November is indeed an important election. Not only to stop the left, but also to take back the Republican party and restore conservative principles.

don’ think we need 535 disciples of Jim DeMint, I am done with them.

These guys crack me up. I don’t know what’s worse. The Dumocrats or the Republicrats? I was a State Republican Convention delegate in Iowa this year and, at the convention in Des Moines. While the preponderance of folks there were excited and committed to casting off the unholy Democrat hegemony, you could sense, still, the moderate/liberal Rupublicrat shadows lurking in the background. They’re out there. Circling. Not so much like sharks, but more like jellyfish.

This year, we could see a major sea change in Washington and all over the various 50 states, fueled by an awakened and enthused electorate no longer content to just set back and let the politicians do their thing. Of course the “Old Gourd” are not going to like that. They’re just as invested in maintaining the status quo as the Obama/Reid/Pelosi troika.

Fie on them.

^o^

I wonder if that “small group of Republican Senators sitting down for drinks at the Capitol Hill Club” helped to set up Mark Williams of Tea Party Express for his recent nasty fall? I wonder how much “helpful input” Williams received with that “Dear Abe” letter?

different than buying a baseball team. It is there right and privilege (in their mind).

…until later we don’t article.

Yet some Republicans worry that tea-party candidates are settling too comfortably into their roles as unruly insurgents and could prove hard to manage if they get elected.

Uhhh….Yeah!!! That’s the whole point. We need to take back the country not only from the Democrats but from the establishment Republicans that spent their time in the majority foolishly.

“If we get another loud voice in there, like Mike Lee from Utah or Sharron Angle from Nevada, there will be a new nucleus” to advocate causes such as term limits, a balanced-budget amendment and “having bills point to where they are enumerated in the Constitution,” Paul said in the interview.

<Snark> Heavens, no! A genuine nucleus that genuinely believes in limited government. We can’t have that. </Snark>

…until later we don’t article.

Yet some Republicans worry that tea-party candidates are settling too comfortably into their roles as unruly insurgents and could prove hard to manage if they get elected.

Uhhh….Yeah!!! That’s the whole point. We need to take back the country not only from the Democrats but from the establishment Republicans that spent their time in the majority foolishly.

“If we get another loud voice in there, like Mike Lee from Utah or Sharron Angle from Nevada, there will be a new nucleus” to advocate causes such as term limits, a balanced-budget amendment and “having bills point to where they are enumerated in the Constitution,” Paul said in the interview.

<Snark> Heavens, no! A genuine nucleus that genuinely believes in limited government. We can’t have that. </Snark>

Erick (or anyone, for that matter)

Can you link to the previous post about the gathering of a small group of Republican Senators? I did a search but couldn’t find it and I would really like to know who was involved.

When you are fighting thugs you cannot play nice. Obama, Pelosi & Reid are thugs and gangsters. Further Senate dysfunction would be caused by electing more Marxists & Socialists.

than Democrats do, and why a much smaller number of liberals control the much larger number of conservatives in the country. The Repub’s have abdicated themselves from conservative support. Lott is as dumb as he appeared a few years ago. I give Cornyn the credit that he has the good sense to at least not say anything out loud in mixed company that makes him part of the Lott crowd.

From the linked article:

Voters who don’t want to privatize Social Security or withdraw from the United Nations could begin to see the tea party and the Republican Party as one and the same.

These brilliant politicians can’t see their hands in front of their faces. They are every bit the statists that the Dem’s are. Voters wouldn’t even worry about it if the ‘Pub’s could define themselves as something other than “Dem lite.”

What a bunch of nancys, and I don’t mean Pelosi.

Yet some Republicans worry that tea-party candidates are settling too comfortably into their roles as unruly insurgents and could prove hard to manage if they get elected.

Gee, ya think? The last people we want to elect is somebody who is in lockstep with Mitch McConnell, for instance. The ‘Pub Senate leadership can’t even control two hot mamas from Maine or the new kid from Massachusetts. The next thing you know, Scott Brown will be threatening to switch parties, and Mitch will be bribing him to stay. Jumpin’ Jim Jeffords, say hello to Bouncin’ Scott Brown.

Nor are they helping the Republican Party to resolve its deeper identity problems, he said.

Now you tell us. You have identity problems???? With twice as many folks self-identifying as conservatives than as liberals? Here’s a hint: You are the party of NO–NO NEW IDEAS, and NO WAY TO RECOGNIZE GOOD ONES. I won’t say “No better than Democrats,” because that isn’t true. The Dem’s have ideas, just not good ones.

It is time to clean house, folks.

