Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Democrats have no brains, Republicans have no spines

I titled this piece,  "Democrats have no brains, Republicans have no spines".  I think these phrases are both self-explanatory, but I will flush out the one about Republicans in more depth.  After all, it doesn't take much to figure out that ANYONE of sound mind who votes Democrat has no brains...especially if they vote Liberal Democrat.  But, that is a different post for a different day; let's us now turn to my second argument: that Republicans, by and large, have no spine.  Like everything, there are some exceptions of bravery (the Tea Partiers, Allen West, Conservative talk radio, Scott Walker, etc) but these are few and far between.  Let me explain:

I have sat by in disgust watching election after election where the establishment Republican leadership (yes, Karl Rove, this includes you) continue to push weak-kneed, gutless, RINO candidates down our throats, while belittling candidates who are more Conservative.  These are the people who believe that we should support Republicans BECAUSE they are Republicans...principles be damned.  Look at our choice of Bob Dole in 1996, McCain in 2008 and Romney now.  All moderates, and although we do not yet know the outcome of Romney's fate in November, the other aforementioned candidates lost badly.  This divide within the GOP can be seen when people like Newt Gingrich support Liberal Dede Scozzafava over the Conservative Doug Hoffman in NY-23.  Or the constant backstabbing and bickering within "Republican circles" about the rise of Sarah Palin and the Tea Party movement".  There are many, MANY, more examples of this battle within the GOP, but it is no wonder that Republicans as such professionals at snatching defeat from the jaws of an easy victory.

More recently, we have Republicans who are too afraid to even touch ANYTHING negative about President Obama.  They fear ridicule and being called names like "racist".  This is the problem...too many Republicans, both voters and those in the leadership, are too afraid of standing up for their values.  They fear that doing such things will tarnish their image and that they, especially those in DC, will not be "loved" by the Liberal Left in this country.  Just look at how most Conservatives ran for the hills when the issue of the Obama birth certificate came to the forefront of political discourse.  Even now, when the issue of whether or not the President is a citizen is brought up, you will have Conservatives (from Beck and Hannity, to the establishment of the GOP to even grass roots Republicans) ridicule those of us who want more information as "birthers".  Now, with the Trayvon Martin dilemma, Republicans, especially white Republicans, say nothing and sit by while the Black Leadership is, in no uncertain terms, calling for a race war, and when the Black Panthers offer bounties for the families of those accused.  Then, we sit back horrified and disgusted when we see violence and debauchery in the streets.  Oh, don't get me wrong: these BRAVE Republicans, will quickly label any of us who even remotely touch these issues as being racist, while not saying a single word on the actual race issues that are happening in our society.  Their weakness, OUR weakness, is what leads us to defeat.  Yet, we wonder why we lose elections.

I applaud all Republicans in Congress for opposing Obamacare; this was one true moment of courage, and they stood strong.  But, unfortunately, we see more capitulating and caving by Republicans, and more crying by our Speaker of the House, then actually FIGHTING for the ideals that make the Republican Party s strong.  Democrats are the MASTERS of framing the debate and in gutter politics; they know how to fight, and, often, to WIN the fight.  Don't worry though Republicans...I am sure we will counter-punch these attacks, right?  WRONG!  We sit back and say "oh, our arguments will win the day.  or Oh, we must take the highroad".  To drive home the point, we bring knives to gun fights.  We refuse to fight and we fight to lose. 

Oh sure, we are "outraged" when our schools push some Marxist agenda down the throats of our children.  We are "outraged" when politicians raise our taxes and spend our money with reckless abandon.  We are "outraged" that the future of our children and grandchilden are being adversely affected by politicians in Washington.  We are "outraged" when our weak Republican leadership constantly caves to Democrats, even when we have the majority in Congress.  And yet, we do NOTHING!  Republicans are masters at sitting around discussing the ills of this country, but they fail miserably at actually getting out and FIGHTING for the beliefs of our Party.  We run Republican candidates in races all over the country, yet due to infighting, hurt feelings and general apathy, we either elect "unelectable" candidates or we sit home instead of being on the ground and fighting in the trenches to get these candidates elected.

I, for one, am sick and tired of watching as our nation fails because REPUBLICANS are too weak-kneed to actually fight for our values.  I have had it and I am personally calling all of you out...and you know who you are.  Again, many ordinary Americans vote their conscience at the polls and there are many good people who do fight in the trenches.  But, there are far too many of us who, for whatever reason, will allow Democrats to run roughshod over our Republic. 

So, note to Republicans:  ENOUGH ALREADY!  It is time to FIGHT...dirty if needed, but to fight nonetheless.  If you refuse to fight fire with fire, then don't bother complaining as our nation continues to deteriorate.  After all, YOU continue to be part of the problem.












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