RINO Bennett R-UT, Learned The Hard Way

[twyacht]

Seems when you go against your constituents, time and time again, even if an "R" is next to your name, those said constituents, send you a message.

http://www.redstate.com/tags/index.php?tag=bob-bennett

 Bennett The First.

Posted by Skip MacLure (Profile)

Sunday, May 9th at 5:40AM EDT

We’re not talking about some monarchic ascension here, we’re talking about Bennett, the first of the DeMarxist casualties for 2010. It is the harbinger of things to come. The landscape for Democrats isn’t looking all that promising, and Bob Bennett is just the first to fall to the ire of Conservative Republicans and Independents who feel that he turned his back on the Conservatives.

He cannot, regardless of what he says, claim that he was not warned. Citizens and Patriots, by the hundreds of thousands, have repeatedly told him, and others like him, to stand up for freedom and conservative principles. I recall writing such warnings in this column numerous times.

Bob Bennett betrayed his constituents and his party by voting for the Wall Street bailout. His favorite hobby was pork hunting, something which did not endear him to Utah’s strong conservative electorate. Bob Bennett didn’t even make it to the primaries and was voted out of office by the Utah State GOP. Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins, are you listening? Oh, and don’t worry, you’ll have plenty of company… from both sides of the aisle.

Our Gov. Christ (now I-FL), is going to learn the same thing. McCain, Snowe, Collins, Graham, you didn't listen, and in Nov. you'll see the final result for your insolence.

NO INCUMBENTS!

[Woody]

 Sweep Congress clean, America. We are the largest threat to this commie govt. Charges they can believe in.

[fightingquaker13]

The no incumbents part I agree with. Anyone who has been in power for more than one term is going to have some 'splainin to do. Whether the hard right GOP primary wins will work in the general? That has yet to be tested. The GOP base is out and mobilized That's bad news for moderates in primaries. But getting to 51% in a general election? Does the average voter want Rush Limbaugh? Hell, in Fl., Crist (the Charlie Party candidate) might win. Rubio scares the moderates, Meeks is too black and too liberal for the independents and Crist is a known commodity who helped himself a lot by killing a bad education bill. (His problem is that people do see him as an opportunist who will only do right if its in his interest). At the very least, the conservatives wll get their match ups that they claim to have been wanting all along. Hard right candidates vs libs and moderates in the general. I just hope they realize they are playing for all the marbles because if their folks lose, it will be a long time in the wilderness for movement conservatives. I just hope they won't whine about it and blame anyone but themselves if they lose (as the libs did when Nixon and Reagan won). The moderates will take back control of the party if the conservative candidates don't win. If they do, well, it will suck to be BO.
FQ13

[m25operator]

I agree with throw the bums out, clean sweep, but I like my reps in the congress anyway, my senators, I would not mind retiring, although they have done a decent, but not splendid job IMHO. I have a personal in to my congressman, who's son in law is a client of mine, and we do speak the same language, I thought about asking him to ask my congressman, if he thought retiring would be best for the country and state. I do respect this man hugely. He said, that since BO took office, his job is easy, when it comes to a vote, just press NO.

The rub is, you need enough freshman, to overwhelm the committees, so no seniors can wield that power over their heads, do for me, and I will let you in to X committee.

[Solus]

I may be wrong, but I tend to think the Throw The Bums out movement is strongly conservative.

While conservatives may well toss them all out....those who are good for the country along with those who are bad... my hunch is that we won't see many liberals getting on that band wagon.

So, while the conservatives in congress could end up mostly freshmen, that would leave most of the senior positions filled by liberals?

[Sponsor]

[fullautovalmet76]

The no incumbents part I agree with. Anyone who has been in power for more than one term is going to have some 'splainin to do. Whether the hard right GOP primary wins will work in the general? That has yet to be tested. The GOP base is out and mobilized That's bad news for moderates in primaries. But getting to 51% in a general election? Does the average voter want Rush Limbaugh? Hell, in Fl., Crist (the Charlie Party candidate) might win. Rubio scares the moderates, Meeks is too black and too liberal for the independents and Crist is a known commodity who helped himself a lot by killing a bad education bill. (His problem is that people do see him as an opportunist who will only do right if its in his interest). At the very least, the conservatives wll get their match ups that they claim to have been wanting all along. Hard right candidates vs libs and moderates in the general. I just hope they realize they are playing for all the marbles because if their folks lose, it will be a long time in the wilderness for movement conservatives. I just hope they won't whine about it and blame anyone but themselves if they lose (as the libs did when Nixon and Reagan won). The moderates will take back control of the party if the conservative candidates don't win. If they do, well, it will suck to be BO.
FQ13

If the conservatives lose (and that is certainly possible), it's time to go find another party....I tend to agree with Ralph Nader about our political system- we need more voices and choices. I know this will splinter groups, but it will also make the larger parties more open to other ideas- case in point is what is going on in the UK now....

[ericire12]

Heads are begining to roll/Its RINO hunting season!

[Pathfinder]

Sad to say, we have a couple of RINOs running against the incumbent Democrats this year. Conrad is retiring, and Pomeroy is running "on his record" - which includes voting for Sotomayor, the Obamacare package and other assorted obscenities.

The 2 Pubbies are (1) the current Governor, who IMHO is spineless and weak willed - he really seems to be run by his more dominant wife. Almost every Executive Director of the various gummint departments he has appointed is a woman. No word on who he is running against since Conrad is out.

The second Pubbie is the current Majority Leader of the state House, long-time pol and IMHO has a measure of corruption, to whit - he is a senior partner is the state's biggest property rental company. I have been told by long-time state employees he has personally blocked all construction (remember, this state is one of 3 with budget surpluses) of any new state office buildings. So what is the State to do? Why, rent buildings from his company of course!   

I am trying to find out if we are going to have any 3rd party candidates running on a Constitutional platform or not. I hope so, or I may have to write in Tom and Tom for Senator and Rep - until 2012 of course.   

[twyacht]

The RESET button scares some folks, those that have become accustomed to the "same ol', same ol'" lesser of two evils bit,...

It's time to remind Washington DC, that this country has been on a self-defeating path for too long a time, guilty as charged, by BOTH parties.

Time for the incumbents, the insiders, the inside the beltway group to frankly go away. If they fail, THEY go away. The last bastion of this Republic is VOTERS.

and at a sad 7-16% turnout at most polls, THAT is what needs to change. Local, State, and Federal Level.

VOTE THE BUMS OUT!

[WatchManUSA]

Right now the liberals have not really started a full-fledge 2010 campaign yet.  Yes, some have but not much across the board.  When the campaigning begins I believe the liberals are going to go even further left.  I don't see them going to the middle.  This should drive the center-right to conservative candidates.  It is just what my cheap crystal ball says.  (With this opinion and, if you throw in a couple bucks, should get you a coffee in most places)