{"id":6069,"date":"2011-06-25T18:52:03","date_gmt":"2011-06-25T09:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/haakondahl.com\/blog\/?p=1316"},"modified":"2011-06-25T18:52:03","modified_gmt":"2011-06-25T09:52:03","slug":"cut-cap-balance-pledge-is-a-trojan-horse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/balldiamondball.com\/blog\/cut-cap-balance-pledge-is-a-trojan-horse\/","title":{"rendered":"Cut, Cap, Balance Pledge is a Trojan Horse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/likebox.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpages%2FTea-Party-to-GOP-No-More-Pledges%2F114310088660989&amp;width=200&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;show_faces=false&amp;border_color&amp;stream=false&amp;header=true&amp;height=70\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:200px; height:70px;\" align=left allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The more I think about this, the more I vehemently dislike this pledge idea. \u00a0Stop talking, and just fight.<\/p>\n<p>[pullquote]We already had a pledge and the Republicans sold us down the river. \u00a0This is just more of Lucy and the football.[\/pullquote]<\/p>\n<p>There are several honest Republicans pushing this idea, but it&#8217;s still rotten. \u00a0This is marketed as an offense to be used against Democrats, but in fact, it is a defense to shield Republicans from the base. \u00a0This is establishment Republicans trying to convince us that the way to win in Washington is to help them convince their democrat friends to vote with the Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>That is the wrong answer. \u00a0This is just more of Lucy and the football. \u00a0We do not need to expend a single iota of energy trying to convince democrats of anything. \u00a0I want Republicans in Washington to HOLD THE DAMNED LINE until we can send them reinforcements in 2012, maybe even occupy the Democrats&#8217; Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>Stop negotiation, stop legislating, stop trying to whittle the forest down with a pocketknife. \u00a0The Democrats will not yield, they will not play ball, they will not allow Republicans to succeed, do you see? \u00a0The only way to win is to WIN!<\/p>\n<p>[pullquote]There are more states with balanced budget requirements, but governed by pledge-signers, deal-makers, weak sticks who cannot win because they will not fight.[\/pullquote]<\/p>\n<p>Jim DeMint, good man, says that state constitutions are why Scott Walker and Chris Christie are effective, but it&#8217;s not true. \u00a0Those governors are effective and that is just a fact, regardless of clauses in their respective state constitutions. \u00a0There are more states with balanced budget requirements, but governed by pledge-signers, deal-makers, weak sticks who cannot win because they will not fight.<\/p>\n<p>We already had a pledge and the Republicans sold us down the river. \u00a0Signing another pledge would be like forgiving them their willful and dishonest failure to live up to the previous pledge.<\/p>\n<p>As I and many other have said, we will accept losing a fight&#8211;we will NOT accept a failure to even try. \u00a0The Republicans in Washington are becoming Lincoln&#8217;s Generals; the first bunch, that is. \u00a0The ones Lincoln had to burn through to uncover some talent in the ranks.<\/p>\n<p>[pullquote]Republicans think they can wear us down, but it ain&#8217;t so.[\/pullquote]<\/p>\n<p>No to the pledge. \u00a0I&#8217;m not arming the Republicans against the Tea Party. \u00a0The GOP picked a fight with the Tea Party with appointments like Hal Rogers and sabotage like Continuing Resolutions and the budget &#8220;cut&#8221; spending increase fiasco. \u00a0Republicans think they can wear us down, but it ain&#8217;t so.<\/p>\n<p>In fact; I think I&#8217;ll mount a campaign to get that pledge pulled down. \u00a0Starting now.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"pld-like-dislike-wrap pld-template-1\">\r\n    <div class=\"pld-like-wrap  pld-common-wrap\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/balldiamondball.com\/blog\/wp-login.php\" class=\"pld-like-trigger pld-like-dislike-trigger  \" title=\"\" data-post-id=\"6069\" data-trigger-type=\"like\" data-restriction=\"user\" data-already-liked=\"0\">\r\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-thumbs-up\"><\/i>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n    <span class=\"pld-like-count-wrap pld-count-wrap\">    <\/span>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"pld-dislike-wrap  pld-common-wrap\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/balldiamondball.com\/blog\/wp-login.php\" class=\"pld-dislike-trigger pld-like-dislike-trigger  \" title=\"\" data-post-id=\"6069\" data-trigger-type=\"dislike\" data-restriction=\"user\" data-already-liked=\"0\">\r\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-thumbs-down\"><\/i>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n    <span class=\"pld-dislike-count-wrap pld-count-wrap\"><\/span>\r\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>The more I think about this, the more I vehemently dislike this pledge idea. \u00a0Stop talking, and just fight.<\/p>\n<p>[pullquote]We already had a pledge and the Republicans sold us down the river. \u00a0This is just more of Lucy and the football.[\/pullquote]<\/p>\n<p>There are several honest Republicans pushing this idea, but it&#8217;s still rotten. \u00a0This is marketed as an offense to be used against Democrats, but in fact, it is a defense to shield Republicans from the base. \u00a0This is establishment Republicans trying to convince us that the way to win in Washington is to help them convince their democrat friends to vote with the Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>That is the wrong answer. \u00a0This is just more of Lucy and the football. \u00a0We do not need to expend a single &#8230; 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