Can you believe it is hump day already? John Boehner was so excited to get screwed, that he came out firing at Conservatives to celebrate!
The sheer idiocy among RINOs is simply amazing. There are so many winning fronts that could be taken at this very moment, yet the lack of leadership in John Boehner is apparent. The guy just came out and blasted his base for asking for some reasonable Conservative stances in policy. Now, I may not be the political genius of Karl Rove, who can get every election wrong, but, I know some common sense when I see it.
As reported by nearly every media outlet, John Boehner blasted Conservatives as if we are the thorn in his side. Really? Don't you know it is the other way around, Speaker Boehner?
Boehner stated:
"They're using our members and they're using the American people for their own goals. This is ridiculous," he said. "Listen if you're for more deficit reduction, you're for this agreement."
So, the evil base, aka Tea Party aka Conservatives who supported Republicans, is using whom? We are the least of the users in this country. We are the people fighting for everyone else's freedom while they wander around in a daze, complaining about how the economy and jobs stink. Yet, they don't even know why. Well, we do!
We know that the government spending is paralyzing the private sector through fear. Why? It is based on simple economic principles that say, if you spend money (the government), then the private sector has to be taxed to pay for it. When spending becomes as outlandish as right now, the private sector is clamoring, wondering when the next big tax hike will come and hit us.
And since the job producers and productive members of society are now carrying 106% of the tax burden, it would only be "fair" that they carry more. Isn't that right Speaker Boehner? After all, us crazy Conservatives in your base are just using the people of this country and your sheeple in Congress.
Us crazy people want, God forbid, government interference out-of-the-way in our health care decisions. We don't want to see our fellow-man dying because he is no longer covered to see his doctor. We don't want to see the previously insured lose their health insurance so that the same people who pay -9.1% of the Federal income tax burden to get YET ANOTHER handout!
As for your ridiculous statement regarding deficit reduction contained in this piece of crap legislation; it is based on false pretenses. The current Congress can not hold the next to its spending policy. And, guess what this bill does? Yes, the biggest cuts are in 10 years, long after the sheeple have forgotten. But, here is the thing....Conservatives will NOT forget; we never do. Unlike the sheeple, we are critical in our thought. And, you, Speaker Boehner, just threw a liberal argument at us. We don't take well to that.
- Boehner and his new best friend
It also ends the Sequestration, while you may not think it is popular because of defense cuts, at least it cut something... So, in doing this, it increases the base of this budget to over $1 Trillion in discretionary spending next year. Under Sequestration, we would spend $80 Billion less next year. I doubt any true Conservative will be Concerned with the FIRST EVER budget cut in our Nation's history.
It would be good policy to simply sign a Continuing Resolution and pass it along to the Senate. It can be simple, after all, we already have a Conservative win by allowing the Sequestration to continue. But, here we are again, snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
A real leader brings his troops together and formulates a game plan using tactical maneuvers to position the group for a win. Speaker Boehner is not positioning anyone to win, except Democrats who will undo what they hated in the first place; the Sequestration. True fiscal Conservatives should have nothing to do with this plan. Yes, I get it, it brings the power of the purse back to the House. But, for what? Why are the Democrats being allowed to control the conversation? As a political "leader", Speaker Boehner should be determining the national conversation in favor of his party. It would be perfectly acceptable to make an actual Conservative demand once in a while. There is no leadership in this, only caving to the Democrats per the Republican playbook.
Here are some winning strategies or conversations that could have been used to leverage the power of the purse: Obamacare - People still hate it and it could be used as a wedge in negotiations with Democrats; Spending - There is strong support for reduced budget to bring the deficit down and bring more stability to the private sector. In fact, 61% of Americans would support spending cuts right now; Fair Tax - With a 77% support level, why are we not tying tax reform to the budget?
I am just an above average political pundit, but I know that there is wide support for Conservative values out here in the real world. It is time for Speaker Boehner and all Republicans to stop bending over and start manning up! Stand up for what you believe in, otherwise, you will just have a Base-less argument over who lost the election. I can tell you, unless you start acting remotely Conservative, there will be no Base left for 2014 or 2016. The Establishment is ignorant if they think they can win without 22% of their ardent supporters. Right now, you represent nothing better than a Blue Dog Democrat.
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