It might be time to replace McConnell with a more consistent conservative voice, but ousting him in an election cycle will not insure a more conservative member as Minority Leader. Still, the more conservatives, the better. Understand that Ted Cruz and Mike Lee were joined by the majority of the GOP in congress. 162 Republicans in both houses votes against the last minute budget deal, while only 116 members voted for the deal and support of ObamaCare.
Caution: We need not be overly reactionary, as teaparty conservatives. My Representative is Devin Nunes. He voted with the 116, but has been a consistent and strong conservative member. In his case, the vote was a mistake, but not an indicator that he is a Progressive to any degree whatsoever. I actually blame John Boehner more for this debacle than McConnell. The teaparty handed Boehner the House and his position as Speaker. He immediately began a stealth process to marginalize the teaparty influence, refusing to put Michele Bachmann as chair of any committee. And now this. He should have never opened his mouth, if he was not going to follow through, and should be held accountable for being nothing more than a windbag in the face of pressure. The day before the vote, GOP leadership met with Obama, only to have him smile in their faces and remark something to this effect: "I bet you all are really sorry you decided to have this fight."
Read with caution, then, the following news account. All and all, I agree with what must be done. I certainly do not believe we need to organize a "third party," however. We conservatives are winning the war, nationally and especially within the GOP. Again, 162 members voted with Cruz; only 116 voted with the blowhard, John McCain and his house pimp, Peter King.
If that was a basketball scare, we would be talking about a "wipe-out" victory in a game with a 162 to 116 final score, would we not. So we are winning.
From Newsmax.com: Daniel Horowitz, deputy political director of the Madison Project, which raises money for conservative candidates, issued a statement in support of McDaniel and other tea party challengers to moderate Republican senators who not only voted to end the shutdown but vowed not to let it happen again.
“Our country can’t afford any more bad votes that stem from old friends and back-room deals,” Horowitz said, according to the Times. "And as witnessed from the recent budget battle against Obamacare, we cannot win against Democrats if we don’t grow our conservative bench in the Senate.”
Horowitz's comments were echoed by two of the nation's biggest tea party groups who accused lawmakers in both parties of "selling out" out the nation by not holding the line on spending and refusing to defund Obamacare. In email fundraising letters to members, the Tea Party Express and the Tea Party Patriots were particularly hard on Republicans who voted with Democrats to end the shutdown.
According to The Hill, the groups singled out Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky for negotiating a last-minute deal with Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada that sent government employees back to work and averted what would have been the nation's first default on its debt.
The Tea Party Patriots' email accused McConnell of refusing "to hold the line and fight Obamacare."
"This betrayal must not go unanswered!" the email read, the Times reported.
"Next month the Republicans are set to open new negotiations with the White House over spending. ObamaCare MUST be on the table. Mitch McConnell and his 'Republicans' must not cave again!"
McConnell is also facing a tea party challenger in next year's Republican primary. Businessman Matt Bevin has already announced his bid to deny the minority leader a sixth term in the Senate.
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“Our country can’t afford any more bad votes that stem from old friends and back-room deals,” Horowitz said, according to the Times. "And as witnessed from the recent budget battle against Obamacare, we cannot win against Democrats if we don’t grow our conservative bench in the Senate.”
Horowitz's comments were echoed by two of the nation's biggest tea party groups who accused lawmakers in both parties of "selling out" out the nation by not holding the line on spending and refusing to defund Obamacare. In email fundraising letters to members, the Tea Party Express and the Tea Party Patriots were particularly hard on Republicans who voted with Democrats to end the shutdown.
According to The Hill, the groups singled out Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky for negotiating a last-minute deal with Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada that sent government employees back to work and averted what would have been the nation's first default on its debt.
The Tea Party Patriots' email accused McConnell of refusing "to hold the line and fight Obamacare."
"This betrayal must not go unanswered!" the email read, the Times reported.
"Next month the Republicans are set to open new negotiations with the White House over spending. ObamaCare MUST be on the table. Mitch McConnell and his 'Republicans' must not cave again!"
McConnell is also facing a tea party challenger in next year's Republican primary. Businessman Matt Bevin has already announced his bid to deny the minority leader a sixth term in the Senate.
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