…. Of course Bennett won’t have that opportunity. He he he.

as well as the Democrats. The Donk’s are easier to defeat because they cannot help but be the extremists that they are. The Rino’s are a lot harder to defeat because they come off as such non-extremists.

The problem with being a so called moderate now in days is Guess what? WE DON’T HAVE ANY MORE MONEY TO SPEND!!!

So if you are a moderate who likes big government, then you are an enemy of the American People, and we are going to have to frame the issue in just that way!

as well as the Democrats. The Donk’s are easier to defeat because they cannot help but be the extremists that they are. The Rino’s are a lot harder to defeat because they come off as such non-extremists.

The problem with being a so called moderate now in days is Guess what? WE DON’T HAVE ANY MORE MONEY TO SPEND!!!

So if you are a moderate who likes big government, then you are an enemy of the American People, and we are going to have to frame the issue in just that way!

anything I can do?

“One of them, a guy tea partiers adore, seemed to hold them in open contempt at this table.”

I read both this column and the linked WaPo column. I’m not seeing it.

Who is this adored pol? If it’s Lott, I was not aware he was “adored.”

Trent Lott was a big part of the useless group of Republicans that got us put in the woodshed. He was fiscally irresponsible, lived on pork, tried to kill efforts such as a government database of grants. He also hastily left Congress before a law that forbids lobbying for two years after resignation was passed. And he is lobbying whom?

That former Republican members of Congress involved with getting us into this mess are advising sitting members is akin to the canary inviting the cat to lunch.

Seriously, Trent should have just went back to Ole Miss and asked if they would let him on the varsity cheer-leading squadron again.

“The candidates are not ours to choose. . . . They’re the choice of the primary voters in the states, and I think we should respect their choices.”

The same John Cornyn who insisted that Charlie Crist was the ONLY candidate Republicans should have in Florida?

I’m glad to see he’s FINALLY gotten the message. He’s a good conservative when it comes to legislation, but he’s been struggling with picking less than reliable votes for Senate as head of the RSC.

Bob Bennett and Dick Lugar have both stated (can’t find the quotes now, if anyone can help) their frustration with that pesky old Constitution, and with those who expect our “leaders” to honor their oath to support and defend it. This is the very definition of a RINO.

We expect such disgusting thoughts from leftist Democrats, like Phil “I don’t care about the Constitution” Hare, but we should not expect it, nor tolerate it, from Republicans.

No one should ever be elected to public office, not even dogcatcher, if his opinion is that the Constitution is an annoyance and an impediment.

Keep naming names. We need to know what, and who, we are up against on both sides of the aisle.

That GWB couldn’t have gotten fiscally responsible legislation though the crooked Republicans is becoming increasingly obvious.

is every bit as much of the problem as the Dems…this little gem, and Bitter Bob Bennett’s riff against us poor, stupid, Constitution-loving hayseed hicks, confirms it.

And we wonder why the constant cave-ins…the refusal to fight for limited government and constitutionally minded judges…etc…etc…etc….

It’s time to clean house. It’s time to find people who will stand up for the Constitution. It’s time to *become* the Party.

Yes Tent, we don’t need a bunch of new congressmen who would say no to Bush-Paulson-Obama bailouts, no to Obamacare, no to Bush-Obama stimulus crap that doesn’t work, and dysfunctional governments that can’t do their basic jobs when it comes to hurricanes and oil spills. There is a reason liberals never frothed at the mouth when you were in the Senate like they did other conservatives and that is because they knew you were more interested in making deals than actually standing up for something. As far as I am concerned, working as a lobbyist suits you well because it means you can now get paid to be the trollop you always were.

in thinking there won’t be a tea party sweep. Just like there will not be a lfaming liberal sweep for the dems. We just need to get enough DeMint disciples in there so they understand we’re a force to be reckoned with. And, I’m willing to compromise with Lott and Bennett. I’ll let them choose which of my arse cheeks to kiss. The left or the right.

“There’s not a dime’s worth of difference between them!”

I have to ask this of the GOP leadership…
@#$ %^&* *(!!! Are you absolutely determined to prove him right?!!!”
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In olden days you could say things and not worry about anyone hearing them. Thank you Internet for keeping me informed. Keep talking Republicans that have no allegiance, you and RINO’s will not be happy after the next election. I will vote Conservative, not Republican or Democrat and here in Maryland that means NO STENY HOYER.

http://www.stmarystoday.com/News/ThrowOutHoyer.html

From the groove yard of forgotten favorites, Trent Lott in 2007 wanted amnesty passed, was frustrated at resistance from Americans, quoted in NY Times on the topic: “Talk radio is running America. We have to deal with that problem.” Article 6/15/07, “Senate Leaders Agree to revive immigration bill.” (article is there but may req. registration).

