I had no idea that this level of intraparty feuding was going on. Bad enough that the label “RINO” is thrown around with wild abandon. How many purity tests must a Republican pass to be acceptable? Inhofe and DeMint. I would have thought they see eye to eye on every important issue. What is this, high school? Sarah Palin endorses McCain and half of RedState writes her off.

I guess I’m just out of step. I’d be happy to finally clean up the deficit bombs in the entitlements, keep a strong military, support Israel and our other friends, and, God willing, maybe even save a few pre-born children. With luck, we might improve education, start following the Constitution, control our borders, and face up to the threat of militant Islam. I’m sure there are plenty of other worthy things to do.

You want to end earmarks too? I’m all for it. I’m sure Inhofe won’t oppose that. But why should Oklahoma suffer relative to Nevada or California because its Senator refuses to do what other Senators do? If Inhofe is badmouthing DeMint to Politico that is a disgrace. I wouldn’t put much stock in what the self serving liars at Politiko say, though.

“A GOP strategist, however, said the latest endorsement by DeMint “means absolutely nothing” in Texas and only serves to further the Democratic narrative that Republicans are at war for the future of their party.”

It’s really the last bit of that line that has some meaning…. I think we are at war for the future of the party. At least I am and I think a lot of other people here are too. I think the party only has a future if conservatives win the battle for the soul of the party.

We’ve been winning small engagements. It looks like we will conquer Florida. It looks like we will finally triumph in Pennsylvania. We won New Jersey! of all places. We can win back this party.

Let’s start with DeVore (CA), Buck (CO), Lee (UT), Rubio (FL), Williams (TX). Others?

“The only one who cares about Jim DeMint’s opinion is Jim DeMint. He’s not burdened with having to win races,” said a senior Senate aide.

How sad it is that they openly admit to vote buying. I know how congress works and I know earmarks are entrenched, but they’re so clearly wrong.

It’s better to be in the wilderness and be right than be in power and be wrong.

Otherwise we just settle for the years when the pendulum swings back our way. “Hey, vote for us, it’s our turn — plus, here’s some pork!” And my personal favorite “Vote for us, we’re not the other guy!” Pathetic.

Might doesn’t make right, but right does make might — eventually. We have to believe that, otherwise, why are we here.

are from or have ever even seen the Member’s home district or state? I’d be willing to bet that 90% of the high-seniority Congressional staff have no ties to the Member’s state and have worked for more than one member and for both parties. I’d also be willing to bet that most are registered as NP and vote Democrat even if they work for a Republican.

Staffers are just like high level ‘crats in the Executive Branch; they’re their own elite club and they view Members as temporary employees just passing through. These are the people in government who have reporters’ phone numbers memorized.

I can’t stand girly-men Republicans who whisper, point fingers and roll eyes about other Repubs because they are zealous and down for the struggle. Grow a pair and join Demint and raise some hell!

“Deem and pass” is a whole lot more nuts than Demint could ever be.

The pork 11, to include Sen. Inhofe, whom I respected until now, needs to hang their heads in shame. There is a fight going on to take back the country amidst an insane WH and group of progressive Dem.(socialists) who aim to destroy the U.S. as we know it. Their primary talking points are…..well ….the GOP does TONS of earmarks and lots of bailouts. So Obama and the socialists respond by changing the meaning of one million to one trillion with respect to spending….arguing “the GOP started it!!!” And the pork 11 can’t see why it is critical to set an example to critically STOP spending???

With respect to Sen. DeMint, HE IS THE STANDARD FOR THE GOP…NOT THE EXCEPTION. If you think that only RedState is supportive of Sen DeMint……you are in for a BIG wake-up call. Of course it confirms what the TRUE sources that the GOP “staffers” use for their information are…Huffington, DC cocktail parties, John McCain, and now left-turn Politico. These stafers/sources are saying there is only “fringe” support for DeMint because they have their heads in the sand. I now link with probably over a thousand Republicans a week in one way or another. EVERY ONE OF THEM HONORS SEN DEMINT …..AND REJECTS THE PORK RINO MANTRA MEMBERS IN THE GOP THAT SITLL EMPOWER PORK AND SUPPORT THOSE LIKE CRIST, BENNETT, FIORINA!!!!

The GOP staffers that are executing policy at the federal level are the worst possible known to man…and the current federal GOP policy is the worst known to man. The policy is Huffington/McCain liberal moderacy policy….and that policy is basically defined as….. pork to the max, NEVER conservative, always surrender, never fight, and always support current RINOS who elect future RINOs. Thank God that at the local Republican Party level…..WE WILL NOT TOLERATE THIS CURRENT FEDERAL GOP MINDSET. WE are empowering CONSERVATIVE candidates from local through to federal….AND WE HONOR AND SUPPORT SEN DEMINT!!

