"Sean Hannity reacting to the GOP Establishment's apparent decision to capitulate to Obama and the Democrats on both the Government Shutdown and the Debt Limit increase."
From Freedoms Lighthouse
"Time for a new political party", when was the last time someone said that? Perhaps 5 minutes ago and I just haven't had time to catch it.
Perhaps the main difference other than not being in leadership and having a real seat at the negotiating table, but one of the main differences between being in the establishment, (an adult in the room) whether you are talking about a political party or any other major organization, that's made up of different philosophical factions in it, like a large political party and being a radical whose looking in (because you are not even allowed in the room) is that leadership has to govern and get things done.
Because leadership has to govern, they get to make deals and work things out with people that they wouldn't normally choose to have to work with. Like Republican leaders negotiating with Democratic leaders, the latest debt ceiling and government shutdown being the latest example of that.
Whereas the radical (right or left) at the end of the day doesn't has to govern. They don't even have to vote. They can make all the crazy statements that they want and raise as much money and get as much free airtime as they want (especially if they're not trying to become a party leader) and it doesn't make a bit of difference. Their party leadership already thinks that they're crazy, irresponsible, and perhaps drunk and high as well. And their base just loves them even more, perhaps because they seem crazy, irresponsible, drunk, and high, but only all the time.
What the Sean Hannity's of the world apparently still don't understand, is that the Republican Party has less political power today, than they did even a year ago. Fewer seats in the House, perhaps more competitive seats on their side, especially because of the Tea Party government shutdown.
The Democratic Party has a reelected President in Barack Obama, who doesn't have to worry about his next election, because he just had his last one. And a Democratic Senate with 55 seats, with all 55 members and perhaps even a few Republicans even before the shutdown ended, who wants the shutdown over because they think shutting down the government and risking a government default, over ObamaCare, is mind bogglingly stupid. Something that could get them nominated to the National Morons Convention. (If there is such a thing)
But again, Sean Hannity is a radical who doesn't have any seat in government at all, let alone at the negotiating table and is free to say whatever the hell he wants too, because at the end of the day it doesn't matter.
