Gingrich is getting pounded again as the Republican establishment tries to stop him. The attacks are coming in hard now, and while Gingrich is none to conservative himself, but he has far more of it in his background than Romney and a better track record from his time in the House. So in case you’ve possibly opened your mind to listening, here are two reminders of exactly who the Republican establishment is and why you should think carefully before taking their word on anything.
- The Senate just killed the motion of disapproval for Obama’s $1.2 trillion dollar debt ceiling increase. Some Republican staffer commented about how red-state Democrats would suffer for it, which is completely beyond all comprehension. All any Democrat has to do to deflect blame is remind everyone that this debt ceiling agreement was bipartisan, and possibly create an ad with McCain calling all the Tea Party types who didn’t agree with the approach that just handed the Democrats a win yet again Hobbits. None of this would have been possible without the aggressive assistance of Boehner and McConnell, which won’t be lost on much of anyone.
- The House is passing legislation in a shady way. This is either because the Establishment wants to short-circuit their own conservative caucus to maintain the status quo or they’re too terrified of Obama and Reid to resist the status quo. They broke a few more promises too, and you can read the details at RedState.
This is the Republican establishment at work. They’re the same establishment that wants Romney. The same people that made the House the Other Democrat in spending after Gingrich left. The same lot that led us to 2006 and 2008. Why would the candidate they back be any different from them?
News link credits: RedState, The Hill