tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post6192352317604309871..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: T Plus One: What To Expect NextFrancis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-71515767432226757322014-11-05T12:56:30.576-05:002014-11-05T12:56:30.576-05:00Yea...the republicans finally took back the senate...Yea...the republicans finally took back the senate from Harry Reid. That alone is reason to celebrate...and really, it's the only reason to celebrate.<br /><br />The republicans had control of both houses before with a slim majority in the senate and proved to be ineffective. Thanks, in large part, to a group of what we call RINOs that, in the name of "bipartisanship", spent a lot of time in bed with democrats...usually on the receiving end if you catch my drift. Anyway, that group is still present in the senate and mostly intact. Headed up by the vile John McCain, the usual suspects (Collins, Graham, Alexander, Hatch) and some new faces in Rubio and Flake, I just can't believe that great things are suddenly going to start happening there. Conservatives are just too few and far between to make any REAL difference. Unlike democrats who would fall into line to make things that Obama want happen, the usual republican suspects always seem find a way to negate their majority status. <br /><br />We'll see how things play out, but if the past is prologue to the future I'm less than optimistic.The Quiet Mannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-84752434149679758742014-11-05T12:07:44.460-05:002014-11-05T12:07:44.460-05:00Perhaps I am infected with cynicism (if so, the pr...Perhaps I am infected with cynicism (if so, the prognosis is likely terminal), but I see no real gain with the Republican victories.<br /><br />Our nation and culture can no longer be fixed at the voting booth. All a Republican victory can hope to achieve is a delay of the inevitable, and I'm not all that certain they can even manage that any longer. Even if so, I don't see much value in a delay now.<br /><br />America is like Austria-Hungary in 1914. We await the black swan event that blows up the powder keg.Manuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13082153758868357687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-66749867635236006172014-11-05T11:49:49.639-05:002014-11-05T11:49:49.639-05:00Unless the RINOs in charge grow a pair, nothing wi...Unless the RINOs in charge grow a pair, nothing will really change at all. If they had balls, they would impeach Sir Golfsalot and move on to prosecuting Holder.<br /><br />But they don't, so they won't.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-49367159602989410982014-11-05T11:09:08.800-05:002014-11-05T11:09:08.800-05:00Nice to see the One Party wins again, the hats cha...Nice to see the One Party wins again, the hats change, the ship sails along, the iceberg looms ever nearer, and the current set of politicians all assure us that everything is under control.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the deck chairs are being rearranged, again.<br /><br />The band plays on.<br /><br />"Keep your powder dry."<br />Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06204019386677018162noreply@blogger.com