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As usual John, your comments are concise and correct. However, what do you suggest we do to gain traction?
The fact that Boehner was re-elected as speaker tells us volumes about the pathetic individuals we elect to represent us. As we read this, the only people even attempting to ring the bell for change are Rubio and Cruz both of them opposed by the GOP in thier elections. Meanwhile, Boehner gets his panties in a wad and removes any true conservatives from their committee positions, without consequence I might add.
I have called, I have emailed, my Senators and Representatives and all I get is BS equivocation. (Former Senator Demint excepted). So do tell, what course of action do we need to start, now, going forward?
Just as moderates are completely unrepresented in a Democratic Party that's dominated by liberals, movement conservatives often don't feel represented by the Republican Party. At first glance, this seems rather odd since most Republicans in Congress are conservative. However, it's a natural reaction to the Republican establishment that has its hands welded to many of the GOP's levers of power. The Republican Party may be mostly conservative, but there are a multitude of reasons that you can't trust the establishment Republicans as far as you can throw them.
1) They have supreme confidence without supreme competence. Conservative talk show hosts, columnists,...
Just having the right values, stance, and message is not enough without the good haircut. Republicans just cannot vote for someone who doesn't look the part any more.
He would be the perfect example of a politician who doesn't have to always be the smartest man in the room, just a man who stands by the law and his oath to the office. That's all I ask.