Derek Hunter Nov 12, 2017
If you’d told me last year that complete Republican control of Congress and the White House would lead to nothing getting done, I would have laughed at you. Of course, last year I would have laughed at the idea of complete Republican control of government, so the idea of no legislative accomplishments would have been a joke not worth telling.
Turns out all the jokes, at least so far, have been on us.
That Obamacare repeal fell apart – or, more correctly, never really got off the ground – was a surprise only because Republicans had promised it for years only to have it exposed that many of them didn’t really mean it.......... a few truly believe the federal government shouldn’t be involved in controlling the health insurance industry. The rest think the government should “do something” to lower costs and don’t understand that this is not what happens when government gets involved.
In other words, they campaign a good game about the free market; they just have no idea what those words mean......On immigration, it’s the same old thing – tough talk, then a slow dance where they try to feel us up...............You’d think if there were one issue on which Republicans were not only solid, but able to message successfully against the left, it would be taxes. You’d be wrong.................Republicans are likely to continue their legislative losing streak because they’re afraid to govern on the principles they were elected on out of fear of losing their offices.
If they continue to fail to do so, voters will relieve them of that burden..... To Read More....
My Take - Actually, I'm not all that surprised. There's a reason why the Republicans have been called the "Dumb Party". What surprises me is this writer is surprised. Those who write about these things and those, like me, who pay attention to these things, realized a long time ago the Republicans aren't really all that conservative. Nixon was one of the most left wing Presidents in the 20th century.
They abuse their conservative base with promises they have no intention of keeping, and then dump on them after being elected and get away with it because conservatives have nowhere else to turn. That's going to change because conservatives have decided to take over the Republican party.
The Democrats use their far left wing base to attain their goals, but the difference between the leaders of the Democrats and the Republicans is - the Democrat leadership is as far left as their base. Say what you will about how destructive the Democrats are to America - they know how to rule.
Now the rub. I've been saying this for some time and I still believe it.
This midterm election will be a blood bath for both parties. For the Democrats it will be in the general election, except in far left districts, which Virginia has become due to the number of federal employees living in Virginia and working in Washington. The rest of the state is far more conservative, so that election isn't reflective of midterm outcomes nationwide.
The polls about Alabama are bouncing all over the place depending on who your reading. However, since Judge Moore has adamantly denied any wrong doing and told the Republican elite to shove it, he's staying in the race. Now the so-called scandal about his activities is unraveling in his favor, and according to Breitbart, he's allegedly ahead in the polls.
For the Republicans the blood bath will be in the primaries. A lot of that has been curtailed by retirement announcements from Rockefeller Republicans - the leftists who call themselves moderates or conservatives depending on the moment. But this next year we're going to see a remarkable change in the Republican party and we're going to see moderates who stay become far more conservative than before. The Republican leadership in both the House and Senate will be up for grabs, and I think Mitch McConnell's days as Senate leader are over, one way or another. If they lose the Senate he's out as Minority Leader. If they retain the Senate, he's out as Majority Leader.
This last week I attended a conference in Kentucky and one of the attendees told me he and a very wealthy friend have given McConnell thousands over the years - but no more - and I think that's the trend. He's there until 2020 when he'll be 77. If he loses the leadership he may resign, but if not, he's toast in 2020.
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