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nordic_prince | January 9, 2013 at 10:41 pm

Mene, Mene, Tekel Upharsin ~

TheFineReport.com | January 10, 2013 at 1:28 am

Other than hitting the streets, the only tool we have to say “no” with is the House Speaker position, whom our party has the power to appoint.

They failed us.

So we need to seize the party back.

Then we need to order it to appoint a Speaker willing to lead us into battle, instead of a Squeaker running for a bottle.

This is not exaggeration: It was a blunder of truly historic proportions in re-electing Boehner.

We desperately need to change the game so historians looking back at our time will not marvel at the unthinkable lameness of the GOP leadership and the stupid, sheer luck of Barack Obama in Boehner’s re-election.


chilipalmer | January 10, 2013 at 5:21 am

There is absolutely zero chance of “us” taking back the party. The GOP has already hit the ground to take over the primaries to make sure we don’t get the kind of people we need like Ted Cruz and others. The GOP supported Cruz’ opponent. They’ve also started a small third party which will support and fund both Republicans and Democrats. They’re looking for Repub. candidates who want to compromise. Boehner ally and former Rep. Steve LaTourette is the new pres. of this group which used to be called Republican Main Street Partnership. They’ve now taken the word “Republican” out of the name and call themselves Main Street Partnership. It’s important to be realistic about what’s ahead. The GOP went to great lengths to co-opt and defeat the Tea Party. The GOP likes democrats, would like to be democrats. Codevilla wrote about it in The Lost Decade and America’s Ruling Class and the Perils of Revolution.