August 19, 2022
Useless Republicans
By Joe Strader
Patricia McCarthy asserts that "too many Republicans are as useless as Democrats." Conservatives know that this is true. America is overwhelmed with critical political issues that need serious people to address them, but the probability that many of our Republican representatives will do anything approaches zero. The big question is why our Republican leadership is so useless and what we can do to fix it.
Weak Republicans were always there, quietly undermining a seriously conservative agenda. They have worked with Democrats for a long time, figuratively crossing aisles and giving Democrats bipartisan cover for the things they do. Democrats used to do the same. The system was designed so that compromises would create moderation. It worked when neither party was out to bankrupt the government. Today, though, Democrats are determined to do so, which should not be a conservative goal — but Republicans keep crossing the aisle, making themselves not just useless, but complicit.
In America, Congress has become the living embodiment of Welsh politician Aneurin Beven saying, "Politics is a blood sport" — but only one side is losing blood. Conservative voters have long hoped that their representatives would copy the Democrats' representatives, who routinely go to battle for their issues. Sadly, conservatives have few political warriors at the national level. The people they elect to be their warriors often turn out to be Democrats in disguise or, at best, no better than Democrats at representing their interests.
President Donald Trump changed the equation for conservatives because his exuberant activism revealed the timidity of the useless wing of the Republican Party. Donald Trump is a political warrior. He wants to battle for his supporters, and wants his allies to fight, too. Weakness is unacceptable. President Trump would not give in to Democrats while pretending to be Republican. He needs more elected Republicans to fight as he does, but conservatives are often stuck with weak politicians, leaving President Trump to stand alone.
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