1 Hey, did Utah stop DC from making Marion Berry it's mayor ?  NO
So Kathleen Parker can shut her pie hole in regard to what Utah wants.

2 Why does anyone keep pretending that Kathleen Parker is a Republican?

3 Every writer for a beltway publication or a northeast corridor publication ought to have to take a sabbatical and spend a year living in another part of the country before being allowed to write about that part of the country. They're too fucking stupid about matters outside of their tiny little world to know how stupid they are. Kathleen Parker is only Exhibit 325 or so.

4 Kathleen Parker is afraid she may have to actually hang out with Republicans

5 I write cutesy and smug pieces because I am clever. Everyone wants me, really.

6 Yeah I am sure Parker just loves Bennet. He is a damn RINO with an ACU rating in 2008 of 64 and 2009 of 84 with a lifetime of 83.

This is a supposed red State.

7

Why don't all the NRO squishies and Kathleen just announce that they're really donkeycrats because they're really not fooling anybody.

8 Every writer for a beltway publication or a northeast corridor publication ought to have to take a sabbatical and spend a year living in another part of the country before being allowed to write about that part of the country.

I agree, except that this scrunt currently lives in Camden, SC.

9 ""Would all those running against TARP the war in Iraq now have voted against it had they been in Washington with the full weight of economic collapse the threat of weapons in the hands of a tyrant who had gassed his own people in an immediate post 9/11 world on their shoulders?"

There, fixed it for ya, Kathleen.

10 The road to electoral Hell is paved with good intentions.

11 For conservatives, the end is a society characterized by free markets, limited government, and individual liberty. Well.....so long as you're not a homosexual trying to get married.

12

I hope Bennett gets knocked off. Incumbent politicians should always fear for their jobs.

If he and that asshole McCain go, maybe it will serve as a warning for some other squishes to toe the line.

Lindsey Grahamnesty, are you watching?

13 Man, Utah. wow. that is my dream state to live in........

14 Good morning Vic..

While Hank was whipping up support to bail out his friends at Goldman Sachs before the new regime took over, I was actually writing pieces in a local news mag opposing bailouts.

Federal law requires that bankrupt banks actually go into receivership-that law still remains. It worked well in the savings and loan debacle. Hank with the help of others, ignored existing law and sold taxpayers out.

I found myself in a shitstorm trying to defend the law, and thus free enterprise capitalism that allows failure and pain when you fuck up. Those are consequences. If Utah wants to rid itself of a guy with no spine who ignored existing law, good for them. And fuck you Kathleen Parker for second guessing them.

15 Why does anyone keep pretending that Kathleen Parker is a Republican?

Experimentally, for a week or so, watch all the news and comment coming out of the GOP — the Party officially, its administrative and fundraising subsidiaries, its elected officials (except Ron Paul), its big-media mouthpieces, everyone actually in and of the Party — and pretend Kathleen Parker is saying and doing all of it. I predict you'll find the profile fits, and nothing is out of character.

She is a Republican. Maybe you shouldn't be.

16 Don't forget Bob's amnesty overtures.

That other senator from UT needs to go too, for his ass-kissing to dead Ted.

RedState has been all over this.

From now on the standard should be the same as the Democrats: No compromise, no help, no credit to/for the other side.

You want to name a major Republican bill that any Democrat crossed over to support against his/her party? Right. That's the new game, make them play by their rules.

17 This woman (Parker) is a fifty-something adolescent with an eighth grade Student Council candidate's view of politics.  Supporting Bush on TARP was bad judgment on Bennett's part,  made worse by his initial signals on where he stood on health care.   Bennett's problem is that he has been in Washington too long, to the point that he has been thoroughly Washingtonized.  He focuses on the short term "deal", but cannot see the long term consquences of those deals.  Utah is right to want a fresh approach to governance. 

18 KP: "...who will be brave enough to legislate?"

Hmm. So does this mean that the endless parade of unread and unreviewed laws by ignorant people intruding into our lives will be stopped? Does it mean that only when an issue is readily supported by the vast majority of voters such that even legislative cowards will step into the breach and respond responsibly? Um, yeah, I'm not really seeing a problem here.

In conclusion, KP, go pester the Progressives for a while. Your Republican facade is tiresome.

19 Well.....so long as you're not a homosexual trying to get married.       You mean opposed to same sex marriage, like Barry Obama?

20

As a Utah resident, let me throw in my two cents.

Bob Bennett is not a bad Senator.  However, he does not adequately represent his constituents.  Senator Bennett is center right, and his constituents are much more conservative, and thus, the voters of the State of Utah have the final say with respect as to who represents them. 

Kathleen Parker makes it sound like Bob Bennett is entitled to his seat in the Senate because he is a 'good faith conservative'.  On the contrary, the people of Utah are entitled to their choice of representation, and if that isn't Bob Bennett, that is determined by the voters, not Kathleen Parker.  If there is a lesson for legislators to be gleaned from this, it is "Represent your constituents".

21 I'm also a resident of Utah and if Hatch was up for election this year, he'd be gone too.

22 Utah putting South Carolina to some knowledge.  This is how conservative states make sure they have conservative senators.  As said above, it's your move, Grahamnesty.

23 I wish people would stop linking to-and referring to- the waste of pixels and ink that are Parker's columns. If we ignore, maybe she'll finally go away.

