Comments on: Mitch McConnell Signals the GOP Will Do Nothing Against Sotomayor

By: JLenardDetroit

JLenardDetroit — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:48:32 +0000

By: ColdWarrior

ColdWarrior — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:25:46 +0000

And of course, in my humble opinion, our “steel-spined, courageous” (sarcasm) Republican contingent in the House and Senate have no reason to oppose everything. That’s because as long as there is no dramatic surge of conservatives joing the Party at the grassroots level as precinct committeemen, there is no reason for them not to be spineless. If the complexion of the Party turns more conservative, they will then fear primary challenges and will fear havng the leadership of the Party change. They will not and do not fear that now, and I surmise they certainly don’t fear anything written here. It also does not appear the tea parties had any effect on them. Tea partiers don’t vote for the Party leadership. Unless they happen to be precinct committeemen.

Conservatives can sit back and cross their fingers and hope that the American people will right everything at the polls in 2010 and then 2012. Or they can make a difference now by voting with their feet, so to speak, by taking a break from their TV and keyboard and trotting down to their local Republican legislative district organization meeting and announcing they want to join the Party, now, as a precinct committeeman (to be appointed now and then elected in the primary election in 2010).

Maybe we can just hope that our fearless Republican public servants in the Congress will all have an eipiphany, caused by the status quo, and see that if they were to oppose everything Obama is doing, and explain they are doing it for the good of the American people and explained they were on their side, not Obama’s side, they could win big in 2010.

And maybe not.

Thank you.

By: Mike gamecock DeVine

Mike gamecock DeVine — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:34:21 +0000

By: edward_cropper

edward_cropper — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:09:21 +0000

This wimp from Kentucky is disgrace to his state and the Senate.
He has always been a butt kisser and compromising fink.
There are not 10 Republicans with real back bones in the entire Senate.
I recently attended the viewing of an outstanding genuinely honest Republican office holder who had passed away. There were a number of other politicos and party lackeys in the line who didn’t have a clue who I was. They were spewing the same old spineless political BS that is common place among this ilk. Suggesting devious ways to replace the deceased with some party hack who could be handled.
Scruples be damned let’s keep the good old boy system regardless

By: Maggie_in_Indiana

Maggie_in_Indiana — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:42:09 +0000

there’s always been something that keeps from supporting him wholeheartedly. When not if we take the senate back a new majority leader should rise as well.

By: eburke

eburke — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:05:20 +0000

to send him some cash last fall (a fool and him money and all that) along with a letter constructed around the ‘not one thin dime for squishes’ meme that I sent to the NRSC.

What a putz!

By: Mike gamecock DeVine

Mike gamecock DeVine — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:55:52 +0000

if they are nominated by a democrat, even more so that their judicial record, since they must follow precedent.

By: Kyle-MI

Kyle-MI — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:18:21 +0000

There is absolutely no reason for any Republican to support any of Obama’s agenda or judges. The Dems control the White House and both houses of congress. If Obama and the Dems succeed they will give no credit to the Reps whether our guys vote for or against any bill or nominee. It is more likely that Sotomayor will end up with a judicial activist voting record. It is also likely that no matter how many Reps vote for her, Dems and liberal Hispanics will run ads against Reps accusing them of hating all Hispanics.

By: NeoKong

NeoKong — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:00:13 +0000

Like warm jello.

And while McConnell has been leader of the Senate GOP, we’ve gone from 55 seats to 40 seats.

I think it is time to admit that the strategy of squishiness is not working. If McConnell keeps doing his job the way he has been we will be down to just thirty seats in no time.

Compromise=failure.

By: ashevillelib

ashevillelib — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:06:50 +0000

Maybe it would help if McConnell understood better what happened to Vader. At least McCain was a little more idealistic in his hero association, however misguided.

By: Mike gamecock DeVine

Mike gamecock DeVine — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:17:34 +0000

McConnell picks and chooses an occasional, winnable battle.

Obama wins more battles because he fights in more battles.

McConnell’s strategy doesn’t understand the educational impact of losing battles over time. To lose the battle but clarify positions so that when the results of the Dems’ wins are clearly seen, is how you can win over more voters, but McConnell’s strategy leaves us having to constantly re-invent the wheel and re-educate.