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What a Real Opposition Party Would Do
This is great stuff. I won’t post the whole article, of course, because you need to give them the clicks. But, this is my favorite bit:
No excuses, no quarter. I don’t care if it’s difficult. It is the business of leaders to lead, not to hide or fiddle or pshaw away existential threats like all these while their cities and country burn. If Republicans can’t do difficult things for the sake of a country in peril, they don’t deserve to be in office.
This article sums up the difference between Never Trump and those of us who supported Trump. The Never Trump wing closet holds most of the elected officials. They don’t want to stop the Democrats at all.
I have long been done with listening to the people who give excuses instead of results when the Democrats do nothing but win.
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I believe “populism” as defined by Establishment Republicans means you want secure borders, trade agreements that do not benefit our adversaries, and avoidance of pointless, multi-generational wars.
The same can be said for Trump. Any halfway competent leadership expert will clearly tell you. Especially when you get to hire everyone who works for you. Not putting the right people in place to implement your agenda, is no-one fault but the leadership.
I agree. But it’s even worse. The GOPe define populism as “what voters want”. Can’t have that.
I agree in principle, but Trump was an anomaly – for better or worse. He had to rent people who had other benefactors. Wherever he turned in the Republican resume bin were Bushies, and more Bushies, some McCainiac Generals, and there was Paul Ryan and McConnell and the FBI and CIA along with the media slandering him daily. I’ll give him a pass on that charge. You tell me, who should he have appointed to his cabinet?
Perhaps Trump’s greatest mistake was believing that Bush Republicans really meant it when they claimed to respect the office of the president, no matter who held it.
Mine too.
My biggest mistake was thinking Bush was a conservative – or that any of them were. When they decided to run Jeb – who would have been the third consecutive President from the same immediate family from one party had he won (which he wouldn’t), I was done with the [REDACTED].
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I didn’t pay enough attention to the details and the relationships until Obama was POTUS. During his eight years I learned enough to be ready for Trump. Then I really learned just how evil and vicious Republicans can be.
“I will veto any bill that does not accurately and explicitly state up front (to my satisfaction) the Constitutional authority under which Congress presumes it has the right to act on the matter. P.S. They only get one shot, so it better be good.”
Nice FP, BGS!
This is an excellent discussion.
Three minutes.
Keep them coming, I might compile a list. Here’s another:
Vote Republican: Compared to the Libertarians, our record of success doesn’t look as bad.
Vote Republican: We won’t make things that much worse. And the Democrats will still be in power.
Vote Republican: But not all of you. We don’t actually want to be in charge. Just enough to make it appear we are an opposition party.
Vote Republican: Remember the good old days when Bob Michel was Minority Leader?
Vote Republican: All the government of Democrats with none of the racism.
Vote Republican: We’re the political version of The Washington Generals.
( Just in case I’m the only one who remembers: Washington Generals – Wikipedia )
Vote Republican: It doesn’t really matter, you’ll get the same policies. Why not mix it up this year?
Vote Republican: We’re so honest that if we win, we’ll demand a recount and an audit.
It stopped me at the “murdered unborn children item”. I believe that has been shown to be false.
Vote Republican: For shorter sentence in Gulag.
Vote Republican: Okay, we can’t think of a reason either.
I don’t think I can agree with this. While ineffective and a waste of effort, the Libertarians have been the least destructive of the major minor parties.
It’s not helpful when they take votes away from the GOP and a Democrat gets in. The LP needs to focus on offices below state cabinet and try to hold power there before they do anything else.
If a libertarian doesn’t know how to be educational with interviews or publicity stunts, they are worthless above a certain level of political power. i.e. Justin Amash
Thanks to that zero success rate.
Ditto!
Just saw this clip at Hillsdale. Professor Portteus was the first speaker at the CCA which ended tonight. Roger Kimball, Michael Barone, Charles Kesler, John R. Lott, Jr, Michael Knowles,Philip Klein. . .Wish you all had been here.