Today was a good day for conservatism
I’ve been doing a lot of B.O. (Barack Obama/Bend Over) Republican-bashing the past few weeks. Watching the Republicans crumble on the Geithner and Holder nominations, swoon over The One’s congeniality, and display indecision over the stimulus hasn’t been easy on the stomach or the head.
But credit must be given where it is due. Today was a very good day for conservatism — and a good day for the party whose logo I’ve had to run upside-down for too long.
Thank you, GOP.
It’s a sad state of affairs when I can tally the number of notably good days for the Republican Party on one hand over the past two years: the defeat of shamnesty, the (temporary) prevention of massive S-CHIP expansion, last summer’s Drill, Baby, Drill revolt on the House floor. Fortunately, the GOP held the line this evening in a remarkable, powerful way. They may have lost the vote, but they sent a lasting message. They took a stand for principle and posterity. They took a stand against generational theft. They reclaimed their brand as the party of small government, low taxes, and fiscal responsibility. They restored their damaged credibility.
And guess what? It didn’t take a lot of fancy new slogans or flashy, high-tech tools or slick, high-priced strategists. They simply united and said “NO.” They slammed their foot on the brakes in a Congress full of reckless, panicky drivers. They peeled off 11 Democrats in the process. They forced the Obamedia to cover the excessive pork and dubious stimulative value of this monstrosity. They made conservative values count.
There’s no mystery in how best to rebuild the party and energize the base: Talk like conservatives. Walk like conservatives. Vote like conservatives.
Senate Republicans, take note. Don’t squander this opportunity for redemption. Make no apologies for principled obstructionism. Counter the inevitable liberal overreaching with plain facts and free-market alternatives.
Stop licking boots. Start kicking ass.
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“Start kicking ass.”
Start with Nancy…….please………..
Thanks, Michelle. Great article!
For the first time in my adult life I’m proud to be a Republican.
I felt earnestly red-blooded today! We should each email all these guys and let them know their votes were appreciated.
I like the picture of a happy elephant spewing water. Lately the GOP have been spewing too much of other substances. We lost the battle, but at least the House Republicans found their voice on this one.
*Start kicking ass.*
Definitely. I haven’t met ANY people that support these bailouts and “stimulus” (big spending) packages. Thankfully, the Republicans finally are doing things the people want: opposing socialism.
Obama won only because of his skin color, not because of his policies. Yet he thinks he has a mandate to move our country into a Islamic loving, socialist utopia.
Most people who voted for Obama because of his skin color don’t even want that. Maybe Republicans are finally realizing that if they oppose this move towards socialism, the Democrats will be the only ones blamed for their mess that they create.
Well said, Michelle….
A good day indeed. NOW KEEP IT UP! (and that is not a stimulus plan)
It definitely took me by surprise throwing a shutout, I love it. The Dems can stuff this one where the sun doesn’t shine. They won the vote but lost the people. Except of course the die hard Obamabots aka Dumbs#^&$.
WTG GOP! Now thats real Hope. lol
What Michelle said!
I like the picture of the happy little elephant.
Good for the Republicans.
It certainly is more fun when there are actually two healthy parties. And better for the country, no doubt.
Gabe said: Maybe Republicans are finally realizing that if they oppose this move towards socialism, the Democrats will be the only ones blamed for their mess that they creat
Socialism has never – ever – worked before – anywhere – anytime. So why not let ‘em dig their own graves.
*House Republicans are on the right side of this issue in spades; Thanks; P-BO is being exposed daily as the fraud that he is, and in this theater of the absurd, let Nazi Pelosi continue to draw the curtains back while the Republicans offer helpful alternatives that will work.
I am sure that remains to be seen. As it stands the GOP has a lot of catching up to do.
My computer must be on the fritz…
Baby steps chap, I kinda like them having to rediscover who we are. I thought I was going to go smack some heads together. lol
Yeah! House Republicans!
Nicely phrased praise, Michelle.
And, good Heavens, Chapoutier and I agree completely on one of his non-joking posts again. It has been a while. (Guess we can’t have good discussions all the time.)
