Wed AM Thoughts

It's past time to get rid of Boehner and McConnell as Congressional leaders.  Maybe the newly-elected (Nov) can team up with those like them already there to bring about the coup.  I certainly hope so.  It's not just the Democrats who think we are "stupid," but Establishment Republicans, too.

Note how the Establishment Republicans are taking after Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, et al.  One would think these two were far more dangerous to Americans than, say, the Taliban or ISIS/ISIL.  (For that matter, they, along with the liberals, think the Tea Partiers are bigger threats than the Islamofascists.)  It seems as if the Establishment Republicans are upset that Cruz is forcing them to take a principled stand.  "Gee, we can't have that happen."  Besides, he messed with their Chris vacations/breaks!

And here's some lamebrain Senator (Was I just being redundant?) claiming Cruz et all were responsible for the confirmation of a number of "controversial" Obama appointments.  Bull puckey!  Either she thinks we are "stupid" or she is stupid.  Does anyone really believe Harry Reid would not have put these confirmation votes on the calendar before breaking for Chris?  Does anyone really believe he'd have left the confirmation votes for the incoming (January) Republican Senate?

Imagine, passing a $1.1 trillion "Cromnibus" bill, with tons of pork, of more than 1,000 pages, in the blink of an eye.  Now, this comes from a Speaker who, not too long ago, purportedly backed a proposal that would have demanded at least a 3-day wait for votes on bills.  What was that about "taking a stand on principles?"  Heh Heh.

I was dismayed to hear even Bill Bennett defend the Establishment Republicans who voted for this continued spending frenzy.  (Check out the bill and all of the pork, what it funds, etc.)  He, like so many of the ER, said, in essence, "Wait until January."  Well, that's been one of the problems, hasn't it?  The Republicans always are content to kick the can down the road, eventually fixing things at some later date.  Well, "eventually" and "later date" never seem to come.

And listen to the defenders, from both parties.  How many times did they say "...in the best interests of the party?"  That, folks, is the problem.  Both parties are not concerned about the country or the American people (at least the majority of them--and the Democrats use the people as pawns), but in "the party."

I'll beat an old horse here.  No, I didn't waste my votes in November by voting for minor/third party candidates or writing in my own choices.  I say anyone who voted for a Democrat or Establishment Republican wasted his or her vote.

Remember, the Establishment Republicans are just like the Democrats in favoring Big Government, with the only difference, the only one, is that they want to be in charge.

Again I iterate,

Speaking of lamebrains, I caught the tail-end of some woman's interview on the radio the other day.  I didn't get her name, but she asked this question, rhetorical or not (and I don't remember exactly how she put it, but I'm not misrepresenting it/her), "Would the terrorist groups water board our soldiers if they were captured?"  Nope, she has a point.  I'm pretty sure water boarding would be out of the picture.  Beheading wouldn't be.  And remember Mogadishu (if I recall correctly).  All these doo-gooders (and I do mean doo) who demand, ha, "basic human rights" for these animals might well also demand that these animals behave like humans.

BTW, where is the Senate report on Obama's approval of the use of drones?  Or, is that off limits?