Then you really, really,
need to read Cuckservative: How "Conservatives" Betrayed
America:
Conservatives give Ryan a pass on budget deal they
despise
'The end product here is just cleaning the barn, it’s a disaster,' one Freedom Caucus member complains.
The House Freedom Caucus hates the massive government-funding bill: Spending levels are billions of dollars higher than what conservatives wanted, and at least two top policy priorities — language addressing Syrian refugees and so-called sanctity of life — were cut.
But unlike past fiscal battles, when lawmakers took shots at GOP leaders and tried to tank bills, this time conservatives are largely holding their fire. Even as they vow to oppose the package, many are still praising Speaker Paul Ryan’s handling of the $1.1 trillion spending bill and $680 billion in tax breaks.
“In terms of the process, I can tell you I’ve had more meaningful conversations with the speaker and leadership in the last couple of weeks than I think I have in the last couple of years,” said Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), who instigated the revolt against Speaker John Boehner that led to Boehner’s resignation this fall. “I would give it an A-plus in terms of trying to reach out to the rank and file.”
'The end product here is just cleaning the barn, it’s a disaster,' one Freedom Caucus member complains.
The House Freedom Caucus hates the massive government-funding bill: Spending levels are billions of dollars higher than what conservatives wanted, and at least two top policy priorities — language addressing Syrian refugees and so-called sanctity of life — were cut.
But unlike past fiscal battles, when lawmakers took shots at GOP leaders and tried to tank bills, this time conservatives are largely holding their fire. Even as they vow to oppose the package, many are still praising Speaker Paul Ryan’s handling of the $1.1 trillion spending bill and $680 billion in tax breaks.
“In terms of the process, I can tell you I’ve had more meaningful conversations with the speaker and leadership in the last couple of weeks than I think I have in the last couple of years,” said Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), who instigated the revolt against Speaker John Boehner that led to Boehner’s resignation this fall. “I would give it an A-plus in terms of trying to reach out to the rank and file.”
See, it may be a
really dreadful bill, but the important thing is that those who oppose it had
"meaningful conversations" and got "to feel included". It
is because they lack any sort of coherent ideology or substantive political
principles that conservatives inevitably "grow" in office.
It may not prove much comfort, but the undeniable fact of the matter is that for the vast majority of human history, governments have ruled without much interference from the governed. What we are witnessing is simply a return to historical normalcy. It's not the end of the world, it's just the end of a dream that the Founding Fathers knew very well was likely to be transient.
Are we a moral people? No, obviously not. So, it should not be surprising that we are no longer fit for the form of government they created.
It may not prove much comfort, but the undeniable fact of the matter is that for the vast majority of human history, governments have ruled without much interference from the governed. What we are witnessing is simply a return to historical normalcy. It's not the end of the world, it's just the end of a dream that the Founding Fathers knew very well was likely to be transient.
Are we a moral people? No, obviously not. So, it should not be surprising that we are no longer fit for the form of government they created.