Let’s get some candidates that are the real deal and get the RINO’s out. I could care less if the RINO’s voted correct on this issue…if they’re not “catholic”, boot ‘em out. Let ‘em crawl to Pelosi for cover.
After this vote today it was the first time I’ve felt hopeful since Obama came onto the scene.
These centrally planned “stimulus” plans remind me of the 5-year plans of Maoist China. Some good they did, and they destroyed the whole fabric of the society.
I agree. Let the Democrats be blamed for these communist style “stimulus” plans that will never work and will have to repeated over and over again until they are kicked out of power.
I hope the Republicans also start denouncing Obama’s ass-kissing of neo-Nazi Islamic dictators as well.
This is a good first effort. Now let’s see what we can do in the Senate. I do NOT want the GOP to go along to get along. If McCain was serious about holding down spending, he’d better not “reach across the aisle” on this one.
You got that right Ron.
If only the Gangs of McCain in the Senate could stand united for conservatism like their colleagues in the House GOP did today, Obama would feel very pressured to have Reid pull the bill. Obama desperately craves the fig leaf of bipartisan support on this bill. Otherwise, it will be remembered as the greatest example of partisan arrogance ever.
I expect another lame performance by the dynamic and inseparable (what is with that anyway?) McCain/Graham twins. There are lots of Dems who hate this bill and once again, they are being forced to legislate into the teeth of the American voters’ protest. It will be an ugly legacy for all who sign onto this bill.
Very proud of the Repubs, although, looking at their “alternative plan”, I can’t be proud for long. But at least today, you are finally regrowing those conservative roots.
To bad my retard, Gerry Connolly (VA-Corrupt party), voted to saddle the next 20+ years with unimaginable debt. But what does he care? He left as the Chair for Fairfax county, right when his “entitle and spend” policies and “free gifts for illegals” plans were just coming due to the amount of $650 million (or, roughly $1.6 million per square mile in the county).
But hell, whats a $41,000 tax burden for every man, woman, and child legal resident in our fair nation.
It would be kind of funny if he were the only Rep to go along though.
I gotta a ten-spot on McChicken voting with his fellow Democrats.
Any takers?
The sky isn’t falling, John. Only you have the power to prove all of us wrong about you.
A word of warning:
Don’t you people go getting all hopey on us. The Democratic Party now owns the exclusive licensing rights to “hope.” Any hope originating from a nonapproved source will be charged a rate of $.63 per hope (plus tax).
However, you are free to be optimistically anticipatory or cheerfully buoyant.
Sorry…Obummer ripped it off from the Bible. Pay up!
One of the democratic defectors was Minnick from Idaho. I’m pleasently surprised.
Amen to that! First to go: John Boehner. He is one mis-step away as being deposed as leader as it is. His voting against the bailout today reminds me of a famous James Michael Curley quote:
“When being chased out of town by an angry mob, run to the front as if you are leading a parade.”
That pretty much captures what Boehner did today. That isn’t leadership.
Hope is not a plan, and not all change is for the good.
Congratulate the Republicans in the House of Representatives today, and remind them that we will keep watching them.
Contact the Republicans in the Senate, and explain what we expect from them.
The resistance is here. The resistance is now.
ECS
No…I am pretty sure Reverend Wright came up with the idea.
Hey Chap:The Democratic Party has always owned exclusive licensing rights to hopelessness, and on their current path it will cost us this country; They also own the market on robbing people of their dignity.
Well…that is pretty lucrative. How else do you think Obama is able to raise half a billion dollars?
Actually, what excites me most is that I feel I we now have free rein to use the word “ass” in any comment we want.
I look forward to the day when MM gets really super angry and expands our acceptable vocabulary even further.
Or gay? lmao
Don’t worry it wasn’t the “sappy hopey changey” just Hope.
I’m sorry.. one vote does not equal a pattern in direction for the GOP being suddenly small government, lower taxes..etc. .. Where were they with the spending bills under Bush?
Keep it up, and maybe we’ll see.. until then, the GOP has lost ALL of it credibility.. it will take more than one vote to earn it back.
What if they throw in a nice toaster or coupon for a free car wash?
