Thread: Is There a Backbone in the House?

Is There a Backbone in the House?

Posted by Bobby Eberle
January 16, 2009 at 2:46 pm

Apparently not, and Republicans don't have one in the Senate either.

Come on... I know the Obama love-fest is about to begin, but can't Republicans show just a tiny amount of political courage? Where's the backbone???

Just look at today's news for more examples of Republicans rolling over to play nice with Democrats. Do they really expect the same in return? Has that EVER happened?

First, we have this story in The Hill about new House Republican Whip Eric Cantor. Apparently, he's not doing much whipping:

According to members of his conference, Cantor hasn’t done an official whip count on how members would vote on releasing the second half of the $700 billion bailout funds.

The traditional job of the whip is to twist arms to pass or defeat legislation, which Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas) excelled at when Republicans controlled the House.

But Cantor is not DeLay, and doesn’t pretend to be.

The 2008 elections have been significant in changing the role of the House Republican whip.

Cantor, 45, concedes that due to the diminished numbers, Republicans are going to have to pick and choose their fights.

Come on... You always have to pick and choose fights, but it is the duty of the Republican caucus to stand up for Republican principles! Show some backbone. If the battle is lost, it is important to inform the American people on just how left-wing the Democrats really are.

Second, it appears that GOP members are jumping on the Eric Holder bandwagon. Holder is Obama's nominee for attorney general. He is also the man responsible for the infamous Marc Rich pardon, and as Sean Hannity points out, he was connected to a "company with ties to a known terrorist organization during his years in private practice."

These are Colombian terrorists. The AUC and FARC are responsible for kidnapping and murdering thousands of Colombians and Americans alike. But lesser known is the trail that leads from these groups to the man who may be our next attorney general.

The AP news story lists a number of Republicans such as Sen. Mel Martinez, Sen. Orrin Hatch, and Frances Townsend, who was President Bush's homeland security advisor.

Just once, let's stand up for something. Conservatives are begging for it, and, quite frankly, we deserve it.

http://www.gopusa.com/theloft/?p=847

One has to remember that the CFR's membership is pervasive throughout our government..and these members will not go against the core of the Council on Global Governance, when in reality, they should be screaming foul at every turn.