“I have made my decision. I am out. I am not a Republican. I will not give a dime to the Republican party. I am out. I highly recommend run from the Republican party. They are not good.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
And that Republicans…<\/p>\n
“…have the spine of a worm, the ethics of whores, and the integrity of pirates.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Since then, Beck has gone to war<\/a> with Karl Rove and other GOP apologists. But he also praised some notable GOP worms, whores, and pirates. He virtually endorsed Ted Cruz for president, while maintaining that his mind is still open to Rand Paul and Scott Walker. All three are Republicans. He expressed surprise that his public resignation from the party created such a stir since he has said the same thing for years. That’s true, but if so then why did he say it again in the present tense and with such a flair as if it was a new revelation? It wouldn’t have been for the media attention, would it?<\/p>\n
This week Beck visited his old pal Bill O’Reilly to explain his departure from the Worm Party. O’Reilly was convinced that Republicans were doing what they had to do in order to win elections (i.e. whores). But Beck wouldn’t have any of that. He had prepared a list of the grievances he holds for the Grand Old Pirates. Here is that list:<\/p>\n
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- They surrendered on the abortion bill.<\/li>\n
- Surrendered on executive orders on illegal immigration.<\/li>\n
- Common Core.<\/li>\n
- They helped push through 3.5 trillion dollars of deficits this last year.<\/li>\n
- They won’t fight ObamaCare.<\/li>\n
- They voted to confirm Cass Sunstein.<\/li>\n
- They thwarted the bill on the NSA data collection.<\/li>\n
- They’re still not doing anything on Benghazi.<\/li>\n
- They haven’t done anything on the targeting of conservatives by the IRS.<\/li>\n
- They haven’t done anything on the V.A.<\/li>\n
- They also threw an election against Chris McDaniel to Thad Cochran. They actually went to the Democrats and played the race card.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
That list is a steaming heap of wingnut dementia. Let’s explore its contents.<\/p>\n
Beck doesn’t say what abortion bill was surrendered, but I defy anyone to identify an anti-abortion bill that Republicans didn’t support 100%. The only recent issue is a bill on sex trafficking into which Republicans slipped some anti-abortion language without telling Democrats. So Democrats have held up the bill, but Republicans are still standing firm. So contrary to Beck’s assertion, there is no surrender.<\/p>\n
On immigration and executive orders Beck seems to think that Speaker Boehner’s unprecedented lawsuit against the administration is tantamount to surrender. Likewise, holding up the confirmation vote for Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch doesn’t convince Beck that the GOP is serious about opposing the President on this.<\/p>\n
Beck’s inclusion of Common Core in this list merely reveals his utter ignorance of the issue. Common Core is an initiative launched and implemented by local and state education officials. The federal government has nothing to do with it and there is no law to oppose. It is an entirely voluntary project.<\/p>\n
They won’t fight ObamaCare? Apparently more than 50 votes to repeal or cripple the law doesn’t qualify as fighting it.<\/p>\n
Cass Sunstein is a favorite foil for Beck. He has called Sunstein “the most dangerous man in the world.”<\/em> Only Beck can explain what drives that obsession, however, most Republicans in Congress voted not to confirm him for his position as administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (from which he resigned two and a half years ago). Only five Republicans voted for him and had they not, Sunstein would still have had enough votes for confirmation.<\/p>\n
Benghazi? Really? They’re still not doing anything on Benghazi? Hundreds of hearings, subpoenas, and a media assault that has made the word a sad cliche to represent delusional overreaction, and Beck still thinks that they have done nothing?<\/p>\n
On the IRS and the Veterans Administration – see Benghazi. And google Darrell Issa.<\/p>\n
The list item that Beck saved for last concerned an election in Mississippi where a Tea Party candidate that Beck supported was defeated by an incumbent Republican in the primary. Beck is still holding a grudge over his candidate losing, even though McDaniels pretty much threw the election himself by participating in a scandalous invasion of privacy that his campaign executed wherein they sneaked into a nursing home to take pictures of Cochran’s ailing wife.<\/p>\n
In short, Beck’s list of reasons for leaving the Republican Party are mostly a result of his clinical dementia<\/a>. For the most part Republicans have been pursuing everything that Beck would have them pursue. The fact that they are getting nowhere is only due to there being no there there. If Beck had any better method of achieving his goals, or any better evidence of wrongdoing, then why hasn’t he presented it?<\/p>\n
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