good. Nice, but I very much suspect that this is merely a “cover your butt” move. Just you watch. Nothing will come of this. This is merely more kabuki theater.
What it is is a feint, a ploy to investigate and then exonerate. THAT is the whole purpose of this. This was certainly not done in good faith. Again, just you watch…
perfect world, Scalise or Gaetz would become Speaker Of The House.
But we don’t live in a perfect world. And pretending that we do won’t make it so. It’s just a bad move.
So I agree that McCarthy is not my first choice for Speaker, but he is virtually for sure the best available and realistic option. And he has acted more conservative lately, which gives me hope. I know the sting/stink of Boehner and Ryan is deeply concerning to conservatives. And rightly so. Indeed, those RINOs just sucked.
But there is a decent chance, here, of thwarting “Biden’s” worst impulses. For the sake of the country, we should do so. We need to be a little strategic, here.
Politics is NOT the art of the ideal, it is the art of the possible. And while I would indeed prefer Scalise or Gaetz, I just don’t think that is possible.
Look, Republicans, due to the utterly bumbling incompetence (or malice) of their leaders (<cough> Mitch McConnell<cough>) along with massive Democrat voter fraud, have a very slim majority. We must not waste this window of opportunity by engaging in internecine squabbles.
McCarthy has made significant conservative noises, lately. And with a lowered bar to “vacate the chair,” I think this is the best we can do.
Don’t let “perfect” become an enemy of “good.”
NOT think that this would eventually happen? There is always (at some breaking point) a division of the people when belief systems become too disparate. We’ve seen that over and over in history.
THAT was what Federalism was designed to avoid. Weak central gov’t and strong state and local gov’t. So it’s scary that Leftists routinely attack Federalism…
OK, but still:
Even with possible fudging, the Census Bureau’s latest interim report shows that Blue states are losing population while Red states are gaining population.
… As in the old divide between Communist East Germany and the free West Germany created by Konrad Adenauer after World War II, people migrate towards freedom. In the wake of the great Wuhan Pandemic lockdowns, it is no surprise that more people chose to move. Unlike Germany, there is no wall to prevent internal migration within the United States toward freer states.
Now there is indeed a worry that Leftists will move from their Lefty Hellholes and infect the more rational places they move to–I am sure there are examples of exactly that happening. And there is a very significant worry that Lefty drones in the Census Bureau will fudge the actual numbers to give Leftist states more power than they deserve (I mean, it’s pretty dang obvious that fraud is a staple of Leftism!).
But on the whole, those who are motivated to quit their jobs, sell their homes, and face new settings are conservatives, Leftugees who have just had enough of their Lefty Hellholes. There is indeed a great division going on. The actual voter data show that these Leftugees are, in fact, usually even a little more conservative (on average) than the current residents.
Because once they have been forced to drink from the bitter cup of Leftism they are not anxious to once again stain their lips…
some significant problems that the Democrats face, electorally.
First and foremost is that they can’t win on the merits of their arguments. So they have therefore eschewed argument altogether, focussing almost exclusively on their tradition and culture instead. But I just don’t think that is an enduring solution.
See, the problem with that avoidance approach is that they can then ONLY win by voter fraud. Look at Joe Biden. Look at Katie Hobbs (who refused to debate). BOTH very clearly “won” election through voter fraud.
But what that means is that the majority of people rejected their political philosophy. And while the voter fraud dragged their sorry carcasses over the victory line in the recent past, it is NOT a stable path to victory. So we are seeing the Democrat embrace of voter fraud because their actual policies are not popular enough to win.
Virtually ALL Democrats pretend to be far more conservative and fair than they actually are so they can get elected. But again, this is not a stable state. Sooner or later regular people, even with the frantic efforts of Democrats to deny the obvious fraud, get hip to the Democrat “3-card Monty” scheme and say, “Hey, now wait just a doggone minute!…”
And THAT is the ray of hope, here.
is a HUGE threat. Look, I am very much of the same mind as Gaetz and Biggs and MTG. But we don’t want to throw the baby out with the bathwater, here.
