Replacing RINOS
What is wrong about Thom Tillis (R_INO-NC)? Yes, that is a rhetorical question. I have neither the column inches nor bandwidth to answer that question. Likely not the years left, either. What is right about Thom Tillis (R-INONC)? Actually…nothing. What is Left about Thom Tillis (R-INONC)? Pretty much everything. Remember when he was in the NC Legislature and he left to run for the US Senate? A lot of us thought that perhaps by shuffling him off to D.C. that his lousy efforts would be diluted by real conservatives. WTF were we smoking?
That’s like the people in Georgia promoting Jimmy “Peanut” Carter to be president to get him out of the state. I was there at that time. See how that worked out?
Thom (R-INO-NC) is a product of the NCGOP Good Ol’ Boys network. Remember Robin Hayes? I happened to be in Greensboro when the NC GOP convention censured Tillis for supporting the immigration bill. Voting to impeach PDJT wasn’t a welcome move, either.
To misquote the late, great Henny Youngman, when talking about RINO’s, “Take Thom Tillis. PLEASE!” (If you are too young to remember Henny Youngman, go to YouTube.com. While you’re there, look up “Who’s on first.” I’ll wait. When you catch your breath from laughing, come back.)
So, what is Thom up to now? He is blocking the approval of Ed Martin for DC District prosecutor. Martin is reputed to be the best pick for that position in our lifetime. The reason for his objection? Martin supported the defendants in the Jan.6 prosecutions. Remember them? When FBI informants helped to herd people into the Capitol while the Capitol Police waved them in?
Tillis was happy when grandmothers stepped into the building, gabbed a quick selfie them stepped out, and then were sentenced to prison. Without habeas corpus. In solitary confinement. When people were prosecuted for their cell phone was identified as being in the vicinity were arrested.
Trespassing in a Federal Building? 10 years to life ought to be sufficient.
So now what can we do? Well, guess who’s coming up for re-election next year? Yep, Good Ole’ Thom. He’s already sending out emails trying to demonstrate how conservative he is. Right.
Here’s the rub. Most Republicans don’t pay attention to the primaries. And that’s what kicks our butts. I didn’t have anything against Mark Robinson, other than I didn’t think he could win the general election. And he couldn’t. Primaries are the MOST important part of the election process. THAT’s how AOC was elected (besides the fact she was in NYC.) We need to pay attention, support a conservative candidate that can win the general election then work like HELL to see that he/she wins. It’s OUR country. We need to act like we care. We have a President who does care, who fights for us and need all the support he can get. That’s OUR job. The next election started last November 6th.
Remember, you can’t accomplish anything sitting on your butt.
ciao,
The Snark