Tapscott: "Is it time for conservatives to dump the GOP?"
Mark Tapscott has a great piece at TownHall.com titled, Is it time for conservatives to dump the GOP? It's at his blog as well.
He's not really suggesting that conservatives actually dump the GOP, but rather do a familial intervention, of sorts, on the republicans. Here's why:
What about the untold wastes and pork barrel spending, most recently evident in the embarrassing highway bill. Is this the way "conservatives" are supposed to serve us?
How about the border issue? Are republicans responsibly dealing with that horrendous problem?
This didn't get much attention today because of Katrina, but it was a bold move by Buchanan. More power to him! I know, Pat is sometimes "out there" on his own and I don't agree with him on alot of issues but when politicians swear to uphold the constitution by enforcing the laws of the land and then virtually ignore our borders, something is very wrong.
Tapscott is right on. An intervention is in order!
He's not really suggesting that conservatives actually dump the GOP, but rather do a familial intervention, of sorts, on the republicans. Here's why:
... sometimes interventions work and sometimes they don’t. There is no guarantee that the GOP leaders will get the message, either. Quite frankly, I am not optimistic because I’ve seen the Stan Evans Law in operation for too long. Evans is the retired conservative activist/journalist who years ago said: “When one of our people gets elected, sooner or later he [or she] stops being one of our people.”Can any true Goldwater or Reagan conservative, in good conscience, really think today's republican party is conservative? OK, we've gotten some tax relief and we've gotten some welfare reform. Those are good things. But look at the gigantic behemoth that is big government. Look at the wasted billions and billions going to the department of education which should have been abolished when Reagan was president. Would true conservatives allow such a debacle?
Being elected to Congress or appointed to a high position in the Executive Branch to serve in a presidential administration can be a heady experience. Especially for Members of Congress, the perks of office can be overwhelmingly beguiling, so after a term or two the first and last thoughts of too many of our representatives begin to be focused on getting re-elected. Playing along with the powers-that-be in D.C. is often seen as the easiest path to re-election.
What about the untold wastes and pork barrel spending, most recently evident in the embarrassing highway bill. Is this the way "conservatives" are supposed to serve us?
How about the border issue? Are republicans responsibly dealing with that horrendous problem?
This didn't get much attention today because of Katrina, but it was a bold move by Buchanan. More power to him! I know, Pat is sometimes "out there" on his own and I don't agree with him on alot of issues but when politicians swear to uphold the constitution by enforcing the laws of the land and then virtually ignore our borders, something is very wrong.
Tapscott is right on. An intervention is in order!
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