That will be $1.43 please. (I forgot to mention the taxes run a bit on the high side.)
You can send your check to either the DNC for processing or directly to Soros.
The testicular lock box has been opened and as a bonus some elephants have found their spines too. O happy day!
This is a quote from the late Norman Thomas, the Socialist Party candidate for President of the U.S. The quote is from a speech he made in 1944.
Norman Mattoon Thomas (November 20, 1884 to December 19, 1968) was a leading American socialist, pacifist, and six-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America.
Prophetic words…
House republicans made us proud today. We finally feel like someone listened to us. It’s been quite a while since we felt this way. BRAVO to Boehner for his leadership as well.
I wish I could feel as excited about the senate, but I think it is a lost cause. Too many B.O. republicans in that area, as well as a weak minority leader in McConnell.
Inhofe would do a better job IMO.
We have to continue calling and e-mailing. But they are so comfortable in keeping their seats, since they’re in for 6 years. Grahamnesty, Snowe, and Collins are RINOS.
*No matter how many calls and e-mails, McCain and his bum boy Grahamnesty will more than likely muck it up when the Senate version comes to the floor; They seem beholden to P-BO rather than their constituents and their country.
Hear, hear
Just run me a tab and I’ll send the invoice to soap…… lmao
I doubt the senate GOP will show the same fortitude. My senators Snowe and Collins never cease to disappoint. I let their phone staff have it today over the abortion funding vote.
And thanks to the handful of blue dog democrats for just saying NO as well. I hope it was on principle and not a convenient cover.
Too little too late. If only they had had spines when they held the majority…
Alright. Thank you for waking up GOP.
But this has me wondering, where are all the surrendercrats who have been whining about the excessive cost of the WoT?
Compared to the billions wasted in this bill?
While this spending orgy is going on, anyone hear how our troops are doing for funding their beans and bullets?
Has any appropriation for the troops ever been rejected, even since the Dems have been in control of Congress?
No?
Then I think they are doing okay.
Impressive Chap. You show Class!
Golf clap for the house GOP
which is more than most folks get when
they do the job they are HIRED to do.
I won’t be giving them any head pats or
ear scritches.
say NO to Pavlovian politics.
do your job dopes or get fired PERIOD.
It hasn’t, but quite often the bills were held hostage for more lard.
I just get nervous when politicians are busy spending money with troops in the field. It makes me wonder what will happen when the request for funding is made.
Will they suddenly become frugal?
Not one single bill was held up to the point where troops were in any danger of not getting funding.
I will bet you my paycheck that it passes no problem.
Without a doubt considering Teh One is in office.
You go girl! I love the “boot licking” comment!!!
Its like the Republican Senators received the “The Ludovico Technique” given to the killer punk, Alex, in “A Clockwork Orange,” and would rather bend over than even thinking of fighting for us and thus, “feel the sickness come over them.”
At least we have Michelle on TV and print, on radio Rush has wrecked BO’s honeymoon – and evoked the Stalinists dems to denounce him, and Coulter has another best seller describing the pathetic vileness of the victim dem. Meanwhile Nancy Pelosi is becoming obviously demented with Alzheimer’s and BO is getting more and more nasty. THERE IS HOPE!!!
Say “Thank you” for doing what they’re supposed to be doing in Washington? That is, uphold conservatism in our government.
Unfortunately it’s such an rare thing now days that we feel the urge to thank them when it does happen. Just act like conservatives people and we’ll be behind you.
And oh, thanks.
I may change my party affiliation back to Republican from Independent. BHO looks like amateur hour in the white house with the dems going daffy in Congress. It’s like open mike night. I take a small class and 2 weeks ago it was all gobama go!! Last week it was way toned down with I hope he does well. I think the people who are not ideological drones that voted for this toon are now seeing that this guy has no experience and no clue as to what he is doing. People are seeing that Ahmadenijad, Putin, Chavez, Jong Il, these guys are going to railroad BHO. Sheesh, it’s like the children are running the daycare.
Time to burn up the telephone lines and tell our Republican Senators that if they support the “Stimulate Obama’s Package” bill, that their days are numbered.
