"My party has gone bat-shit crazy!"
At least SC Senator Lindsey Graham is being honest. He went on to say that if Tea Party spark plug Ted Cruz was murdered on the floor of the Senate, and the trial was in the Senate, no one would be convicted. *and he should know!*
Thanks Tea Party. Because of you, the Republican Party has ceased to be a respected body of conservative thought, and has instead become a body of radical obstructionists. They are no more capable of governing than Joe McCarthy was back in the 1950's. Even those reasonable Republicans left in Congress are afraid to speak up against these extremists....except apparently Lindsey Graham.
It's ironic to me to watch Tea Party stalwarts pledge such strong allegiance to the Constitution, then eschew compromise. It's "my way or the highway" they proudly proclaim. They have no compunction about shutting down the government, even willing (so they say) to suspend retirees and disabled veterans Social Security and disability checks in order to leverage their coercion. How shameful!
Do they not realize that the Constitution is itself a compromise? When the populous states wanted representation based on population, and the less populous states wanted equal representation, they compromised....our Founding Fathers agreed to two houses of congress. The House of Representatives is weighted in favor of more populous states, and the Senate allows for two Senators per state.
Such pragmatism has worked for us for 227 years, but the Tea Party seems to think they know better. Call me skeptical. HIGHLY skeptical!
Those of you who live in Super Tuesday states, don't forget to vote tomorrow.
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If Republicans cared about the Constitution they wouldn't vow to block a vote on the next Supreme Court justice.
ReplyDeleteAgreed....seems to me they are Constitutionally required to schedule a hearing in a timely manner, which isn't to say they have to rubber stamp whoever is sent to them.
DeleteThe NY Times columnist David Brooks has been saying this for the last several months, seeing Trump and Cruz as signs of the end of the GOP.
ReplyDeleteWhen the inevitable backing of Trump by the general party comes, I think it's a sign of two things:
One, it'll show the 'we'll say/do anything to win and keep Clinton out of the White House, even if it's bad for the country' mindset has won, and the party has confirmed what you've said above.
Two, the party has officially said they don't want thinking, rational voters and members, but one's who's anger rules their lives and actions.
A sad state, but perhaps it's a sign the time of our two-party system has reached the end, and single-issue, my-way-or-highway politics has won.
I have no idea if this will be the swan song for the GOP, but I suspect it will take them a decade or more to recoup.
DeleteI wish conservatives had more to offer than fear. We need two parties offering ideas for governing our country, but conservatives just seem to have much to offer.
ReplyDeleteYes, two healthy, respectful parties are needed in order to have the "checks and balances" we need to be effectively governed. Without that, we're likely to be railroaded.
DeleteSeems like all I do is sigh these days...
ReplyDeleteDitto....
DeleteMake that another ditto.
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