A Boston Tea Party …(Esteemed Madam or Gentleman)

I woke up this morning to the news the party of conservatism had once again acted in a non-conservative manner. Republicans had compromised with Democrats on the use of the judicial filibuster. My first reaction was one of anger and complete contempt for the Republican Senators who had agreed to the compromise. As the day wore on my anger grew but I became less surprised something like this happened.

We should not be surprised by a party that considers itself conservative yet spends federal tax dollars like drunken sailors. The problem is there is always a group of Republican Senators who will fail to act in a conservative way if it serves their self-interest. Take John McCain for instance, he votes conservatively on deficit spending yet betrayed his conservative backers on the constitutional option and refuses to support legislation that will actually close our borders to illegal aliens. Other Republican Senators supported the judicial constitutional option yet openly spend money on pork. We do not know whom to trust because the respective Senator will abandon his constituents to serve his political future.

A group of fourteen Senators decided to keep the filibuster as an option that can only be used in extraordinary circumstances. An extraordinary circumstance such as any Supreme Court nominee that believes an abortion is not a constitutional right. This deal smells of backroom deals and hand shaking. I thought it was the President’s responsibility to nominate judges but now it might as well be the duty of this group. Only they know what extraordinary is. Presidents are often asked if they have a litmus test for judicial nominees. We now know the Senate does and whether you pass that test will be decided by the group of fourteen. I have a hunch many grass root conservatives feel there is nothing extraordinary about the Republicans in this group. Each one of them who decides to run for President in the primaries will eventually feel the wrath of what they did, specifically Mr. McCain.

These Republican Senators decided they prefer to keep their very cushy country club intact than to vote, as their supporters wanted them too. They sold out for the sake of the Senatorial bi-partisanship wet dream. I on the other hand would prefer a few more exchanges like Cheney and Leahy had rather than “I yield to my esteemed madam or gentleman”. The Senate is such an elitist group of people the only thing that they resemble are Kings and Queens. They are definitely full of themselves. You can see it every time Robert Byrd speaks. True conservatives citizens need to remember this the next time they are voting in Republican primaries, there are very few REAL conservatives. Nothing shows that more than the kabal that was announced this morning.