By Joe Miller. The congressional super-committee, according to a story in the Washington Post, is creating an “identity crisis” within the Republican Party. During the 2010 elections, Republicans promised to come to Washington D.C. and fight the proponents of big government, crony capitalism, and socialism. Although some have stuck to their guns, most notably the courageous few who voted against the debt ceiling increase, Republicans have pretty much failed to deliver.
Instead, the GOP-controlled House – the body constitutionally authorized to raise and spend revenue – increased the debt ceiling to the tune of $2.1 trillion. This same Republican majority originally promised spending cuts, but we’ve found that these promised cuts are off the “projected increases” in the budget and do not amount to any real reductions. It is sad to observe just how easy it is to abandon principles in the name of political expediency. One day, Republicans are rightfully bashing Energy Department loans attached to the stimulus program and the next they are writing letters asking for loans to their district.
The budget super-committee creates another decision point for the GOP, and it is already beginning to look like principles will be compromised yet again. Leading Republican members of the super-committee have, as the Washington Post reports, “lobbied party colleagues behind the scenes to forgo their old allegiances and even break campaign promises by embracing hundreds of billions of dollars in tax hikes.” This is extremely disappointing for us in the grassroots, to say the least. I’m sure that along with these tax increases, these Republicans will also guarantee “significant spending reductions.” However, if the past is a guide, such promises are likely hollow.
It is time to do what is right over doing what is easy. It is time to stop “crossing the aisle” just for the sake of doing so. It is time to practice conservative principles or allow somebody in your place who will. The Republican Party establishment must come to the understanding that paying lip-service to the grassroots during campaign season and then rushing to Washington to compromise with the likes of John Kerry is over.
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Barbara J Struble says,
Amen. I agree.
on 19 November 2011 / 4:09 PM
miriam nestler says,
Ditto, Barbara! I am aghast at the lack of guts!!!! Do they not know we’re watching? Do they not know they are making everything worse? Do they not know that we will do everything in our power to replace them with people like Michele Bachmann who DOES have guts? I thank God for the good ones, and pray that the bad R’s are replaced!
on 19 November 2011 / 5:39 PM
Anne Hansen says,
I believe most of them are doing their best to fight but they up against massive odds. We all must vote republican next year regardless of who the candidate is If you sit this election out over something you think is wrong with the candidate that would be a selfish and unpatriotic thing to do. Vote Republican and be a patriot!
on 19 November 2011 / 4:57 PM
Dave Schumacher says,
I agree to vote this time. But please vote for the most conservative, most non-special interest person you can. Don’t just vote republican. It is our duty to primary out those who do not or can not fulfill their promises.
on 19 November 2011 / 5:29 PM
Cyn says,
Anne,
Drastic times call for drastic measures. The Blakely model of voting forth lessor of two evils is over!
I will no longer compromise my ethical and moral ideals for an Obama clone.
I must answer to “a higher authority”
Let the cards fall where they may.
Since the GOP,MSM and the D socialist party hate Cain he is my choice.
Ron Paul scares me on foreign policy.
God Bless America
on 19 November 2011 / 8:04 PM
siteunseen says,
Ron Paul won’t destroy America with his foreign policy. Remember, Rand Paul is running his campaign, and there is really nothing to fear from either man. You must have trust that Almighty God is watching over us all, and that whatever happens will be His permission. These candidates are turning the Middle East into a hot box of contentions. Have you seen any good moves coming from either George Bush or Barack Obama in the Middle East? I believe if you answered it honestly, you’d say NO. Can you justify 4,000 dead young men, to nation build in the middle east? I cannot.
on 24 December 2011 / 5:05 PM
Red Zone Girl says,
Our republican party is weak. They don’t get out their message of fiscal sanity. That’s why I donate to candidates (like you Joe) and not the republican party.
on 19 November 2011 / 5:01 PM
Cyn says,
They are complicit!
on 19 November 2011 / 8:07 PM
Sally McMahan says,
I agree w the red zone girl… i give to individual true conservative candidates. Won’t give one dime to the GOP establishment anymore. As far as cutting the deficit… if the US would quit giving to the corrupt UN and hit delete on a colupla dozen gov’t departments we would have it. Can’t believe the House has become so spineless.
on 20 November 2011 / 9:33 PM
siteunseen says,
VOTE RON PAUL 2012.
on 19 November 2011 / 5:02 PM
Marco2 says,
Ron Paul is, as he has always been, a complete nutjob. This perennial loser is again threatening to tank the eventual Republican nominee with a third party run. Can’t ever win, but won’t go away. What a jerk!
on 19 November 2011 / 5:29 PM
Cyn says,
He is a spolier Marco 2! HJe has thrown votes to the socialists left for years!
on 19 November 2011 / 8:05 PM
BettyLiberty says,
The definition of a nutjob is someone who does the same thing over and over again hoping for a different outcome. Yeah, I’m talking about you. Bushama, Obamney, Caingritch, Santormann. All the same.
on 20 November 2011 / 8:53 PM
Brad Rebers says,
Any time the GOP sends you a request for money,take time to wrote them back,tell them no money, The best way to show them that,We,the American people are the boss is to not send them one red cent.Also John Boehner must be replaced as leader,the quicker the better.
on 19 November 2011 / 7:16 PM
judyanne says,
I agree, also. We do have a few who will stand with the convictions they went to Washington, D.C. to uphold. We need Michelle Bachmann as President. She is a true conservative with a voting record to provide proof of that status.
on 19 November 2011 / 7:37 PM
Pedro A Delgado says,
This statement will upset people:
We already lost our Country.
