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| Is Paul Rahe Right? |
| 2010-04-10 |
| h/t Instapundit ...What seems like a catastrophe is a grand opportunity, and the only thing that can save Barack Obama and the Democrats is the Republican Party. If they Republicans cave in, if they return to their traditional role as tax collectors for the welfare state, then and only then will Obama's coup d'état become a success. If, however, under fierce pressure from the Tea Party Movement, they stick to their guns, if they articulate the argument for limited government and balanced budgets, if they are unwilling to compromise, there will be a realignment. If Mark Steyn is right about the plight we are in — and he may well be right — it will not be because the American people are corrupt beyond repair. It will be because the Republicans are a worthless lot. This is their testing time — and ours, for if we keep the pressure up, if we push from office anyone inclined to cave in, the Republicans may surprise us by conducting themselves in an honorable fashion. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #12 Given the interest in the Tea Party movement from voters on both sides of the aisle, not to mention the independents in the middle of it, the percentage of ignorant is clearly shrinking. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-04-10 23:51 |
| #11 One thing to be corrupt, and I don't see the Volkes as being so. Ignorant? Yes, and that's a feature, not a bug. This has been 40 years in the making. I don't see it lasting past Teh One. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2010-04-10 22:20 |
| #10 I stick with my comment. You should not be conflating ignorance, laziness, lame-brained starry-eyed idealism, and stupidity (and combinations thereof) with corruption. None of the comments made supporting comment 1 seem to grasp that distinction. That said; Commenter 1, I withdraw the meds comment. It was uncalled for, in retrospect. Not enough coffee at the time of comment. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2010-04-10 18:01 |
| #9 I have NEVER seen American Idol. I say that with pride and not a bit of self-satisfaction. Not a bit |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-04-10 17:20 |
| #8 Thanks for that cheerful assessment Broadhead6. Unfortunately, I suspect you are right. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-04-10 17:01 |
| #7 unfortunately I kind of have to agree w/#1...when 50% of the electorate knows more about American Idol then they do about the American Constitution I have no faith that the ship will get righted... |
| Posted by: Broadhead6 2010-04-10 16:59 |
| #6 If, however, under fierce pressure from the Tea Party Movement, they stick to their guns, if they articulate the argument for limited government and balanced budgets In other words if like in the Wizard of Oz, they find their heart, courage, and brain and stick to conservative principles, they will do O.K. If there is not a dime's worth of difference between liberal donks and Rhinos, the country is in for a whole lot more trouble. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-04-10 14:20 |
| #5 As long as John McCain is a republican leader, hmmm? Do you know anybody outside the LSM that refers to McLame as a party leader? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-04-10 10:57 |
| #4 As long as John McCain is a republican leader, the GOP will be spineless and gutless, because despite his wartime service, that is what McCain has become: a punk for the Dems. Politically the GOP leadership have become like McCain - gutless, no real principles, a tax collector for the Welfare State, a DC insider, a servant who grows the master he serves (big government). |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2010-04-10 10:34 |
| #3 Half the electorate who bothered to turn up decided to vote for Obama, a man with no public record, no evidence of his citizenship let alone his college grades, no friends from college for that matter and - by stark contrast - known links to Marxists, terrorists and cop killers. So, Whiskey Mike, you might want to cut that first commenter some slack. Are the American people corrupt beyond repair? Not in the light of a merciful God. But it is difficult to argue the point given the countless millions of taxspender Americans willing to live as parasites with the government as their enforcer. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2010-04-10 09:22 |
| #2 Whoa there, comment number one. I am not happy with the Republican Party (and let them know it) but I am far less happy with the Democrats (who don't give a flying damn what I think). And I do NOT - most emphatically DO NOT - agree that most Americans are corrupt. And beyond repair? Go find your meds, now. An aside: Want to experience Dem arrogance first-hand? Try calling Senator Kerry's Boston office and see if you can get past the arrogant, snotty, haughty little pricks answering the phones there to even ask/leave a question. Nauseating. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2010-04-10 04:44 |
| #1 Are the American people are corrupt beyond repair, or are the Republicans a worthless lot? It's a close race. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-04-10 02:14 |