All these or others could be the reason for Krauthammer’s odd changes. He turned 60 this year. Also remember that he was originally a Jimmy Carter/Walter Mondale Democrat.

Perhaps he needs a second exorcism, so to speak!

And of course…

D.C.-itis is not unknown in supposedly conservative commentators.

I watched that panel discussion on Fox too, and came away with the sense that none of them “get” the grassroots conservative movement (which, for shorthand, has been dubbed the “Tea Party.”)

They seem to join in the emerging establishment Republican meme that is saying the Tea Party contributed to the election sweep, sure, but now it’s time for “us smart guys” to take over again.

Krauthammer’s comments, along with Mort Kondrake’s snark that Michelle Bachmann is just a “loudmouth” not really suited to a high leadership position, reveals that the pundits don’t get the movement either. (Kondrake’s comment also reveals that he continues to be an idiot.)

Kondrake started out by bashing what he called- Redstate.com which is some sorta Tea Party kinda website. He brought up the post where some of the Republican Senators that EE listed, for possible primary challenges, was just dumb. He named some of the Senators on the list, including the worst, and said- can you imagine that, obviously the site doesn’t want to grow the party. (I’m paraphrasing). This coming from the likes of a Democrat Party hack was understandable. They want nothing more than to divide the Republican party, and, Kondrake knows the Tea Party people want the squishes gone. He was participating in the Democrats game of picking our worst candidates. That was expected of Kondrake, but, Krauthammer’s comments were outreageous.

When I heard Krauthammer going after DeMint, my first thought was- and so many on our side give this guy credit for being brilliant. He was also right there with Rove in attacking O’Donnell. I wasn’t aware that Krauthammer was a former Democrat, and if he supported Carter, that should tell you something about his political philosophies. Krauthammer has made many comments since Obama was elected that show that he does have some sympathies for the Progressives, but, more importantly, he is a moderate, who supports the Republican Elite Ruling class, and obviously considers himself among them. I stopped giving him credit for being on our side long ago.

They are setting up the Bachmann thing as a staged “defeat” for the TEA Party, since Hensarling is the favorite… and the MSM know that

As for Krauthammer, outside of foriegn policy I don’t respect him much since he started in on Palin… now we are seeing more of the same, not the free thinking intellectual we thought he was apparently

BUT… Bill Kristol continues to redeem himself, at least in my eyes… and a HUGE Palin supporter to boot- those that paint him as an establishment/Bushite/neocon must not be listening to him over the last two years

…who left the party(or, more famously, the party left him) and became the greatest president of the 20th century.
Krauthammer is saying, perhaps inartfully, that we can’t be 100% pure 100% of the time. There will be times, in certain states(like mine, MA) where we will be given a choice of a 75% ally vs a 0% ally, In those situations, the choice is easy.
In retrospect, Krauthammer was right about Connecticut. Simmons was bland but he’d have had a better shot against the cadaverous Blumenthal.

He cannot see and will never see what it is that WE The People want and desire because he sits his butt around with the same Washington insiders that have picked apart this great Country one bill at a time. He is of the type who thinks that spending is fine as long as it is spent on what he and Peggy Noonan find interesting when the reality is that WE The People do NOT want the spending at all!

of these people defining “The Tea Party,” Capital T, Capital T, Capital P.?

Every time any of these self-appointed pundits say the words “tea” and “party” in the same sentence, I have to back away from our old analog television so the shoes I throw at it miss. (I can’t afford one of those new plasma sets.) That goes for you, too, O’Reilly and Hannity.

Message to all of you: STOP defining the “Tea Party.” You are not one of us. We are the ones on the OTHER side of the camera, without teleprompters, without microphones, without pancake make-up. Unlike you, we do not get paid. Your paycheck automatically gets you banned from our “party” (lower case).

See you at the next rally? No, I didn’t think so.

has been hard working for conservative causes within the caucus and has been very active in promoting the conservative agenda in legislative ways.

Bachmann has been an advocate of the conservative cause in public forums.

This is an inside workhorse position and not one of public relations.

I suspect Bachmann will drop out before the vote takes place.

I like Michelle Bauchman, I love Jeb, I’m leary of what the tea party will become and I cant stand Palin.

to Rubio’s win directly to Rubio. He was the better candidate by far.

Krauthammer is far from dumb. Everybody slams this man if they don’t agree with his opinion. Fine. That’s what this site is all about. But like it or not, the man was correct about O’Donnell in more ways than one. The way I see it, after watching Dr. Krauthammers lectures etc, I’d say 98% of what he says is more intellegent than the lot of them put together.

