What the?! – GOP Backslides On Leadership Caucus

I found this at WEBLOGGIN

The results are in and the Dems are sure to celebrate the GOP’s decision to turn a tin ear to the conservative base and pick their leaders from the same old boys club that failed us so miserably over the last six years. Now that the word is in all I have to says is WHAT THE?!!

I would also like to also thank the GOP for giving the liberal media more ammunition to bash them over the head with as can be seen exemplified in this reaction from The Nation.

(speaking of Mike Pence’s failed efforts to reform the party)
By an overwhelming margin, they chose to remain in the wilderness.

By a 168-27 vote, GOP caucus members made the outgoing majority leader, Ohioan John Boehner, the minority leader in the next Congress. Boehner, who is perhaps best known for his bumbling approach to the scandal involving former Florida Representative Mark Foley (news, bio, voting record) and House pages — in which he appeared, at one point, to indict outgoing Speaker Dennis Hastert — and for his backroom approach to budgeting, will keep a Tom DeLay face on the caucus.

Boehner’s No. 2, Missouri’s Roy Blunt, a DeLay lieutenant who has been associated with every major scandal to hit the House Republican Caucus in recent years, was retained as caucus whip by a vote of 147-57 over Arizona conservative Rep. John Shadegg, who like Pence ran as a reformer.

The GOP is so predictable that I am pretty sure that the article was written before the decision was announced.

Other immediate reactions come to mind, Same Ol’ Same Ol’, goodbye, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?,….

If there ever was a sign that the GOP is no longer the party of First Principles this is it.

On the up side I suppose we can sleep better knowing that the party the conservative base once defended is no longer in the position to make us look stupid for having faith that they would eventually come back home to the base.

I won’t be on that bandwagon; they can fail without my faith and support.

Stupid Is As Stupid Does (UPDATED)

As Forrest Gump used to say. 

Anyone read the Baltimore Sun this morning?  Hmmm.  I will have more to say about this when I have time to write.

Can anyone tell that Brian Harlin is the “outgoing” chairman of the GOP.  Is anyone reminded of Howard Dean’s quote when he was seeking to be chairman of the DNC?:

“I hate Republicans and everything they stand for,”

Knowing Brian I just see this as a clumsy choice of words in trying to express the frustration of the Howard County GOP.

UPDATE:

Can we or should we expect higher taxes at all levels of Government?  I don’t know.  I have an uneasy feeling about it and it remains to be seen.  Brian Harlin, Allan Kittleman, and Warren Miller seem to expect that to be the case and are predicting buyers remorse in four years.

Perhaps the Democratic politicians will exercise some prudence and wait to see how things settle down.  In order to ensure a second term for themselves they may take a similiar tack as Jim Robey and wait.

As to a referendum on Ehrlich – I don’t think so.  In most any other State he would have been relected just on the strength of turning the State budget around – not fired.

As to Ken Ulman “brilliance” – the jury is out.

I know that much disagreement exists as to how much influence the national mood toward the Republican Congress had on the local elections.  I believe that had more to do with the results than anything.  As Jim Walsh pointed out.  How do you explain that Kay Hartleb almost got booted?  Marge Rappaport has consistently been the largest vote getter in the County for years and she even had a tough showing.

The best thing for the Howard County GOP was the removal of the GOP from control of Congress.

For me it comes down to this.  The Democratic Party is firmly in control of Government for all of Howard County (Congress, Governor, General Assembly, County Executive, County Council).  The next election in four years will be a referendum on their stewardship.