CONSERVATISM ~ it's Future

I thought we’d already started this thread, but I can’t find it and I really want to explore this topic. Starting with:

Marjorie Taylor Greene's, Liz Cheney's futures in balance as House GOP gathers for crucial meeting Wednesday

well, turns out the party caucus decided to continue to support both Representatives...

Now, I get continuing to support Cheney:  she doesn’t tie the party line but her only real sin was supporting the (first) Trump impeachment.  A stupid decision, to be sure, but not all that egregious.

but Marjorie Taylor Greene?  Seriously, the woman is suing the president (which I actually cheered, even though it will come to nothing), but she is a genuine whack-a-doodle!  Even minority leader, Kevin McCarthy said, "Past comments from and endorsed by Marjorie Taylor Greene on school shootings, political violence, and anti-Semitic conspiracy theories do not represent the values or beliefs of the House Republican Conference. I condemn those comments unequivocally. I condemned them in the past. I continue to condemn them today. This House condemned QAnon last Congress and continues to do so today.” 
(aside:  After McCarthy's comments, Nancy “clueless” Pelosi chimed in from the cheap seats:
“After several conversations and literally running away from reporters, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Q-CA) made clear that he is refusing to take action against conspiracy theorist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. As a result, the House will continue with a vote to strip Greene of her seat on the esteemed House Committee on Education & Labor and House Committee on Budget. McCarthy’s failure to lead his party effectively hands the keys over to Greene – an anti-Semite, QAnon adherent and 9/11 Truther.")

so I just don’t get why they are backing her!

<scratching head>

So the whole House doors what I would have expected the Republican Caucus to do:

House votes to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from committee assignments

Do you’re suggesting payback is a b*tch?

Maybe, unless the GOP just rolls over ... like they usually do.

This isn't an issue of "backing her", as if the GOP is responsible for anything and everything MTG has said in her lifetime. That responsibility lies with the voters in her district, where her past statements where well know--and where she was elected by over 70% of the vote.

The principle at stake is that, as far as her right to serve on particular committees, what she has said prior to her election is no one's damned business--especially not the members of the opposition party. If the GOP leadership wants to limit her role then that's up to them, since she's a member of their caucus. But what law has she broken? What outrage has she uttered since her entire one month in Congress?

The answer is: NONE. What's at stake is nothing less than the principle of free speech, which the Democrats seem to have no hesitation in using against anyone who dares to question their unhinged power grab. As soon as jackals like Maxine Waters, AOC, Adam Schiff, and Nancy Pelosi are free to serve as their caucus wishes--people who have uttered far more egregious and dangerous slanders than internet-fueled innuendos of MTG--then she has absolutely nothing to apologize for.

Her political lynching today is nothing less than the latest advance in the totalitarianism of Leftist Cancel Culture.

With this, it  appears Vice President Pence is stepping into a voice for "conservatism" and the belief and case for it...

Pence first out of the gate, merges traditional conservatism with Trump base

With two moves this week that tighten his connection to the GOP conservative establishment and donors and the new generation of Trump voters, former Vice President Mike Pence has quickly put himself in a position to lead the party to victories in 2022 and 2024.


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On Thursday, Pence joined the Heritage Foundation as a distinguished visiting fellow for the conservative think tank that he has long had strong ties with. The move will give him access to key policy-makers and some of the biggest donors in the party.

Today, he joined the Young America’s Foundation as the Ronald Reagan Presidential Scholar, making him a leader and mentor to the nation’s younger generation of conservative voters, especially activists brought into the party by Pence’s former boss, former President Trump. They have offered him a video podcast and a regular op-ed targeting younger voters.

Thats the pin in the pin cushion... "Diversity means to Divide". Right out of your city of Chicago to boot.... Alinsky and Obama used "Divide and Conquer" better than anyone. 

I used to think so. I mean you folks had such a head start on us. But lately, maybe with the election of Jabba the Governor, our whacks, weirdos, and power-grabbing megalomaniacs (which most states call “state government”), we seem to have entered some macabre contest between NY, CA, MI, and IL to see who can fall the furthest, the fastest.

My thinking is, the very fact our legislators are actually considering this (it is in committee, right now) gives us a slight edge.

However, as you note, CA can (and usually does) come roaring back to take over the lead... after all, our governor is only related to the Hilton’s... not Nancy Pelosi like yours is!