Gas Bags
I think Krauthammer hits it just right today.
If you thought the Dubai port deal marked a record high in Washington cynicism, think again. Nothing can match the spectacle of politicians scrambling for cover during a spike in gasoline prices. And this time the panderfest has gone all the way to the Oval Office. President Bush has joined the braying congressional hordes by ordering the Energy and Justice departments and the Federal Trade Commission to launch an investigation into possible gasoline price fixing.
Panderfest, I like that term. It describes exactly what is going on these days in Washington. Screaming, wailing and gnashing of teeth, essentially over what amounts to nothing, really. Meanwhile, nothing is being done to secure the border. The press cooperates and screams about gasoline prices while mostly painting pretty pictures of happy, hardworking immigrants if they cover that issue at all.
We get panderfests instead of real problem solving.
By Black Jack, April 28, 2006 @ 12:53 pm
It’s getting to the point where the GOP has become a source of embarrassment to Conservatives. The Republican Party’s unprincipled attacks on opponents of the nomination of Harriet Meirs brought differences out into the open, and now, the spending, the rapid growth of government, the failure to secure the border, and the idiot amnesty program, combined with overt pandering on gasoline prices is just too much to take.
As it stands today, the GOP hasn’t earned my loyalty or my vote.
By Gauis Arbo, April 28, 2006 @ 12:57 pm
The problem is, Jack, how can I vote for a party that is fundamentally unserious about protecting this country?
I tend to be a “least worst” voter these days.
By Black Jack, April 28, 2006 @ 1:24 pm
Gauis,
Yes, that’s the root problem. But, I’m to the point now, mid-term elections, where if Republicans in Congress are indistinguishable from Dems, then the hell with them. I won’t vote for a Dem, nor will I vote for the GOP if they continue to ignore the issues I care about.
Bottom line, if the GOP refuses to represent my interests, they can’t expect my support. They get no contributions and no votes from me.
By Gauis Arbo, April 28, 2006 @ 1:39 pm
I understand, I’m just not real comfortable with the outcome that would occur.
By Black Jack, April 28, 2006 @ 2:43 pm
PowerLine is back up, and John has a post on this topic: Trouble with the Base. Lots of Trouble. Seems like maybe I’m not so far off the mark. Could be something’s blowin’ in the wind, if so, and no matter what it is, it’s an evil wind and sure to blow no good for the GOP and Conservatives.
By Gauis Arbo, April 28, 2006 @ 2:45 pm
Yeah, the base is smarter than the pols. He’s losing it on the border issue.