If we have Senators who aren’t willing to defend the basic tenets of the Constitution on which this country was founded, then they need to be out of there YESTERDAY.

So come on, people, let us know who these traitors among us are…..

If we have Senators who aren’t willing to defend the basic tenets of the Constitution on which this country was founded, then they need to be out of there YESTERDAY.

So come on, people, let us know who these traitors among us are…..

If the Republican Party is to be reclaimed rightfully by its conservative base, we have to start naming the names of those who would ridicule their employers, the citizens of this country. RINO’s such as Snowe and Collins in Maine and the many additional Republican career politicians in our Senate and House of Representatives must be replaced by citizen government.

It is 2010 and we can no longer afford not to know who is not going to move forward with the conservative ideology required to rescue this country from itself. Please forget this idea of a third party as liberal ideologues are hoping that just that DOES OCCUR. If it does, we are definitely no longer in trouble, we are simply defeated……….forever!

It’s much like getting rid of bark beetles. They attack the old, weak and diseased trees and some timber has to be cut out to save the forest.

and then there is the party of opportunity.. The opportunity for everyone who gets elected is to better themselves at their constituents expense. The problem the Tea Partiers, the small government Republicans like and everyone else be they independent liberal or democrat but still wanting to see the best for this country, has is how do we reign in the party of opportunity. Its always been a problem but damned if I know how it ever got this out of control

Why would their opinions even be relevant?

If you are going to ascribe statements to “groups of Republican Senators” you should name names. If the information about what was said is reliable enough to repeat, the identities of the speakers should be, too.

If there isn’t sufficient verifiable sourcing, just don’t repeat it.

Trent Lott and those of his ilk could be and should be poster children for the demise of FREEDOM in America. Thier Washingrton, D.C. club, the U.S. Congress, have developed a program of compromise which benefits only them and is what keeps them in office. Please, let me never hear another politician tell us that compromise is how you get things done in Washington. Their brand of compromise is how you keep your job and are able to say you “tried, but just could not get it all worked out.” Every compromise they make is another nail in our collective coffin. It is all about them, it is all about power, it is all about greed, and it is NOT about AMERICA.

Every moment you spend time thinking of our elected officials and those that solicit their favors think about TERM LIMITS. That is the only political way we will regain control of our country. In 2012 we need a Presidential candidate that will support TERM LIMITS during his/her campaign and then actually go after it when elected. NO COMPROMISES ALLOWED – TWO TERMS FOR EVERYONE AND NO TOTAL TERM IN OFFICE TO EXCEED 8 YEARS.

and speaks to what I believe has been the biggest problem with the ‘Pubs’ in Congress. They, as a group, never seemed to have the will to fight the opposition! We DO NOT need a lot of “Rodney King” types just wishing that “we all just get along”! For all the mockery we make of foreign legislatures when we see videos of the brawls, furniture and object throwing, we have to at least commend them on having the courage of their convictions, and the gumption to back it up! The Namby Pambys in the Congress have to GO! There NEEDS to be a very distinct difference between the two parties, and it needs to be very VISIBLE! No more can we allow our legislators to be stately, serene and willing to compromise! We need leaders who will LEAD and LISTEN and be willing to FIGHT for the people they represent and for the sanctity of the Constitution!

They apparently still don’t get it. “We the people” are feed up with “Politicians”. lying, corruption, perks, inside advantages & schemes, etc. That is what “We the people” are tired of. Be it either party. “Throw the Bums Out”.
The GOP was great until they started to defy “We the People”. We want good honest Politicians that listen to the People and have our Country at heart. Not special interests or big Corps. All the Bums must go. They’re all in the smoke filled back room ( Capital Hill Club) saying it can’t happen to me. Precisely the reason they are being thrown out as they decided they knew better than “We the people”.
“We the People… (KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK)
P.S. Apparent evidence for reinforcement- “We the People” threw out some of the Bums. Those who were talking in the smoke filled back room) are Lott , Bennett, Hatch & Cornyn. It appears More Bums must go.

Your comment about the guy “tea partiers adore” is extremely harmful and only breeds mistrust. Frankly, I don’t mind what he thinks of the tea party if that adoration has been earned through his work in DC. That said, the comment just makes readers suspicious of every ally in the Senate, and that’s neither healthy nor helpful. If you’re going to make a statement like that, you really should say who it was.

the arrogance of these moron Republicans keep making it more and more likely. If the Republicans win the congress in November and then continue down this same road I believe you will see a 3rd party in 2012 and that will be the final nail in the coffin of our Country.

