An alternative title is “Why Republicans Suck.” Didn’t think that went well as a banner. Too Trump-like in tone. Yet, look at the failure in this week’s budget monstrosity. Republicans in Congress voted for this direct threat to the Republic. So, Republicans own this failure. Republicans suck at governing because “Republican” is a box store and not a brand.
The Democrats are a brand. They have a narrative. They have goals and the vision to achieve them. They know how to work as one, even though their goals would destroy the US and harm the world. Their determination is our damnation. The few exceptions in Congress and state legislatures prove the rule.
The Democrats can re-label their brand in a heartbeat and still stay the same brand. They can go Bud Light when their politburo demands. The Democrats are Human Secularist Totalitarians. “Commies” for short.
The Republicans have no brand. The only thing they have in common is “not Democrat.” And, that distinction is moot when the Republicans vote with Democrats for outrageous social spending and certain bankruptcy.
There are Establishment Republicans who are Republicans because that is how you get elected to their safe seats. These career politicians are the Enemy of The People because they betray every opportunity to keep government within the Constitution as written.
There are Movement Conservative Republicans who are driven ideologically to do what is right.
There are regional or local Republicans who disagree with Movement Conservatives on many issues. Because they get elected as the alternative to a Democrat, they help create a majority which fundamentally shifts power in a legislature.
If there’s a large enough majority, it doesn’t matter too much when the regional or local Republicans vote with the Democrats. If they are, as Reagan said, 80% on our side, that’s good enough.
The slippery Establishment Republicans don’t have to vote with the Democrats. They’re in safe seats. They’ll excuse their votes like this:
“The Democrats were going to increase the federal deficit by $12T over 10 years. We toughed it out and cut the spending by $1.5T. You’re supposed to applaud now.”
Wait. By their own math, the Republicans, are increasing the debt by $10.5T! That’s the point. These cowards are spending us to ruin.
They’ll brag about all the restrictive language they put in the 1000 page bill they never read and the Feds will work around. They should be embarrassed by all the ridiculous, shameful wastes of money they approved.
They’ll brag about more Border Patrol officers. They won’t point out that they, Republicans, are funding the NGOs that facilitate the illegal alien invasion. These NGOs hook up the illegal aliens to every social service handout available and the driver’s licenses which will ultimately allow them to vote. The Republicans fund it. Republicans own it.
Except, Republicans voted against this abject failure to do their Constitutional duty. Therein lies the rub. Republicans were for and against this legislative abortion.
Republican is the box store where you can pick and choose among competing labels. Republican doesn’t mean Conservative.
In an America deeply divided by the Great U.S. Culture War, what’s to be done? What can be done with a razor thin majority in the House and minority in the Senate?
The voters with a safe seat, Establishment Republican, or better known as a “Campaign Brochure” Conservative, as their Representative need to fire their Congressman or Congresswoman. Hire a real Conservative in 2026.
The Republicans in the House need a fearless, pragmatic leader who is willing to “shut down” government to use the only Constitutional power the House has over the budget. At least $2T will still flow to the Federal Government. It won’t be flat broke with no income. It’ll have to prioritize what to pay. Like normal Social Security checks or build that new Senior Facility for LGBTQ oldsters?
Republicans in the Senate need a fearless leader who will hold Republicans together to filibuster and deny cloture to every bad bill and appointment.
And, turn your eyes to Gov. Ron DeSantis in Florida to see how Conservative good governance is done. Support other champions like him.
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Well said, James.
The reason many Republicans in Congress continue to sell us out is that they don’t really care about spending or about what we want. They “fail” because they actually see it as a win. Their donors get rich and then share the wealth with them, so they are fine spending and spending until it all collapses.
Limp Johnson isn’t any better than McCarthy, Ryan or Boehner. He claims a Biblical worldview and then does exactly where the other three would have done or worse. Once again, he passed another budget bill without even a majority of the feckless GOP Congressional caucus. When he can’t even get half of these squishes on board, it highlights just how bad this complete surrender is. He is so good for the Democrats that they are vowing to block any move to vacate the Speaker in an election year. They’d rather have Mike Johnson as Speaker than have the GOP Congress in chaos and in-fighting during an election year. That is how good he has been to the Democrats.
The nasty truth is that he probably had another 50 Republican votes if he needed them. He had enough Republicans to go with the Democrats to pass it. I’m sure there are many more “campaign brochure conservatives” who would have sold us out too if their vote was needed. Once Limp Johnson had enough votes with a comfortable margin, then some of the others are given permission to vote against it. Then they can go tell the voters how they fought against spending. In reality, they just didn’t draw the short straw this time to take one for the team and support this garbage.
You castigate, correctly in my view, the republicans who are basically worthless, yet you continually vilify the one man who stands up to the uniparty. Perplexing. MAGA.
I believe Trump stands up for Trump. Sometimes that is against the Uniparty. Sometimes it isn’t. I don’t believe I vilify as much as I observe.
I wrote Forrest Trump in 2018 about his canny leadership of a movement he didn’t create. I credit his ability to counter-punch. I’m not impressed by his governance competence. Just my opinion.