Morning Briefing
For July 9, 2013
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1. Drawing the Battle Lines
Washington
Republicans have deluded themselves into thinking Democrats in charge
of government is the problem and not government itself. The party elite
more and more advocate a technocratic paternalism with business like
efficiency instead of putting trust in the people.
The
Republicans in charge of the party at the national level show too much
love of their super rich donors, too much contempt for their base, and
too little investment in changing the way Washington works since so many
of their spouses, children, and friends profit from the city like Harry
Reid’s family.
To
paraphrase Mr. Lincoln to Gen. McClellan, if the GOP doesn’t intend to
use the party, the base would like to borrow it for a time. The party
elite, we should remember, often holds its base in the same high regard
Gen. McClellan held President Lincoln.
The base
must draw battle lines again like we did in 2010. We must find
disruptive conservative candidates who will fight for smaller government
and individual liberty. We must find candidates who do not aim to make
government more efficient, but aim to curb its powers and reduce its
role.
For
this reason, at this year’s RedState Gathering, I am inviting
candidates from across the nation who are prepared to challenge
incumbent Republicans and establishment favorites in open seats. The
candidates are running for either the Senate or the House in Kentucky,
Pennsylvania, Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, South Dakota, Tennessee, and
more. They probably will not all win. The establishment will be lined up
heavily against most. Their friends in the media, the lobbyist
community, and even among some of the professional tea party set will
try to stop them.
Even
though some will lose, some are going to win. Think of the Senate
without Mike Lee, Rand Paul, and Ted Cruz. Now imagine we can add three
more or five more or six more to their ranks — disruptive candidates not
willing to play by old rules designed to protect entrenched, bipartisan
corrupt interests. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
2. Trust in government dies with the rule of law
As far as
I know, Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID) became the first elected official to
say what a lot of conservative bloggers and editorial writers have
thinking, ever since Barack Obama claimed the new trans-Constitutional
power to rewrite legislation on the fly… something our unitary executive
ironically chose to do on the very eve of our great national
Independence Day holiday.
Speaking
on NBC’s Meet the Press last Sunday, Labrador said “immigration reform
is necessary,” but those already tenuous guarantees of border security
just got even more ephemeral . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
3. The Obama regime’s terrible Egyptian optics
On
the Face The Nation, Reuters’ David Rohde nailed it when describing the
incompetent manner in which the Obama administration has handled the
Egyptian coup. Rohde noted that the administration could have a much
clearer public position about its goals in the region — there’s more
options than simply we intervene militarily, we dictate events on the
ground, we control everything and doing absolutely nothing. He went on to mention the terrible optics of the President golfing and Secretary Kerry out on his yacht. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
4. Lamar Alexander: The Consummate Statist
Who needs Democrats when we have Republicans like Lamar Alexander?
As I comb through his voting record, it is striking to discover his history of supporting big government. He
voted for massive energy mandates and subsidies, tax increases, against
blocking eminent domain, for expanded federal healthcare, against
blocking Obama’s EPA mandates, against worker’s choice, and for every
spending bill under the sun. And of course, for mass amnesty.
It is particularly jarring that he is the Ranking Member on the Appropriations subcommittee on energy. It’s
no wonder he is being praised by a new liberal environmental group,
“Citizens for Responsible energy Solutions,” for his work on
anti-free-market energy policy. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
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Erick Erickson
Editor-in-Chief, RedState
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