How they choose to take this message is up to them.
Arlen Sphincter said he is def running in 2010. sigh if Arlen and fast eddie rendell hadn’t encouraged dems to switch party and vote in GOP Primary we would have Pat Toomey now.
so close… ;(
front,
stay in their face, remind them it is too late for their grand epiphany.
most if not all will vote the very same way come 2010 that is all they do vote and whine.
It has been two years since I posted here. Congrats Repubs! Michelle thanks for you diligence. Ha Ha You are in the Donks cross hairs now woman! I liked your “God only knows” quip to end the recent Beck interview! It was GREAT! Stay safe and continue kicking ass and taking names.
100% in agreement with your post, Michelle. The GOP will never win elections by abandoning its principles or standing in the middle of the road. What this country needs is people with the backbone and the cojones to say “NOT ANYMORE”
Way to go, republicans!
After hearing about the House Republicans voting UNIFIED against this spending bill- not stimulus, I’m actually somewhat proud again of calling myself a Republican. Ever since shamnesty I have considered switching to an Independent.
REPUBLICAN PARTY: PLEASE, PLEASE continue to unife yourself and don’t be afraid anymore to stand for our core beliefs. We are truly at a crossroads in this country; we either stand up for capitalism or bow down to socialism. We must FIGHT! Now is the time.
This makes two things I’m proud of today. I had the pleasure of joining some great, freedom-loving Americans in Moraga, CA, who came to protest the appearance of the unrepentant terrorist, William Ayers, at St. Mary’s University. Several young students came up to me personally, I guess because I was holding a sign, and thanked me for coming to their school. And yes, there were the few skulls of mush who didn’t quite understand who this guy is and how dangerous he is. Those are the kids we needed to be there to protect!
It may have seemed like nothing to most people, but when people stop caring about the damage the anarchists/socialists are doing to our country and our young people, we may as well hang it up.
Too bad the Republicans are a few years late and just under $1,600,000,000,000 short (Republicans bail out their Wall Street pals + Democrats buy themselves a couple million more votes). Nice to know the party’s representatives in Washington found their cajones when all they could offer was a meaningless gesture that didn’t even create a speed-bump in the house. Actually, never mind – meaningless gestures don’t require any guts. They’re just sucking up to try to salvage what’s left of their power, and most of you are positively swooning over it. Pathetic.
What did their sudden discovery of fiscal responsibility accomplish? Exactly, precisely nothing. Zero. Zilch. Nada. People who sign Internet petitions accomplished more than this.
But whose fault is this really? The congresscritters? Bush? It’s ours. We kept voting these ballot leeches back in – despite their miserable budgetary performances – year after year after year because we were so afraid of losing any ground on other issues. Well, now the monetary chickens are coming home to roost.
Vote every single one of ‘em out and start over.
And for criminey sakes, stop asking to have yer picture taken with the new prez after heated sessions to deflate his stimupalooza plan! Jeez.
I think we have Da Bama to thank for this. If he hadn’t gone on the attack of Rush then people wouldn’t have taken so much interest, which resulted in so many Americans contacting their representatives.
So much for change, but hope lives on for America. Thanks for that, Bama!
Amen, Michelle, Amen.
That’s one in a row.
I too have been very tough on the GOP, having lost most of my respect for them over the past few years. Today they did good.
Hopefully, the above advise will be habit forming.
I believe the 5 year plans started in the USSR under Stalin. China copied the idea and now we are too. As Michelle aptly named it ‘The Generational Theft Act of 2009′ is nothing more than the democrat version of Stalins planning tool.
Not even the Japanese could make Socialized Stimulus work, and their massive deficit spending was actually spent on infrastructure and economic development, as opposed to smoking cessation and contraceptives.
Exactly right. And because every discussion of the GOP apparently requires a reference to Limbaugh, let it be said that he has been saying this for years. You want votes? Act like conservatives!
I find myself in complete agreement with Chapoutier. Now I know how Glenn Beck felt when Dennis Kusinich had a lucid moment on his show.