What any Party does, will not make any difference.
Whatever puppet President we have, will not change anything.
The bandits are in control and nothing will change that.
The Federal Reserve System surreptitiously gave 16 trillions without Congress knowing or approving such a transaction.
Do not forget that the total tax collected during the whole year for the Nation was 2.2 trillions.
Do not fool yourself with the standard nonsense we are fooled with daily, ie Liberal vs Conservative, Left vs Right, Democrat vs Republican, etc.
on 19 November 2011 / 7:58 PM
RGeorgeDunn says,
Pedro, there is still hope. We need to elect the President that will stand up to this Beast and do what is right. Through FairTax and Constitutional conduct, we can unwind this corruption and give us back our 50 Nation status of sovereignty and jobs for everyone.
on 20 November 2011 / 5:19 AM
Sally McMahan says,
Pedro, not saying i don’t agree with you but i’m just stubborn enough not to give up until the fat lady is cooing. Its the Congress as much or more as the pres. And the Supreme Court judges are hugely powerful and each nominee must be approved by Congress.
on 20 November 2011 / 9:42 PM
Lizelot says,
Sad to say, but we are battling not just against the obvious Left but also against RINOs who simply refuse to budge and are pressuring the newly arrived conservatives to convert. They’ve said so and are doing it. We must weed them out and stop reelecting them. But, indeed, we made such an atrocious choice in allowing Obama to pull the wool over our eyes, it looks grimmer by the hour. But when we give up, we’ve lost for sure. UNITY, FOCUS.
on 19 November 2011 / 11:38 PM
J.M.R. says,
no more boner beohner
on 20 November 2011 / 9:39 AM
lsf says,
Not all long term R’s are bad. Denny Reberg from MT has just sacrificed himself by giving up his top job seat in the House to run against the biggest Obama clone in the Senate, Jon Testor. Denny voted against the bail outs, against every deal to come out and stands for conservative values above staying in office. A vote for anyone not R is a vote for Obama, why can you not understand this? The Rino’s will vote with the party if the party is the majority. How many libs will vote conservative under Republican control? Think! We have one last chance to save this country and that will not happen if Obama and his clones like Testor stay in power.
on 20 November 2011 / 4:24 PM
siteunseen says,
Everyone is crying about what’s happening to our economy, and the person on this page who said there is no hope may be correct. I think people need to think outside of the box, and really consider voting for Ron Paul. Call him a nut job if you wish, but if you read what he stands for, and what he believes in, he’s not the nut job you think he is. Go to Ron Paul 2012 and look at his Foreign Policy, look at his Fiscal Policy, Look at his position on Abortion, look at his position on Amnesty, look at his position on Home Schooling your kids, look at his position on Taxes, look at his position on all avenues of interest. He thinks Government should stay out of peoples personal lives, and if they did, we wouldn’t have the courts deciding right from wrong, when we know what is right and wrong. If this country tanks, and it will in 2012, as Ron Paul has predicted, he think people are really going to have to reconsider their positions on the issues, and take a chance on Ron Paul. He’s the best we’ve got running right now. The others have all taken the bait from the CFR’s, truly they have!
on 24 December 2011 / 5:11 PM
siteunseen says,
Don’t know how this statement posted 3 times. It was an accident. Be that as it may be, I wish everyone a Blessed Christmastide, and do pray for “Truth” so you vote the right way, and not the way of the Hysterical Media. God is on our side if we keep His Commandments. Live as He would want us to live, and the rest will fall in line.
on 27 December 2011 / 5:53 PM
wethepeople58 says,
Everyone is crying about what’s happening to our economy, and the person on this page who said there is no hope may be correct. I think people need to think outside of the box, and really consider voting for Ron Paul. Call him a nut job if you wish, but if you read what he stands for, and what he believes in, he’s not the nut job you think he is. Go to Ron Paul 2012 and look at his Foreign Policy, look at his Fiscal Policy, Look at his position on Abortion, look at his position on Amnesty, look at his position on Home Schooling your kids, look at his position on Taxes, look at his position on all avenues of interest. He thinks Government should stay out of peoples personal lives, and if they did, we wouldn’t have the courts deciding right from wrong, when we know what is right and wrong. If this country tanks, and it will in 2012, as Ron Paul has predicted, he think people are really going to have to reconsider their positions on the issues, and take a chance on Ron Paul. He’s the best we’ve got running right now. The others have all taken the bait from the CFR’s, truly they have!
on 24 December 2011 / 5:14 PM
wethepeople58 says,
Everyone is crying about what’s happening to our economy, and the person on this page who said there is no hope may be correct. I think people need to think outside of the box, and really consider voting for RP. Call him a nut job if you wish, but if you read what he stands for, and what he believes in, he’s not the nut job you think he is. Go to Ron Paul 2012 and look at his Foreign Policy, look at his Fiscal Policy, Look at his position on Abortion, look at his position on Amnesty, look at his position on Home Schooling your kids, look at his position on Taxes, look at his position on all avenues of interest. He thinks Government should stay out of peoples personal lives, and if they did, we wouldn’t have the courts deciding right from wrong, when we know what is right and wrong. If this country tanks, and it will in 2012, as RP has predicted, he think people are really going to have to reconsider their positions on the issues, and take a chance on RP. He’s the best we’ve got running right now. The others have all taken the bait from the CFR’s, truly they have!
on 24 December 2011 / 5:15 PM