Lipstick on a BIG Pig! GOP Sees Positives In Negative Stand

[babylonsister]

GOP Sees Positives In Negative Stand
Leaders Seize On Spending Issue


Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh, shown talking to former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld at a White House gathering late in the Bush administration, has taken on a leadership role in the out-of-power Republican Party.

By Alec MacGillis and Perry Bacon Jr.
Washington Post Staff Writers
Monday, February 9, 2009; Page A01


Three months after their Election Day drubbing, Republican leaders see glimmers of rebirth in the party's liberation from an unpopular president, its selection of its first African American chairman and, most of all, its stand against a stimulus package that they are increasingly confident will provide little economic jolt but will pay off politically for those who oppose it.

After giving the package zero votes in the House, and 0with their counterparts in the Senate likely to provide in a crucial procedural vote today only the handful of votes needed to avoid a filibuster, Republicans are relishing the opportunity to make a big statement. Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Tex.) suggested last week that the party is learning from the disruptive tactics of the Taliban, and the GOP these days does have the bravado of an insurgent band that has pulled together after a big defeat to carry off a quick, if not particularly damaging, raid on the powers that be.

"We're so far ahead of where we thought we'd be at this time," said Rep. Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.), one of several younger congressmen seeking to lead the party's renewal. "It's not a sign that we're back to where we need to be, but it's a sign that we're beginning to find our voice. We're standing on our core principles, and the core principle that suffered the most in recent years was fiscal conservatism and economic liberty. That was the tallest pole in our tent, and we took an ax to it, but now we're building it back."

The second-ranking House Republican, Rep. Eric Cantor (Va.), put it more bluntly. "What transpired . . . and will give us a shot in the arm going forward is that we are standing up on principle and just saying no," he said.:puke:

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[11 Bravo]

1. Have another cheeseburger, Rush.

[Captain Hilts]

6. Being overweight is the least of his crimes. nt

[mdavies013]

2. We showed you America....so what if you lost your job...so what if we ruin any chance of recovery...

we still have some power.

I say we call the bluff and kick their asses. It's pork to care for the poor. It's pork to build schools and roads and bridges (unless those roads benefit their contributiors - and are build in Iraq).

I saw this great bumper sticker:

I'm for Bipartisanship. I'll hug your elephant when you kiss my ass.

Works for me.

[Renew Deal]

3. Saying no to economic recovery!

Sounds like a great idea. Go get 'em. :rofl:

[hankthecrank]

4. Gop go for it don't let people tell you how to run things

[Captain Hilts]

5. It's stunning how clueless they are. It really is. nt

[Odin2005]

7. Limpballs looks like a pig, and reminds me of Boss Hogg.

[KharmaTrain]

8. Lemmings Going Off The Cliff...

"a glimmer of rebirth"??? :rofl: :rofl:

This corrupt party is getting further from becoming a national party, not closer. They're in full denial...they're splintered and all they have to rally around is hate and obstruction. That's why Rushbo is now their "role model". These oxygen thieves claim they didn't lose or that "the country got away from CONservative principals". It's all bullshit, but it's all they have.

The only thing that is keeping this party from a full implosion is doing all they can to make President Obama look bad and hope people have short attention spans to remember who created all these messes in the first place. What they see as a shot in the arm is actually another shot in their leg...but as long as they see going against the will of the American people as being where they're party's headed...fine with me...I always like watching a good trainwreck.

[Soylent Brice]

9. this story should be titled, "repukes admit to being terrorists"

"Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Tex.) suggested last week that the party is learning from the disruptive tactics of the Taliban".

FUCKING. BASTARDS.