GOP….You have no idea what is about to happen to your above liberal porky policy and mindset in the next months. Your world is about to be shattered. I recommend that you start embracing conservatism and that you start embracing conservative candidates – not RINOS! I also recommend that you EMPOWER, EMBRACE, AND HONOR Sen. DeMint and clone about thirty more of yourselves to his EXACT image … whether you like my comment or not! I also recommend that you then take that conservative team….AND THAT YOU START TO FIGHT……NOW…..and FIGHT HARD AND LOUD!! Start that fight by not letting this CONSTITUTIONALLY ILLEGAL (CONTENT AND PROCESS) SOCIALIZED MED BILL TO PASS!!

Going to enjoy putting Charlie Crist’s political career in the dustbin.

Go Marco!

We’ll do our part in Florida, we’re counting on conservatives in other states to step up too.

in exposing and eliminating corruption and decay. Senator DeMint is the first ray of light in an approaching sunrise. Furthermore, with information as free and fast-moving as it is becoming, the balance of power is tipping to citizens.

I have been supportive because he stood against TARP. But he is trying to hang on to business as usual, it seems, and America can no longer stand it.

BTW, the highways in Oklahoma are the laughingstock of the nation; they are treacherous and inadequate. The I-40 Crosstown in OKC is a mosaic of repairs where the bridge deck has fallen through completely and very often. New projects are drawn out forever, and, once completed, are unable to properly service the traffic load. We have unsafe and out-of-date bridges throughout the state. It goes on and on.

Now, I know Sen. Inhofe is not solely responsible for all of this – but – his pork is obviously not doing what it purports to do for the people back home.

not to mention the NRSC! I would personally follow DeMint a VERY long way. I cannot say that about many if any other senators. Snakes, the lot of them. Definitely not “collegial” in the true sense of the word.

RINOs are peeved that tea partiers want nothing to do with them and spend our days ripping them to pieces on Facebook and elsewhere. They are unwelcome at our rallies. Meanwhile WE are huge admirers of DeMint and want him at our rallies! So the peevish RINOs backstab DeMint and claim he’s pandering to tea partiers, when it’s WE who admire and want DeMINT. The Rodney Dangerfields of the Republican party are all cryin’ like little girlymen. Sick of them all!

I am a Libertarian by testing but I describe myself as a Constitutionalist!

After much research (I never buy anything the first time I see it, here about it, or don’t initiate contact myself.) I did something I have never done before in my 60 years of living on this planet…I donated money to SCF. This was not taken easily or lightly but more as I felt a necessity in todays politically corrupt environment.

To me honesty is the most important quality a person can possess and I am not easily dupped by anyone, ever. DeMint strikes me as an honest person/politician…a very rare breed!

We had the same kind of bunch in power when Newt came up and shook them out of the trees. Now Newt is one of ‘em. How are we going to smash them from control over the GOP this time?

to senator inhofe,jim demint is out there making a case for no obama care.so please stop this assault on him.i would like to see him run for high office.

This is the problem right now in this country, we have people running around attacking each other over how conservative they are vice rallying around the fact that they are fiscal conservative which is directly opposed to the Dumocrats in Congress right now. You want to make head way in this country then stay on message about fiscal conservatism and leave the other crap behind. We will wipe the floor in every election with that message and a platform on how to achieve it. We start with ending pork and finish with an amendment for a balanced budget. This isn’t hard, but we sure are making it so. We need to stop attacking each other and support the fiscal conservative message across the board if we want to put an end to the tyranny in Washington.

If I was a Lib Troll, I would interpret this thread as infighting, which it is.
Stop bashing each other and our incumbents, be them bad or good, after all we put them in office. If you don’t like the job they are doing write them & complain or vote them out.

As to Inhoff taking money for highways, that isn’t pork, it’s one of the few things the Federal Govt. is authorized to do via the Constitution, Federal Interstates are “post roads”. And if you have ever driven on the Interstates in OK you would know they are some of the the crappiest highways in the country, and are in such ill state of repair that some of them are actually dangerous to drive on at over 60mph, they are also some of the most heavily traveled in the country.

As ColdWarrior said if you don’t like the direction the Party is going, get in the game and change it from the inside, quibbling only gives the likes of Huffpo & MM fodder to denigrate us with.