My columns have been rather tough on Speaker Boehner and the GOP House. Several readers have forcefully reminded me that the Democrats hold the Senate and the Socialists are entrenched in the White House. They seem to suggest that I should ease up a bit because Boehner et. al do not have the absolute power necessary for implementing significant change in government practices, policies and procedures. That observation is true……….but the GOP controls the budgeting process, and can initiate legislation that the Senate may reject or the President may veto. Said legislative initiatives would create clear lines of demarcation and force the Progressives/Statists/ Lefties to defend the indefensible….their insistence that the United States drift into Third-World status because of their massive spending, borrowing and taxing schemes. If the GOP House is unwilling to force the issue again and again, the people (voters) will rightly conclude that deal-making and business-as-usual politics remain the standard practice even with a divided House and a frustrated populace.
As Libertarians, Tea Party members and conservatives who desire smaller constitutional government, lower taxes and more personal freedom, we have no impact on the statists in government. They loathe us while they fear us, and they are not about to accept our proscriptions for sound governing. The conservative members of the House GOP caucus are another matter. They are aware of the potential support or fury of our liberty coalition. It is, therefore, absolutely mandatory for us to hold them accountable…..in all ways, all the time. Already we have witnessed some slippage during the debt ceiling fiasco. Some of the newer hot shot members as well as some of the incumbents decided to follow the path of deal-making expediency rather than stand for principle. We can send a daily barrage of emails and phone to Senator Schumer’s office, and they will have no positive effect for good government. If we follow the same tactical program for a newly elected “Tea Party conservative,” he or she will be more likely to hold the line against the overwhelming tsunami of big government. If we hesitate to “call out” the newer and conservative members, then we may be chagrined to discover that they have become enmeshed in the “business as usual” trap.
Every general knows that he cannot command the opposing troops. His influence and power are limited to his own command. He must maneuver his own troops to attack or counter the weaknesses and movements of the enemy. The battle for our nation is warfare of the highest order. At stake are liberty, prosperity and our future. So far the contest has been relatively non-violent, but a government that has demonstrated that it is willing to use coercion and force may resort to extraordinary measures to preserve its power and control. This observation may sound somewhat grim, but it should alert us to the necessity for maintaining pressure on those in government who claim to be our allies for the restoration of our republic. If we back off and permit them to falter, the consequences could degrade into a scenario far worse than our persistent badgering of our affiliated elected officials. In a medical analogy….we’ll be treating the scratch to prevent the infection.
One more analogy to illustrate the importance of maintaining the heat on right-thinking politicians: when an opposing baseball player commits a mental error, our team exploits it. When a member of our team has a “brain fart, “we get on his case to insure that he has the correct mental attitude to help us succeed. Holding the opposition accountable is a pipe dream. Our influence is best used to support and sanction our alleged compatriots in office. Firing off a bevy of emails and phone calls to Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi may generate some perverse level of satisfaction, but they will have no substantive effect. Communication with those who share our principles and our goals will inform them that we are here, we are engaged and we are watching. Efforts and watchfulness are best spent where they can be most effective and rewarding. In addition, it is much easier to move a pound than it is a ton, so it follows that it will be much easier to influence someone whose position begins close to ours than a politician whose stance is light-years removed.
The sum total of my rough treatment of Boehner, Cantor, McCarthy, McConnell and their flock of GOP cohorts is that the statists are unsalvageable in my view, but the residing Republican members are either with us or may be convinced to join our movement. Unfortunately some RINO’s may be beyond recovery, but that’s what primaries are for. If too many of the GOP leadership and significant numbers of members resist the return to Constitutional government and principles, then a third-party alternative will become more likely. As a forty-two year member, activist and office-holder as a Republican, I made the third-party move to libertarianism to avoid the rush. Besides, the Arlen Specter’s, Lincoln Chaffee’s, Olympia Snow’s, John McCain’s, Lindsey’s Graham’s, and a collection of RINO’s, weasels and chickens convinced me that I no longer wished to be a part of such a compromising menagerie of weakness.
