Fair Game?

Pat Toomey, the President for Club for Growth makes the case for RINO hunting.

We know it’s a political majority survival instinct and we understand party loyalty but what rational reason is there for people like Lincoln Chaffee, Olympia Snowe and Arlen Specter to exist in the GOP?

The Club for Growth has been accused of cannibalism as this group that advocates free markets and fiscal responsibility goes after Republicans rather than liberal Democrats but how can you be a cannibal if you are truly not eating one of your own. Did the Republican-controlled Congress during Bush’s tenure look like they were committed to free markets and fiscal responsibility?

As KT points out, Republicans shredded their political capital with the American people and now any “message” they have regarding sound financial policies as we move towards November will be met with much deserved skepticism because… why are they to be believed this time around when they botched it up so badly the last?

This may be the height of pessimism but regardless of who wins the Oval Office, perhaps the best outcome in November would be for the Republicans to retain a cloture-proof miniority in the Senate as they do now and where they have shown some vertebral fortitude in opposing much Democratic legislation. And wouldn't that make for a great bumpersticker for our team?

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