McCarthy has made some Conservative moves. And he certainly is better than a RINO like Paul Ryan. So let’s not cut off our noses to spite our faces.
We need to be a little strategic, here.
this change is actually strategy. This is Biden being thrown under the bus. The damning details are coming out, and while they were initially quashed by a compliant MSM, they just can’t be hidden forever, especially with the GOP controlling the House.
So it is “Kick Biden to the curb” time. Yes, yes, that was always the ultimate plan, but we’re seeing it more and more now. The Mid-Terms are over, after all…
I was curious how the New York Post would cover the “confirmation” yesterday of its two-year old reporting on Hunter Biden’s laptop. Steven Nelson’s story supplies what might be an air quote in the headline: “CBS ‘confirms’ Hunter Biden laptop is real 769 days after Post broke story.”
Look, it was state-sponsored censorship. But now Biden has become far less useful. And THAT is why CBS and other Lefty sources are finally reporting what many of us have known very well for the past four years!
This dodge serves two purpose: First, it is of course a CYA for Lefty “news” sources trying frantically to preserve a shred of credibility. But the second reason is to get rid of the stinky dead albatross hanging on their necks known as Joe Biden.
The new Democrat strategy. Unwillingness to argue a point or defend a position: It’s not just for Democrat former friends anymore!
to Lefty opinions. Just to let you know how Lefties interact (in the rare case that they even will):
Democrat talking points are out!
NOW we are starting to see the fall-back position: Toss Hunter under the bus to try and save Joe.
So we are seeing the usual Democrat “excuse creep.” First it was, “Nothing to see here, the laptop is Russian disinformation and you are a loon to even consider that there is a problem–you’re just mad about (fairly, dontcha know) losing the election.”
Then it was, “OK, HUNTER may (or may not) have done something wrong, but even if he did, JOE certainly did NOT know about it–and you are a loon for considering otherwise.”
Then it is “Well OK, Joe may have known, but he is ‘compartmentalized’ and his judgment and basic competence was unaffected. It’s Hunter who is the dirtbag. Hunter, Hunter, Hunter! And you are a freakin’ loon if you think that all these White House staffers just went along with it!”
After that it is “Joe is a senile and frail old man who was egregiously abused by his evil, greedy son. Joe loved his son, and thus was an easy mark for a scurrilous Hunter Biden. Joe’s fault (if he had one) was that he just loved his son too much.”
THAT is the penultimate step. The final one is, “Yeah, Joe was/is a bit of a senile old dirtbag, but it was always him, not Leftism itself. Besides, ALL politicians are that way–everybody does it! You are a naïve, hayseed loon if you are so ideologically blinded that you can’t see that!”
There IS no flash-in-the-pan Republican savior who will come out of nowhere and fix everything. Donald Trump was a once-in-a-century anomaly.
No, to really change things, you start with school board races. That way you not only affect policies that are important to the everyday lives of regular people, but you develop a deep “bench” for future offices.
It’s why you ALWAYS vote Republican for “minor” offices. Now the Left has started to try and obscure the party affiliation in more minor races. You know, don’t put their party on signs, etc. THAT is because party affiliation matters a great deal, and it most often cuts against Democrats.
Ask yourself, cui bono? Just who benefits from not displaying party affiliation? Democrats, natch.
When I voted recently, I was fortunate enough to have a “smart phone” where I could look the candidates up and see party affiliation while I voted! You watch, the next regulation is to ban smart phones in the voting booth. Lefties can’t afford to have informed voters, right?
Remember: There is a very good reason that Lefty candidates pretend to be Conservative and it is virtually never the other way around. And THAT should tell you something!
Lefty strategy: Do Lefty “dog whistles” so Leftists know that you are indeed actually a committed Leftist (Tip: say you are a “Moderate”), avoid ALL debate because your actual Lefty positions might become known, then hide and lie and pretend you are Conservative once elections come around once again.
Wash. Rinse. Repeat.
Here is the rule of thumb: Lefties always pretend to be Conservative when election time comes around. Those on the Right never pretend to be Lefties!