a fake party.
While GOP “control” is preferable to having Democrats in power its still nothing to get excited about. The GOP seems to always find ways to disappoint its voters.
“...While GOP “control” is preferable to having Democrats...”
I don’t see any difference between Democrats in power and GOP politicians in power.
The GOP has got itself into the habit of constantly and arbitrarily making more, greater and increasingly ruinous concessions to the Liberal demands
The problem is “political careerism” not just being GOP!
Rats by almost definition have to be the party of “political careerism” since all their solutions involve government and more government. Rats come out into the world determined to make a career in politics. Also, for many Rats it’s the only way they can make a living. That’s not necessarily true for GOP’ers! The GOP doesn’t have to be “political careerism” oriented but almost always is for four reasons.
1. Humans enjoy the privileges, perks & ego enhancements that political office gives them.
2. Opportunities for the officeholder and his family and friends to sup from the public taxpayer trough. I am not talking about direct bribes though they do occur. The opportunity to jump family, friends, personal interests to the head of the economic opportunity line abounds. Examples are plentiful - Biden and family, Romney - his son was out there sucking down Ukraine foreign aid money, Pelosi similar stories. The list I’m sure is long & bipartisan!
3. Voters are fundamentally lazy. Far easier to vote for the name you know then research his\her positions on issues.
4. The voter says to him\self ‘my career politician has enabled or promised to get me & my interests a chance to stick a straw in the taxpayer public trough. Therefore, better to keep him\her in office’. In short ‘More Free Stuff!’ or so I think!
For Rat political careerists it’s four principles to live and die by. For GOP politicians after two terms now trying to be a careerist it’s principles to adopt!
Remember we voters enable this by keeping the same clowns in office term after term.
Term limits! Repeal the 17th Amendment (Do both!)