Five Rinos
The 2012 elections are twenty-two months away. That is an eternity in politics and it will be here before we know it. Those who are running for reelection 2012 are already running and those who are going to oppose them need to be getting ready to run.
As we look at 2012, there are five RINO Senators the Tea Party needs to send into retirement.
Richard Lugar. Lugar has been a pork king for a long time. Recently he voted against the earmark ban, which even Evan Bayh, a liberal Democrat supported. He voted for the Dream Act and the Start treaty. He has been out of touch with reality for some time, dreams of bipartisanship, which is a nice way of saying he will continue to reach across the aisle and give the liberals what ever they want.
Orin Hatch. Hatch is a long time RINO. He has also been a pork king over the years. Perhaps his worst offense is that he was a con-sponsor of the DREAM act. He supports the Ground Zero victory mosque and he repeatedly warned the Tea Party movement not to split the Republican vote. Translation: Tea Party don’t you dare run anyone against me. The Tea Party should give Hatch just what he does not want. An opponent and the people of Utah a good conservative alternative.
Olympia Snow. What can you say about one half of the infamous sell out sisters? Snowe votes like the liberal she is. She voted for Obamacare. She voted for Start, She voted for the porkulus bill. She voted for Start and to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. In fact, it is hard to find a conservative bill she supported or a liberal one she did not. The good news, her polling numbers do not look good and almost 60% of Maine voters say the would welcome a conservative challenger against Snowe.
Scott Brown. Scott Brown has got to be the biggest disappointment of the last year. When he was elected, some in the movement started calling him the second coming of Ronald Reagan. He came in as the 41st vote and broke the Democrats filibuster proof majority. He did as he promised and voted against Obamacare, but has been a huge disappointment otherwise. He has frequently crossed the aisle to support the left. He has forgotten that if it were not for the Tea Party coming in with money bombs and volunteers, he would simply be an obscure, former state senator, practicing law in the Bay State.
Bob Corker. Because Tea Party Nation is based in Tennessee, “Bailout Bob” Corker is our top target. Corker has done many things to sell out the conservative Tennesseans who put him in office. Perhaps the worst is Dodd-Frank finance reform bill. Chris Dodd and Barney Frank were probably the two people most responsible for the melt down in the real estate market. They proposed a financial reform bill that was dead until Bailout Bob single handedly resurrected the bill. Corker sold out on the START treaty in exchange for pork dollars going to the Oak Ridge Nuclear facility. The real tragedy of Corker is that in 2006, two solid conservatives ran in the primary, but they split the conservative vote, allowing RINO Corker to slide in.
The good news for 2012 is that so many liberals are up for reelection, Republicans are guaranteed control of the Senate and we do not have to pinch our noses this time and support a RINO to prevent liberal control of the Senate.
2012 will be a very good year for the Tea Party movement and RINO is on the menu!
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Permalink Reply by Matt on -
Amen Judson, exactly, 'for such a time as this"! As well I hope you would consider running for 'porker's seat here in TN!
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Permalink Reply by Jacqueline Anstrom on -
I moved away from 3 states of the RINO's you mentioned......
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Permalink Reply by Jean C. Mair on -
Susan Collins has to go also. I don't live in any of the RINO states but if I did, I'd vote against them! I am NOT satisfied with what the Republican party has done so far. They are a big let down! The spending in D.C. has to stop! Billions given to fight aids in foreign countries, unlimited immigration from treacherous countries, wide open borders, billions to save obscure animals/insects, waste of Ethanol spending, unlimited foreign aid monies to the very countries who want us destroyed make for ways to cut spending! Our tax dollars have to stay in this country especially during this recession and hopefully forever. The lobbyists have to be put in their places and done away with entirely! To much corruption in D.C. from "career" politicians! The Tea Party has to work harder to "wise up" the American voters who keep voting Durbin, Frank, Hatch, and other career crooks back into office!
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Permalink Reply by Robert Kelly on
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NO - NO -NO. Please do not think a third party is the answer. That will insure defeat and allow the Liberals to stay in office. Do not split the Republican vote. The Tea Party MUST take control of the Republican party if a majority conservative congress is to exist.
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Permalink Reply by gerbs on
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Correct Charlies Friend. Now is not the time to think of a third party. The Tea Party is doing a great job at converting the Republican party back to it's true values and principles so we have to keep on fighting. Good point!
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Permalink Reply by Antwion Butler on -
I agree 100% that Richard Lugar needs to retire. I have called his office for years now to share my concerns, just to be ignored. I call just before this last couple of votes and asked his staff if he still considered himself a Republican; they didn’t understand why I had to question it.
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Permalink Reply by gerbs on
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as far as I'm concerned Antwion, the politician's office staff are a reflection upon he or she and that speaks volumes. If Richard Lugar doesnt believe in responding to the people then he needs to go!
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Permalink Reply by gerbs on
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down with the Rhinos! I agree all of these are Rhinos. There are many more unfortunately. I consider Mitch McConnell a rhino as well as the ones I've listed below.
These are some republicans that have said they will vote yes on the Start Treaty. Scott Brown, Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins, Bob Bennett, Lisa Murkowski, Jonnny
Isakson, Lamar Alexander, Dick Lugar, George Voinovich, Bob Corker, Judd
Gregg, Thad Cochran
One undecided Senator is Bob Corker from Tennessee.Some of these Rhinos are up for re-election so vote them out! They will keep screwing this country until they are voted out!
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Permalink Reply by Judson Phillips on -
He is not up until 2014
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Permalink Reply by George Noel on -
I agree with your short list. Looking down the road, Alexander must be booted. Corker fooled some folks, but we should have known better with Alexander, he's always been a RINO. It shocked me that a conservative state like TN would have ever voted him back into any office. Just shows that we have to roll up our sleeves and work a lot harder!
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Permalink Reply by Phil Hoffman on -
As witnessed in the Corker situation, we have to decide on one true conservative to run against the demosraps and rinos. This will be no more important than in the upcoming national elections. With Obomoites like Mitt Romney et el on the list of possible candidates we must become increasingly judicious about backgrounds , in general, and stop focusing on one particular issue. Yes he did good with the Olympics ,but, he also brought on the initial foundations of OBOMACARE. Keep in mind, no one ever won a thing in liberal Massachusetts without receiving the good graces of the Kennedy clan. Look and see who is befriending these candidates. Remember, your mind is like an umbrella, it doesn't work until it's open. REMEMBER, IT'S THE CONSTITUTION THAT COUNTS.
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