Republicans desperately want everyone to like them.
They have little self-respect. They have low
self-esteem. They’ll do anything to get
even a tiny bit of approval. It’s
pathetic.
It also makes them exploitable. All anyone – the Democrats, the media or
whomever – have to do is shame them or promise to throw them a bone and
Republicans will do whatever they’re asked. Their principles go right out the
window and they are reduced to groveling.
Again and again. It’s
an endless loop of Charley Brown and Lucy and the football.
Republicans never seem to learn. They never give up hope that this time, maybe
this time finally, they can trust Democrats and the media to treat them fairly.
Sorry, Republicans, but that’s never
going to happen.
Democrats and the media despise you, primarily because
you’re weak. They take advantage of you
because they know you are so needy. They enjoy it. They laugh about it. They belittle you publicly. They can punch
you in the face any time they like because they know you won’t do anything about it. Because they know you’ll always come back for
more.
Always seeking their approval.
You think you must be doing something wrong to make them hate
you so much and treat you so badly. In short, you think it must be your own fault,
somehow. If only you could figure out how to please them everything would be
better. They'd like you. They'd stop hurting you.
Face it, Republicans: You are in an abusive relationship. Your
tormentors always tell you that this time will be different, but it never is.
It’s always the same. They own you. And
they know it.
In 1986 Reagan gave amnesty to millions of illegals on the
promise that Congress would secure the borders and clamp down on illegal
immigration. Did they? Of course not.
More recently, when the Kavanaugh hearings were going on, did
Democrats play fair?
When the hearings should have concluded, did Democrats not pull
a fast one to postpone a vote by introducing “evidence” they’d been sitting on
for weeks? When Democrats then demanded that
the Judiciary Committee hear from the alleged accuser in person before voting, you
agreed, even though that delayed things another week or so. After this televised circus, Democrats then demanded
an FBI investigation into that and additional allegations, which “should only
take three days,” and once again you complied.
Did they like you any better? Did it change their votes? Nope.
It was all to run out the clock on Kavanaugh’s nomination. All
but one of the Democrats on that committee had already decided to oppose anyone
Trump nominated. They opposed him even
before he was nominated. They had no intention of playing fairly. You knew that.
You had a majority on the committee, but Democrats played
you like a fiddle hoping they could invent enough dirt on Kavanaugh – true or
not – and pile it up so high you’d be afraid to vote to move his nomination out
of committee. And it almost worked.
Thanks to a Democrat, Joe Manchin, Kavanaugh was confirmed
in a razor thin Senate vote.
Do you want to know why Democrats took back the House in the
midterms? One reason is that so many incumbent House Republicans – 23 –
resigned or retired, not to seek higher office but to cut and run for cover. Three
Republican Senators retired, with two – Corker and Flake – most likely because
they were going to get primaried out anyway.
That’s a lot of churn.
And guess what, the next election in 2020 will have more Republican Senate
seats than Democrat Senate seats up for grabs.
Keep folding like a cheap suit any time Democrats and the
media challenge you and you’ll lose control of the Senate, too, and probably
the Presidency as well because you don’t have the guts to stand up for anything
or fight as hard to win as the Democrats.
It will be your own damn fault if that happens.
Trump – love him or hate him – has tried to get you to show
some courage and fight for things the American public wants. Reducing illegal immigration. Increasing funding for defense. Bringing our
troops home from costly and seemingly endless foreign wars. Taking on unfair
trade practices of China and others. Restoring good paying manufacturing jobs here.
Improving the economy. Putting more
conservative judges on the Federal courts.
He’s willing to be a one-term President to get these done.
And what have you done?
Dither. Tremble. Don’t blame Trump; he’s tried.
Right now there’s a partial government shutdown because
Trump won’t relent on getting a measly $5.7 billion for enhanced border
security, and to start funding a border barrier.
Will you stand up for that? Or will you cave as always? The
signs are already there.
People vote for politicians because they expect them to
represent them and their interests. Honestly. Fairly. And aggressively, if need
be. Even when it’s unpopular among others.
You are failing that test.
You worry too much about being liked, rather than doing your job.
If you ever wonder why fewer and fewer Americans respect Republicans, that’s why.
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