CNN: House GOP conservatives go down in defeat in leadership races

[DeepModem Mom]

House GOP conservatives go down in defeat

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The decisive losses of Reps. Mike Pence of Indiana and John Shadegg of Arizona in the House GOP leadership races is a crushing defeat for the GOP's conservative caucus -- The Republican Study Committee.

Rep. Jeff Flake of Arizona, another member of the RSC, called the results "disappointing" and said sticking with the old leadership will make it more difficult to win back the majority in two years.

http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/blogs/politicalticker/index.html

[smoogatz]

1. Republicans bitterly divided!

Actually, it's true--the corporatists and the fundies can barely stand the smell of each other. How they held it together this long is the great mystery.

[Roy]

2. They lost "The Hammer".... They lost "The Intimidation factor" n/t

[Toots]

7. They create those type people every five minutes, there is no shortage

Of people who live for intimidation and belittling others. The GOP is a virtual storehouse of those type people

[The Count]

3. But, but - I thought Conservatives won this election - only GOPers lost

I lmpw so, because teevee sez so.

[hogwyld]

4. Conservatism as an ideology is DEAD

Hopefully, the GOP will soon follow suit.

[Jersey Ginny]

5. Like the Nazi's, don't ever count them out n/t

[SpiralHawk]

6. That's co-called "conservativism' since there's nothing conservative

about spending tax dollars like drunken sailors to benefit corrupt cronies, nation building, and trashing the environment that your children and grandchildren will absolutely require for survival.

The republicons are radicals, not conservatives.

[Zorra]

8. Conservative republicans should break away from the fascists and

form a new party.

[onager]

9. Print out this quote...

"Don't celebrate. The world stood up and stopped the bastard this time. But the bitch that whelped him is still in heat."--Bertolt Brecht, 1945