It
appears there is a full-court press from all sides on the few conservatives
remaining in Congress and especially the Senate, Ted Cruz in particular.
I
guess when I think about it, it's not from all sides. It's more like a
semicircle, with people attacking from different points of the same side of the
circle; center left, far left, etc.
The
usual suspects from MSNBC, CNN and the like are pummeling the conservatives, the
real ones. But they, Cruz in particular, are all the sudden being attacked
virtually every day by Republican moderates.
It's
as if some marching order has gone out to the "RINO Coalition", past and
present, to take these upstarts out before they gain any more traction or
support from the great unwashed (that would be us).
Has
everyone in government read Saul Alinsky's "Rules for Radicals"? I ask because
this is a classic Alinsky tactic. Conservatives like Cruz must be isolated. I
realize it is not just Cruz but he has become the de facto whipping boy.
Take
Bob Dole for example. When was last time you saw Dole, on an E. D. Commercial?
Why has he picked now to speak out?
I
always liked Dole. He is obviously a war hero, badly injured in World War II. He
must be thanked and respected for that. He appears to be a genuinely good guy.
The same could be said of both George Bushs. But he, like the Georges, is a
moderate, a RINO. Dole is from the "Cross the Aisle" crowd.
I
was going to say, back when the Republicans thought the Democrats were more
reasonable, but I'll stop myself. Most Democrats are no more radical now than
they have been. They've just "come out of the shadows". A little illegal
immigration humor there. But in my opinion, they are no more radical than was
Woodrow Wilson.
So
why the big RINO push now? Do they have some internal polling telling them that
Republican voters are tired of compromise and Democrat lite posturing that are
groups like the "Gang of 8" plus some?
By
now most have seen or heard of Dole's recent interview on Fox news Sunday. Why
Fox? Two reasons, in my humble opinion. First, more people watch and trust Fox
than any other network. Second and I believe more important: Republicans and
conservatives watch Fox. They don't watch MSNBC, CNN or the major networks for
their news. The moderates must feel they need to get ahead of Cruz and company
and they know Dole is well respected and well liked.
Frankly,
I think the conservative reception for the Rand Paul filibuster a few months
back was a wake-up call to Republicans squishes. It seemed to electrify
conservatives.
The
progressive big government Republicans cannot have a repeat of the 2010
elections, leaving them to deal with possibly even more Ted Cruzs.
In
the interview, Dole expressed his disappointment in how far right the current
Republican Party has shifted. Huh? He proclaimed: "I think they ought to put a
sign on the national committee doors that says ‘closed for repairs’ until New
Year's Day next year and spend that time going over ideas and positive
agendas."
Really
Bob? The national committee needs repairs all right but it certainly isn't due
to Reince Priebus being too conservative. Dole should actually love the RNC,
with their practice of abandoning conservatives.
Olympia
Snowe chimed in saying she agreed with Dole. Shocker! She said she worked with
Dole when she arrived in Washington. She described him as a consensus builder.
Red Flag! She laments that consensus building has been lost on Capitol Hill. The
red flag is for the word "consensus". It's squishy code for cross the aisle and
vote with Democrats.
Dole
continued by claiming not even Ronald Reagan could get along with the right wing
radicals (my words, not his) infesting his sacred halls of government.
Well,
let's just here for ourselves what Ronaldus Magnus had to say about taking on
the establishment:
So
tell me Bob how Reagan couldn't function within the Republican Party. He sounds
more like Limbaugh or Beck than any moderate. I think you're right though. As
Reagan described, Cruz, Lee and the guys are finding it difficult to deal with
the moderate party.
Does
any of this sound like history repeating - the Romney loss? Some 4 million
conservatives stayed home in 2012.
All
these years later and still the moderates are misguided and Reagan is still
right.
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