Comments on: WSJ: A GOP Choice: Tom Coburn or Ted Stevens (Should there even be a choice?) http://dcrepublican.com/2008/08/03/wsj-a-gop-choice-tom-coburn-or-ted-stevens/ Inside the Beltway Perspective on Just About Everything Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:00:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Josh Schroeder http://dcrepublican.com/2008/08/03/wsj-a-gop-choice-tom-coburn-or-ted-stevens/comment-page-1/#comment-1862 Josh Schroeder Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:10:56 +0000 http://dcrepublican.com/2008/08/03/wsj-a-gop-choice-tom-coburn-or-ted-stevens/#comment-1862 With a few exceptions, this list of senators is pretty much made up of moderates and incumbents. The Coburns and DeMints can't get elected in moderate states, and incumbents are primarily worried about being reelected, so they pork. Unless they retire (hello, Ted Stevens?) they're hard to get rid of. I'm starting to think that the hope of ending earmarks is to amend the constitution via "the legislatures of two thirds of the several states." But even that is a long shot. With a few exceptions, this list of senators is pretty much made up of moderates and incumbents. The Coburns and DeMints can’t get elected in moderate states, and incumbents are primarily worried about being reelected, so they pork. Unless they retire (hello, Ted Stevens?) they’re hard to get rid of.

I’m starting to think that the hope of ending earmarks is to amend the constitution via “the legislatures of two thirds of the several states.” But even that is a long shot.

]]> By: Burr Deming http://dcrepublican.com/2008/08/03/wsj-a-gop-choice-tom-coburn-or-ted-stevens/comment-page-1/#comment-1858 Burr Deming Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:09:24 +0000 http://dcrepublican.com/2008/08/03/wsj-a-gop-choice-tom-coburn-or-ted-stevens/#comment-1858 Our site has taken a somewhat more sympathetic view of the good Senator, regarding his troubles as more symptomatic of the party as a whole. Thanks for adding your voice. Our site has taken a somewhat more sympathetic view of the good Senator, regarding his troubles as more symptomatic of the party as a whole. Thanks for adding your voice.

]]> By: Jo http://dcrepublican.com/2008/08/03/wsj-a-gop-choice-tom-coburn-or-ted-stevens/comment-page-1/#comment-1857 Jo Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:07:12 +0000 http://dcrepublican.com/2008/08/03/wsj-a-gop-choice-tom-coburn-or-ted-stevens/#comment-1857 The Republican party does care and will be great again. Unfortunately, we messed up our turn in the majority, but at the end of the day it's about principles and ideas not people and the ideas will always win. We can do it, we just need to purge ourselves of the rotten apples first. I hope we do lose in '08 and let the dems have another crack at it. The fine people of this country will soon realize that they are way more conservative then pelosi or reed or obama and will begging us to come back - and when they do we will be disciplined and ready. The Republican party does care and will be great again. Unfortunately, we messed up our turn in the majority, but at the end of the day it’s about principles and ideas not people and the ideas will always win. We can do it, we just need to purge ourselves of the rotten apples first. I hope we do lose in ’08 and let the dems have another crack at it. The fine people of this country will soon realize that they are way more conservative then pelosi or reed or obama and will begging us to come back – and when they do we will be disciplined and ready.

]]> By: Anonymous http://dcrepublican.com/2008/08/03/wsj-a-gop-choice-tom-coburn-or-ted-stevens/comment-page-1/#comment-1855 Anonymous Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:22:46 +0000 http://dcrepublican.com/2008/08/03/wsj-a-gop-choice-tom-coburn-or-ted-stevens/#comment-1855 I don't know why you're trying to mince words and assume that the party even cares about what you're saying. They go with what the lobbyists want. Look at the farm bill, even those who claimed to be anti-earmark voted for it, even though it was packed with tons of crap (in some cases, literally). I agree with the above comment, maybe it's just time for the "real conservatives" to step aside and go where their values are appreciated I don’t know why you’re trying to mince words and assume that the party even cares about what you’re saying.

They go with what the lobbyists want. Look at the farm bill, even those who claimed to be anti-earmark voted for it, even though it was packed with tons of crap (in some cases, literally).

I agree with the above comment, maybe it’s just time for the “real conservatives” to step aside and go where their values are appreciated

]]> By: Maybe a new party is in order. http://dcrepublican.com/2008/08/03/wsj-a-gop-choice-tom-coburn-or-ted-stevens/comment-page-1/#comment-1854 Maybe a new party is in order. Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:17:53 +0000 http://dcrepublican.com/2008/08/03/wsj-a-gop-choice-tom-coburn-or-ted-stevens/#comment-1854 This isn't a new problem with the GOP, it's cyclical. The GOP-brand is so tarnished and scattered that the best alternative would be for those "good guys" you mention to simply leave the party and go where their values are solid, not fluid. This isn’t a new problem with the GOP, it’s cyclical.

The GOP-brand is so tarnished and scattered that the best alternative would be for those “good guys” you mention to simply leave the party and go where their values are solid, not fluid.

]]> By: Vote Out Incumbents http://dcrepublican.com/2008/08/03/wsj-a-gop-choice-tom-coburn-or-ted-stevens/comment-page-1/#comment-1853 Vote Out Incumbents Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:03:29 +0000 http://dcrepublican.com/2008/08/03/wsj-a-gop-choice-tom-coburn-or-ted-stevens/#comment-1853 Maybe another "massacre" in 2008 will give them a clue. Maybe another “massacre” in 2008 will give them a clue.

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