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February 17, 2009 04:11 PM UTC

Moderate Republicans vs. Militant Conservatives

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  • by: Go Blue

(Governor’s don’t get to “pass the buck.” They actually have to lead. – promoted by Colorado Pols)

The New York Times breaks it down, Obama Gains G.O.P Support from Governors

President Obama must wish governors could vote in Congress: While just three of the 219 Republican lawmakers backed the $787 billion economic recovery plan that he is signing into law on Tuesday, that trifling total would have been several times greater if support among the 22 Republican state executives counted.

The contrast reflects the two faces of the Republican Party these days.

Leaderless after losing the White House, the party is mostly defined by its Congressional wing, which flaunted its anti-spending ideology in opposing the stimulus package. That militancy drew the mockery of late-night television comics, but the praise of conservative talk-show stars and the party faithful.

In the states, meanwhile, many Republican governors are practicing a pragmatic – their Congressional counterparts would say less-principled – conservatism.

While the Congressional Conservatives take their direction from talk radio hosts like Rush Limbaugh, Republican Governors use a pragmatic approach to work with the administration. It’s as if the Republicans in DC are completely cut off from reality; something that explains their campaign strategy to brag about accomplishing absolutely nothing. Rep Cantor might be as tone deaf as John McCain, which will not end well for any of them.

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19 thoughts on “Moderate Republicans vs. Militant Conservatives”

    1. GOP govs are sitting with budget deficits and legislatures that won’t cooperate in cutting spending. They’re also the captives of Medicaid programs created years ago by Congresses controlled by Dems.

      Instead of being honest and cutting spending, they want to indirectly force their constituents to pay higher federal taxes that will be needed to finance Obama’s Pelosi Scheme.

      Just goes to show that Republicans and Dems are all the same when it comes to budgeting and cost cutting.

      They want the glory, but they have no guts.

  2. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02…

    Symptom:

    Even in defeat, they are still echoing the 24/7 cable mantra about the stimulus’s unpopularity. This self-congratulatory mood is summed up by a Wall Street Journal columnist who wrote that “the House Republicans’ zero votes for the Obama presidency’s stimulus ‘package’ is looking like the luckiest thing to happen to the G.O.P.’s political fortunes since Ronald Reagan switched parties.” There hasn’t been this much delusional giddiness in these ranks since Monica Lewinsky promised a surefire Republican sweep in the 1998 midterms.

    Diagnosis:

    This G.O.P., a largely white Southern male party with talking points instead of ideas and talking heads instead of leaders, is not unlike those “zombie banks” that we’re being asked to bail out. It is in too much denial to acknowledge its own insolvency and toxic assets. Given the mess the country is in, it would be helpful to have an adult opposition that could pull its weight, but that’s not the hand America has been dealt.

    Prognosis?

    1. Frank Rich is a political and economic light weight.

      Every week he writes up a furious storm that makes absolutely no sense.

      I think the guy’s angry and depressed.

      1. Lemmee guess: Ann Coulter?

        Before you sputter on with your usual bullshit, tell me again how Gale Norton was an innocent captive of the Jack Abramoff scandal. Sort out your premises on that before you lob conclusions about anyone else.

        Or better yet, answer this: Just when are you going to get some game? You provide no sport whatsoever.  

  5. Dems use talking points just as much as any other party, ex. “Rush Limbaugh bad.” Give me a break, you can’t use that as an argument for anything since you’re just as guilty

    1. Messaging is an activity.

      Denial, delusion and cognitive dissonance are psychological problems.

      And employing the moral equivalence fallacy is not a good first step on the road to recovery!  

    2. “Rush Limbaugh bad! Meat good! Fire bad!”

      In any case, congratulations on your very first posts, and I look forward to hearing your tuned-in and with-it insights frequently.

    3. good ole’ Rush isn’t a matter of talking points.  It’s verifiable fact that anyone can easily look up. Just like anyone can look up marsh mice in the stimulus bill and see that there is nothing about them there. It isn’t our fault that Rush is such a big fat easy target. Poor choice to illustrate your point there, newbie.

  6. ….are going to be outside the State Capitol “protesting” the stimulus bill.

    I guess they’ll be presenting their stunning success in previous legislation that had the US economy in perfect condition prior to Obama taking over as President.

        1. ….but I’m still trying to puzzle out the mindless drivel you posted.

          Did the “Joey and the Thesaurus” episode of “Friends” inspire your blogging style?

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