Don G. Dinsdale Loc: El Cajon, CA (San Diego County)

It’s Just The Right Thing To Do

Erick Erickson - Sept 28, 2015 - Red State


People h**e politics and politicians so much these days because they see so many good people get into politics and begin slowly, but consistently, giving up on what’s right in favor of what is political. These politicians become so convinced that it is better to be in power than to do what is right, they never get around to doing what is right because they always fear they could get out of power.


These men and women, most of them at least, went into politics to make the nation better, to improve lives, and sometimes to stop the outrage of the day on which they campaigned. But they get into the system and view themselves and their party as indispensable, so they become institutionally unable to do the things they wanted to do because to do those things might mean that they then lose. What’s more, they ignore all signs pointing to being rewarded for doing what is right and focus on all the ways they might lose.


Republicans are particularly bad about this. Out of congressional power for 40 years, the GOP still institutionally fears losing to the point that it would rather do nothing than do something and risk anything. Thus we come to Planned Parenthood.


Republicans in Washington know the right thing to do is defund Planned Parenthood. But they have thought their way into losing. They have decided that they will get blamed for a government shutdown, it will hurt their polling, and in thirteen months the v**ers, nursing a lingering grudge, will cast them out of power. Therefore, they cannot do anything now because of what may happen thirteen months from now.


On top of this, the Republican leaders in Washington have fostered an equally risk adverse corp of voices on the outside — many of whom are married to people on the inside. So those on the outside echo and amplify those on the inside that they cannot do what is right because they might lose and losing would be far worse than fighting.


But fighting on the issue of defunding Planned Parenthood is the right thing to do. The Washington Republicans always declare they must “fight smartly.” But that fighting smartly has gotten them nothing more than a 12% popularity rating and emboldened the President of the United States to just ignore them. Fighting smartly has become a euphemism for pre-emptive surrender.


The right thing to do is to defund Planned Parenthood. If President Obama shuts down the government, Republicans should explain what the shut down is for. They should wonder why the President is more invested in funding Planned Parenthood than children’s food assistance programs.


We have been confronted with savagery. We have been confronted with seventeen hours of videos showing American citizens carving up dead children for profit. If Republicans in Washington are not willing to fight that, shame on them. The rest of us will just keep having to replace them.


Boehner has been taken out. How many more must we defeat until they GOP finally does what is right?


"We the People" Are Responsible For Washington (Benjamin Franklin Said We Would Have The Government We Deserve!), And Politics As Usual Mentality, No More!!! I Emailed My Representative When "Boener" Was Running For Speakership And Ask Him To Not Support Him, His Staff Wrote Back Over His Signature That He Was Going To Support Him So As Not To "Rock The Boat"... I Sent a "Wire" That He Just Lost My V**e In '16... No More Going Along To Get Along!!! I'm a No Buddy But If I Can Effect Two More V**es And They Can etc., It Just Might Be Enough... Don D.

Raylan Wolfe Loc: earth

The Right Thing To Do: 69% of Americans oppose shutting down Planned Parenthood, that includes 56% of Republicans!

http://www.politicususa.com/2015/09/28/republicans-freefall-majorities-gop-oppose-govt-shutdown-planned-parenthood.html

JFlorio Loc: Seminole Florida

Thank god you use websites with no agenda.

Raylan Wolfe Loc: earth

And jflour continues to wallow in his own trough of stupidity!

Over 60% of Americans want Planned Parenthood intact!

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-e******n/nbc-wsj-poll-6-10-oppose-defunding-planned-parenthood-n434911

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/planned-parenthood-polling-center-for-medical-progress-a******n/2015/09/28/id/693710/

archie bunker Loc: Texas

I have no problem with them staying open at all. Just not with my money.
Hell! They make enough off of parting out human beings to be self sustainable! Why do they need our money?

JFlorio Loc: Seminole Florida

He's to stupid to figure that out.

JFlorio Loc: Seminole Florida

Raylan Wolfe Loc: earth

Someone needs to throw you floatation device while you still wallow!

Why over 60% of Americans Like Planned Parenthood

JFlorio Loc: Seminole Florida

You are done wallowing and under water. That 3% is known as creative accounting. Now I know you don't believe that. I also know you are for a******n. So I will never care what you or anyone else thinks about a******n. I believe it is the willful destruction of human life. I also think you are a wasrte of life

JFlorio Loc: Seminole Florida

Waste.

Raylan Wolfe Loc: earth

And you have been on the wrong side of the majority of opinion for over 40 yrs, wasting our valuable oxygen the entire time! Cease and desist

archie bunker Loc: Texas

Maybe we can get a super majority that will fund the N.R.A.? I think he would like that!

JFlorio Loc: Seminole Florida

I prefer being on the side of life.

Weewillynobeerspilly Loc: North central Texas

I would like that very much, NRA does wonderful things for kids. Here at my local gun range they support the children, every Sunday they have shooting lessons for the under 16, they will supply guns,mthe ammo and any safety gear if you don't have it.....sweet.
My grandson will be 5 in march and i picked him up a junior .17 HMR yesterday, cute little gun. By the time he is 8 he will ne able to pick off a libtard like woofy at 300 yds :-D while running if grandad has any say in it.....and he does.

HOW BOUT THEM COWBOYS ?

Weasel Loc: In the Great State Of Indiana!!

Nothing against planned parenthood BUT; Everything planned parenthood does is now covered under Obama Care, so why throw good money down the drain for something that is already funded by the Afordable Care Act?
Something here stinks to high heavens. Does it not?
Somebodies hand is in the cookie jar- Again...