He’s asked for his opinion and he gives it. He doesn’t shape and mold it to conform to what he thinks is the most unoffensive response. And I bet they pay him alot for it. I am sure that 98% of what Charles says is alright with most readers here, it’s the 2% that causes the uproar. I will always prefer Charles’ opinion to any other on TV.

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Actually, Krauthammer is an excellent voice with insightful analysis. I previously wrote that the GOP should accept the losses in Colorado, Delaware and Nevada for what they were. Did they damage the Republican Party? Only if one is short-sighted akin to those who cannot delay immediate gratification (like Lindsay Graham). As long as they were true to their principles of fiscal responsibility and limited government and still lost, then that only makes the GOP stronger in the long run. The bottom line is that there would be no tea party movement today if Republicans had remained true to their core values under Bush. Yet remember that it was a Republican Congress that ushered in the biggest entitlement since the 1960s and further entangled the Federal government in education with NCLB. And yes, the alleged Hensarling-Bachmann “non-controversy” is just something Democrats and the MSM allies wet dream about- an alleged civil war in the GOP while ignoring the fact their prima donna President is weakened and the Democratic Party has internal problems bigger than any the GOP allegedly has. Finally, again- Sarah Palin and Michael Steele need to be sent on a GOP-paid and sponsored two-year caribou hunting expedition in Alaska.

Actually, Krauthammer is an excellent voice with insightful analysis. I previously wrote that the GOP should accept the losses in Colorado, Delaware and Nevada for what they were. Did they damage the Republican Party? Only if one is short-sighted akin to those who cannot delay immediate gratification (like Lindsay Graham). As long as they were true to their principles of fiscal responsibility and limited government and still lost, then that only makes the GOP stronger in the long run. The bottom line is that there would be no tea party movement today if Republicans had remained true to their core values under Bush. Yet remember that it was a Republican Congress that ushered in the biggest entitlement since the 1960s and further entangled the Federal government in education with NCLB. And yes, the alleged Hensarling-Bachmann “non-controversy” is just something Democrats and the MSM allies wet dream about- an alleged civil war in the GOP while ignoring the fact their prima donna President is weakened and the Democratic Party has internal problems bigger than any the GOP allegedly has. Finally, again- Sarah Palin and Michael Steele need to be sent on a GOP-paid and sponsored two-year caribou hunting expedition in Alaska.

in him. Jim DeMint is a force and counter balance to the Lindsay Graham wing of the party. I would think he’ll have more clout the next two years.
Talking heads, including CK get a little too comfortable, the criticism comes too easy & their heads too big. This is going to be a tough two years, the left is exploding in undisguised hate, maybe we should lay off DeMint and concentrate on the boiling fascist left, and their hero, The O. Hello C K .

….dismissive of the tea party force and its shaping of the Republican party in this election cycle. I think he’s been “fair and balanced” in outlining both the strengths and weaknesses of the various tea party-esque candidates and, more importantly, he’s been rigtht most of the time.

This happened to be one. You are absolutely right on this point, Erick. Without Sen. Demint, there would be no Sen. Rubio courtesy of the…Dr. Krauthammers of our party who first cast their lots with the disgusting Florida governor.

I think Crank was on to something above. Krauthammer’s writing tends to be lucid, insightful, and, at times, brilliant. But off the cuff he can fall apart. The ability to take time to reflect and respond is something that distinguishes writing from speaking. My gut is that Nixon speechwriter Krauthammer doesn’t like what Sen. Demint represents, which is the passage of the GOP to a newer generation, and when put on the spot for a quick answer, what came out was a factually inaccurate explanation for his rationale. It probably belies what Krauthammer actually feels, but it was sad to watch.

People like CArl Rove, Charles Karuthammer, Mitch McConnell, Lindsey Graham, etc. will doom the GOP and, unfortunately take the country down with them.

Reform has no chance if left in the hands of these Good old boys. Beat them down now, or you will have to live with them, and you can’t live with them.

Disappointed? By Charles Krauthammer? I’ve stopped counting the times. Charles in Charge just comes off as someone who needs to always be the smartest person in the room.

It’s not surprising that Krauthhammer shows little loyalty to conservatives like Demint or Palin. The reason is simple. Krauthhammer is not a conservative,,,,he’s a neoconservative who’s beliefs often collide with limited government conservatism.

The neoconservative movement nearly destroyed the republican party over the course of the last decade with their big government spending habits and never ending wars. It’s good to have guys like Senator Demint around to restore sanity.

I’ve talked to Jeb in person and followed his political career here in Texas. He’s the right guy to be GOP Conference Chair. Great communicator and solid conservative. Nothing against Michelle, but I believe that Jeb is simply better at winning moderates and independents over to our side.