The road to GOP redemption will be a bumpy one. But at least they managed one speed bump. Now it is time for the Senate, where the repub’s are more squishy.
ajmontana said: (#36)
Only in the sense of “light heartedly cheerful”.
Good job GOP!!!! The bill passed, but at least it is on the DNC’s head.
How much longer can we take the likes of Lindsay Graham in the Senate? I was physically sickened listening to him last night. I almost feel sorry for him. I’m not sure how to describe where he seems to be coming from. The ugly sister hoping for a date? The ex-boyfriend who is the water boy for the football team that lost his girl to the team quarterback who still believes he has a chance to win back Betty Sue?
I know this IF I lived in his state, I’d not be voting for him again.
chapoutier said: (#54)
Sorry, but not so. The supplemental bill for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan took so long that the Army was re-allocating monies all over the place – robbing Peter to pay Paul. Not a pretty sight. Did the money actually get passed, yes, but at the last possible moment and after internal damage had been done.
As I recall the supplemental bills took longer to pass when the Republicans were in control than they did when the Dems were.
Great strategy. Please continue it. Keep propping up Palin. Fight change. Piss off every growing minority group. Pander to a demographic group that is literally dying off.
Please do the opposite of the will of the people.
Please, please please keep it up, ok? Pretty please?
I agree. It will take some time to take effect, but it will.
Like opposing gay marriage? Oh thats right the people actualy want us to do that.
I plan to.
BTW do YOU know where this 1.1 trillion is coming from because no other supporter of the bill seems to know.
Under the GOP, the DNC was actualy allowed to present amendments.
silly eagle – still defending the party of the KKK.
Go have some wagyu beef like The Dear Leader while you’re still earning a pay check and let the grown ups talk.
Dissent IS the will of the people and you better learn to love Sarah, she’s going to be president when this four year failure is over.
That is true, but you are implying something that is not true, clever though.
The people didn’t will the government to immediately initiate excessive pork spending. Did they? Is that what you personally want?
Not trying to be clever. If there were internal re-allocations necessary, I was unaware.
Rush Limbaugh has his answer to the Stimulus Package on wsj.com this morning:
My Bipartisan Stimulus
He even invents a new word for it: “porkulus”
What is funny is that eaglehaslanded probably opposes prop 8 in california which clearly showed the will of the people….
See, he thinks since people voted for Obama, anything Obama and the Dems do is “the will of the people.”
EXACTLY.
The “will of the people” can only be respected when it follows the DNC party line. Anything that dissents, well, we can’t let those stupid people have their way!
eaglehaslanded: HELLLLOOOOO where is obama going to get the money to pay for this?????????
HEEEELLOOOOOOOO
crickets….
Just because the Republicans have wanted to spend less does not then make them conservatives. Let’s not get too excited here. So we all relax and pat ourselves and our Republican leadership on the backs cause they figured out a way to make the stimulus bill 1/2 a trillion instead of a full trillion?
That is not success.
Republican leadership is in part responsible for the climate that created this monster. There has been no acknowledgment of their role in this thing. And for Mitch McConnell to say Bush was a burden the Republican leadership had to bear, what a crock.
When does some Republican leader dare acknowledge the burden WE have to bear from those clowns giving up on conservatism?
What a bunch we have as our leadership, really, what a group.
From my son, and my grandkids, and my great grandkids.
Surely eaglehaslanded expects them to work 7 days a week, 365 days a year until they’re 70 to cover this spending blitz.
“From my son, and my grandkids, and my great grandkids.”
As sad as that is, that is not the nature of the underlying danger here. The danger is we are getting the money from China, Saudi Arabia, etc. We will put the foundation of our economic welfare in the hands of folks who do not have our best interest at heart.
There is a huge national security issue at stake here that the left is playing footloose and fancy free with.
Finally…the Republican Party has reached out to their base. This is why I became a Republican in the first place. Who knows, if they keep this up, I may become a Republican again.
Remember, I don’t owe politicians my support, loyalty, or vote – they have to earn it!
Only if someone will lend it, otherwise it has to be printed.
Even the chinesse are becoming worried about lending us more money.
thats right…see zimbabwe for a vision of our future…
Which is why I am looking at backstoping savings with silver.