RedState Morning Briefing For September 26, 2013
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1. The Disconnect
There is a real and genuine disconnect between grassroots
conservatives and many in Washington. Let’s first concede that, like
with many politicians, a cult of personality has started developing
around Ted Cruz, though from my vantage point it is not nearly as
virulent as among some. But, there are some who, should Cruz fall flat
on his face, would declare it all part of the plan and attack anyone who
pointed out he wasn’t supposed to do that.
Cruz, in his filibuster, quoted Teddy Roosevelt’s “Man in the Arena”
speech. He noted that credit belongs to the man in the arena “who errs,
who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without
error and shortcoming.”
Cruz isn’t infallible. He admits it. But then his critics are not
infallible either. Cruz, for all the flaws of his strategy, has
articulated one. Other Republicans have not. They’ve only declared
Cruz’s strategy, which is an actual strategy, isn’t really one because
they don’t like it. John McCain, following Cruz on the floor of the
Senate, declared surrender on Obamacare. Much of the base believes that
privately the bulk of the GOP has given up.
There is also a Cult of Destruction intent on stamping out Ted Cruz
as quickly as possible — often on the pretty lame grounds that he just
isn’t honoring the well established rules of the Senate that never favor the
bold or those willing to lead. Cruz is unwilling to play the game
the way others have played it. The Establishment likes to punish that
sort. In ages past, there was no twitter or Facebook to defend the boat
rockers.
The base looks at Democrats after 2004 and don’t see a party that
gave up, but doubled down against George W. Bush. They see a Republican
Party that, after 2012, walked off the field. They walked off too. . . . please
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2. The Great Big GOP Establishment Obamacare Lie
Among the many insightful things Ted Cruz said during his historic
filibuster through the night was that there is no honesty in the
Republican Party. He noted that it would be better to have a Senate full of
Republicans like Mike Lee and Democrats like Bernie
Sanders – people who actually believe what they say, and are honest and
open about it. What he meant to say is that most of
Washington is full of finger lickin’ frauds like Mitch McConnell, John
Cornyn, and Harry Reid. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
3. Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) Leaves Americans at the Mercy of Obama’s EPA
Somber news came out of AAA this week: the nationwide average price
per gallon for gasoline has been above $3.00 for over 1,000 days
straight. This is a new and unprecedented record and undoubtedly one of
the unsung reasons why the national economy continues to flounder in
what the Obama Administration embarrassingly champions as a recovery.
The implications of this unsavory distinction are obvious to average
American business owners and families that are stuck holding bigger
bills for everything from groceries to utilities. Yet, apparently, some
members of Congress think almost 3 years of record high prices for a
commodity as essential as gasoline just isn’t enough. . . . please click here
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