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Comment by Dave Koch on August 14, 2011 at 8:56pm 
Comment by Roland C. Cartier Jr on August 14, 2011 at 4:24pm 
Comment by Charlie Earl on August 14, 2011 at 8:35am Roger, Mike.
Our elected officials too often cite lack of votes or lack of time as restraints on their doing the right things. Actually it's the lack of will and courage. If the House were to implement, hear and vote on the Articles of Impeachment...he would be IMPEACHED. Reid can foot drag and McConnell can hide and dawdle to put off a trial, but the people would have the debate. If these clowns would adhere to their oaths of office,.......there I go, hallucinating again.
Comment by Dawn Lussier on August 14, 2011 at 3:29am Comment by Dawn Lussier on August 14, 2011 at 3:27am Comment by Roland C. Cartier Jr on August 13, 2011 at 10:00pm jsps999, Sen. Scott Brown was better than the alternative in this Liberal Infested State which I have to deal with on a constant basis. Especially that condescending ,arrogant , piss ant Sen. John Kerry. He has turned his back on many occasions on his fellow Veterans not to mention his malignant comments recently about us.
Comment by Norma J. Sears on August 13, 2011 at 11:57am Darwin,
That used to be the "norm." How far we have fallen.
Comment by Debrajoe Smith-Beatty on August 13, 2011 at 11:44am 
Comment by Darwin Rockantansky on August 13, 2011 at 11:39am For the record, We The People HAD a mole in Whore House Harry Reid's offices. Their "published contact information" is window dressing. NO ONE reads the faxes, emails, etc. etc. Whether or not Queen Pelosi operates in the same way I do not know but it is safe to assume so.
Bottom Line: They truly DO NOT CARE what We The People think or have to say.
Now lets look at those young Turks that were swept into office by We The People.
I am reminded of one of the finest managers that I ever worked for, George D. He was a man of international reputation for effective / positive results oriented contract and program management and a man of very few words.
He was also a retired U.S.M.C. Colonel.
I once asked him how he had achieved such stature in our highly politicized environment. Here is what he told me:
George is a "Management by Walk Around". If George was called into a project - world wide - it was because that project was in deep sheep dip and the companies that found themselves in that position knew that it was either George's Way or the High Way. George was never a "Company Man" - he was and always will be a MARINE! He saw his job as "taking the objective and holding it" and that is what he did.
He told me that for the first two or three weeks he would just walk around and observe; seldom talking to anyone.
Once he had made a thorough assessment he would bring everyone together and fire one or more people - right in front of God and Everyone. George believed that any group of people capitulated to a "group think" mentality if they did not have good leadership. He said in order to lead a group that had degenerated into a "group think" mentality you first had to get their attention. Firing those who needed to be fired always seemed to work for him. I followed his example for many years in the public sector, got sued (thrown out), and created a following of people who have on occasion resigned from some of the best companies in this nation to come to work for me simply because I said that I needed them; never asking what the job was or what it paid.
Long before I joined this group, I have been pitching: Semper Vigilantes! - Forever Vigilant.
We shipped these young Turks to Washington in the belief that they would listen to We The People and do our bidding. But then again, we have been doing that for nearly a hundred years and see what that has gotten us: A Socialist President and a Socialist Senate. We elect these people with the attitude of throwing a bottle with a call for help in the ocean and hoping the currents with take our message to some form of rescue.
To quote Herman Cain: "How's that been working for you?"
I think it is time to formally launch "Operation George D."
Step One: Identify every one of the Tea Party Caucus that voted on the "Compromise"; regardless of the direction of their votes.
Step Two: Inform those that voted for the "Compromise" and against the will of We The People that they are on notice and that they should get their resumes brushed off.
Step Three: Monitor EVERY VOTE that they make and those who are interested in making friends in Washington have no friends among We The People and will face a strong headwind as they try to sail back into office in the next election cycle.
Step Four: There are always casualties in war. Some of those that were sent to Washington will have to be fired. The good thing about that fact of life is we do not have to pick and choose; they will do it for us.
Wake up people! We cannot just ship th
Comment by Sang Ward on August 13, 2011 at 10:02am Term limits to two.
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