The “visceral judgment” of the populace brought us Barack Obama the worst president in United States history. He is the first American Idol — The President. So much for Trent Lott, the “establishment” Republican Party and Democrats. We need none of them.

http://www.periodictablet.com

Superamerican

Trent was leader and could not get Tort reform done, could not do away with even one bureaucratic department. They failed to get permanent tax reductions, failed to end pork, failed to end go allow to get along, failed to get reforms in the entitlement plans, failed to get a real energy plan approved, failed to promote new heavy industries, failed to restore our manufacturing jobs, allowed the EPA to gut our industrial jobs.

Now he want to control Senators with lobby money.

Republican and conservative. If the Republicans would stop whining long enough to listen to us there would not be a tea party. we have been crying out for years for them to stop moving to the middle. They learned nothing from Ronald Reagan. Both of the Bush’s moved the party to the left. If it hadn’t been for the 911 attacks Bush would not have even been reelected. Now I’m sorry he was. If we don’t get rid of these RINO’s like Steele, Bennett etc. This will be the last year of the Republicans as a leading party. Steele continues to bring us down and we do nothing about him. Whatever the Republicans lose won’t be the fault of the Tea Party it will be theirs. GOP, listen up “We Want Conservative Leaders”. Out with the RINO’s. Hatch you’re next on Utah’s list. The church can’t save you now.

America was not founded on an observance of the Republican and Democratic parties as they have evolved to be, and however close those good folk of the time may have been to being “Liberals” and “Conservatives”, they enjoyed a greater consensus and less division. The principles by which they were driven are the core principles of the Tea Party, and the monicker of the present day movement is illustrative of that which provoked the “party” on Boston Harbor. If the “right” and the “left”, Republicans and Democrats, do not get the Tea Party, it’s because they don’t get the essential principles by which people were motivated in 1776. Indeed, perhaps many in the Tea Party aren’t fully aware themselves that it’s those too long abandoned elements of pride, patriotism, and love of Country which provoke their current melancholy.
But be that as it may, it suffices that growing numbers of Americans are becoming acutely attuned to the hole in the Nation’s soul. They may not be adept at enumerating the specifics of their longing, but they know something’s missing in Washington, and they’re rapidly recognizing the sort of people who will NOT restore it.
If the political savvy and philosophy of the Tea Party folks should precipitate a split between Republicans and true Conservatism in November 2010, then so be it. The goal of we discontented is a return to integrity and clarity of principle, so if the present, ensconced Republican leadership would complain that our activism threatens the status quo, then why would that be a BAD thing?
While Obama’s performance has been dismal to say the least, how many years since the beginning of Reagan have the Republicans had to make corrections and resolve some of our issues? Immigration, Social Security, and several other problems have been brewing for a long time, so regardless of how much “better” things may have been under Republicans, it’s certainly not as if they have been a shining example.
The message to Washington in general; The will of Washington is the problem, and the will of the American people is going to be the solution. The acquiescence is for THEM to observe.

I truly hope that there is not much surprise in the fact that Trent is anti-conservative. Surely his voting record shows that.

He like most of the other GOPites in WDC are career politicians and not true conservative. I have even stopped identifying myself as a republican because there is little or no difference between the two parties.

Most, if not all of these politicians should be charged with treason for continually voting contrary to the Constitution.

Wake up America, red may not be the color we need either! What color are true conservatives? That is the color we need in all of our states.

stephen

The list grows, my guys get dumber, They will actually blow this deal. Pawlenty gave us FrankenSmalley, Goober gave us surrender as an option, Snowe screws us over every day and we still let Brown in…
Compromise got us the Lott’s of this world, I’d rather go down fighting for something I care about—

It even says, “Comment Title.” It’s not for the first sentence’s first several words. Using it that way makes it very difficult to read posts. First, not everyone uses it the same way. Second, one has to skip a line and then continue. Third, one never knows where a post will actually begin its first sentence.

I can’t read this forum as a result. If the title were directly above the message body, that would not be a problem, however.

We need 68 DeMints and we finally got rid of the coward that let Clinton off. Lott is, as Beck would describe it, a crap sandwich, and we have had enough crap from Lott.

yet he is out in Colorado trying to raise money for Jane Norton, so his words are pretty meaningless to me.

If he really believes what he is saying, then why is he interfering yet again by inserting himself into a primary race? By raising funds for Norton, he isn’t staying neutral, he’s basically endorsing a candidate.

So how does a statement exonerate him from his actions?

It doesn’t.