It’s RINO Season!
Following up some of what we saw during the general election, and happening concurrently with arguments from some on the left that Joe Lieberman should be kicked out of the Democratic caucus, some on the right are calling for “Republicans in Name Only” of the John McCain variety (and “worse”) to be kicked out of the Republican Party.
I haven’t yet seen a stronger case for such a thing than from rocker Ted Nugent. Nugent argues that it is time for more partisanship, not consensus building and reaching across the aisle.
RINOs reach across Fedzilla’s aisle to cut deals and build consensus with the liberals. Consensus building means compromising values and cutting deals with the socialist prankster punksters whose goal it is to turn America into EuroAmerica.
Consensus building is for wimps and soulless people who stand for nothing. Compromise is not about being tolerant: these days, it’s about giving up conservative principles.
Nugent also makes some suggestions as to whom he thinks would be a good pack of leaders for this new partisanized Republican Party:
Conservative leaders and thinkers such as Newt Gingrich, Jed Babbin, Governor Jindal of Louisiana, Thomas Sowell, Glenn Beck, Michelle Malkin, Governor Sarah Palin and others need to turn up the heat and bring this less government, more individual freedom and strong national defense revolution to a boil. It is time.
Out of the list, I definitely like Gingrich’s “all of the above” approach to energy (though it’s not exclusive to him). Beck also occasionally has some good ideas, too. Then he includes Michelle Malkin. I suppose if Republicans want one of the lead ODSers of the blogosphere to head up their party, then okay. Palin might be able to make a comeback, but she needs to develop an actual platform first. And I don’t know much about the rest, including Jindal.
I can see why conservatives would want to stick to the principles on the issues, but consensus making and working across the aisle are not a sin, of course. If everybody took Nugent’s advice, nothing would ever get done.
I know most Republicans probably aren’t actually taking such advice seriously. But, I think it’s safe to assume that Ted Nugent is one who wouldn’t be particularly happy to have Lieberman caucusing with the Republicans.
Well, After all Ted Nugent is a Rocker. His nature is to get folks riled up and attack this as only a rocker can… But sticking to ones principles, and convincing others why your principles are not the wrong ones and or are the right ones is something I believe in. I too like Gingrich and Beck’s Ideas. I wouldn’t call it more partisanship, but rather a media / grass roots campaign to make the case to the American people that don’t already believe this to be true of the Republican party anymore (and rightfully so)… that smaller government, lower taxes, supporting the military, more individual freedom, balancing the budget, a low (lowest possible) deficit and strong national defense are goals that we should strive for as a country, and the Republican party is the one that can take us there. Many are asking “What is the future of the Republican Party?” The real question should be, “Where is our country heading?” There’s no doubt that a large majority of Americans believe we’re on the wrong track. That’s why the candidate demanding “change” won the election. It mattered not that the change offered was no change at all in my opinion, only a change in who is running us into the ground. After eight years of war, attacks on our privacy, runaway deficits, and now nationalization of the financial system, Republicans are going to have a tough time regaining the confidence of the American people. But that’s what must be done.
Pretty soon it will be a “pup tent” (The better to keep each other warm against the harsh, cold world out there!)