24 I remember how, in 2008, a bunch of media figures were crying because of a bunch of supposed moderate Republican Senators (Lizzy Dole, John Sununu, etc.) were defeated.  Of course, the media never referred to them as moderate before then.  You're alone a moderate Republican if you just were defeated.  Sort of like how liberals try to use Buckley and Reagan quotes to attack conservatives.  Of course, five minutes ago (or a decade or two, as the case may be) the leftists were calling those same folks right-wing racists.

Anyhow, this article reminds me of that.

25 I realize this may be just stating the obvious, but for people like Kathleen Parker, their problem is that they're just scaredy-cats. They're cowards frightened by their own shadow. The idea of a Senate and House that changes is bad enough - it's worse when it changes based on the shifting mood of the unwashed masses. People like Parker want everything calm and even, and that extends into not confronting our opponents when they need confronting, and not daring to label anyone as our enemy. These people must not be allowed to lead, and must not be allowed to influence public opinion beyond their little NYC parlor-rooms.

26

22 Or a man who wants to be legally declared a housecat.

I dunno, to me it looks like Kathleen Parker declared herself Obama's housecat in 2008. Every now and again she has to remind her masters to refill her supper dish, so she lets out a pitiful little meow like this one.

Of all the battles Kathleen Parker could choose to fight, she chooses this one. She's not on our side, however you define "our". But then, she knows she lost her credibility with the Right a year or two ago.

27 Mormons are very socially conservative. Plus Bennet refused to wear the special underwear.

28 30 Mormons are very socially conservative. Plus Bennet refused to wear the special underwear.

Posted by: Bill C at May 06, 2010 10:41 AM (I+7Zv)

Opposition to TARP is a component of social conservatism now?  Wow.  Here I thought it was a matter of economics.

29 I'm guessing that Bill C just figured out the electoral math this year, and ran out of underwear.

30 Never bought the argument for TARP. Still think it was and is a huge payoff for those with power and influence. It is classic example of the oligarchy is motion. Too big to fail means the government has to subsidize it and back its debt and Fannie and Freddie shows how well companies are run when they don't have to worry about doing a great job. They become a warehouse of graft and political rewards and it ultimately puts the country right back into risk and suddenly even more companies are deemed too big to fail. Too big too fail means it's too big to exist so let's just get rid of it and take the hit. No one said life and the economy was going to be all penny whistles and Moon Pies.

31 32 OH, SNAP!

32 #3  Why does anyone keep pretending that Kathleen Parker is a Republican?

The problem is, Parker IS a Republican.  She's not a conservative.  Quite a difference these days!  Remember the 3 R's....Rid Republicans of RINOs!

awd

33 parker is to Pulitzer, what obama is to Nobel

and she writes about "elite snobs" -- we know who you are, kathleen

34

It's hilarious that Kathy sez Utah voters should basically confer Senator-for-Life status on Bennett, because he is beloved by:

1. Newt, who lost control of the House almost as fast as he got it.

2. Rove, who helped GWB adopt that oh-so-clever "First, don't lower yourself to their level by defending your policies too hard, and then second, actually imitate theirs." strategy.

3. Romney, who helped build the Masshole HealthCare plan, and then doesn't have the guts to point to it's failure as a warning.

Kathy must have fallen asleep in "Tea Parties, the Significance of " 101 again and just cribbed some Dem's notes.

The Republican party doesn't need the country-clubbers - they just provide cannon-fodder for the MSM and the Donks (birm).  And then, when they get frustrated that even though they are rich and famous, they aren't in the cool kids crowd yet, they provide key votes and "bipartisan" cover for their agendas!

Another way to say it is: fuck 'em and the horse they rode in on.

35 ...good-faith conservative legislators such as Bennett... Seems to me that "good-faith legislators" like Bennett are more open to compromising conservative principles.

36 Anyone know where I can score some cheap nike dunks?

37 28 "I realize this may be just stating the obvious, but for people like Kathleen Parker, their problem is that they're just scaredy-cats. They're cowards frightened by their own shadow."

from a recent parker column regarding abortion:  "My own view, both pro-life and pro-choice . . . "

that's the kind of "stand" this cowering ninny is willing to take

38

According to Bill C, "Mormons are very socially conservative. Plus Bennet refused to wear the special underwear. "

BZZZZZZT!!!!

Wrong answer.  Utahns in general and Mormons in particular are typically very conservative, but Bennett definately wears the underwear.  Try again.

39 Kinda' disappointed in the Mormon jokes here. If that's what they're intended to be.  I expect that at HotAir, but not here. 

40 The money phrase is "good-faith conservatives". We want all "good-faith conservatives" to be replaced by "stalwart conservatives". (Stalwart being a very Mormon adjective).
I sneer at "good-faith" anything. It means about as much as Obama's "created or saved" nonsense.

41 Can they please get rid of Chris Cannon next?

42 Chris Cannon is gone. He was replaced in the last election by Jason Chaffetz.

43 Didn't Parker vote for Obama?  Some Republican she is.  Who cares what she thinks anyway, she's just another Washington approved "republican" who looks down her nose at the rest of us in flyover country.  Maybe she can go work for Newsweak.

44 Utah Getting Redder?
And Leon's getting larger!

45

Y-not is taking a Second look at Utah said, "Kinda' disappointed in the Mormon jokes here. If that's what they're intended to be.  I expect that at HotAir, but not here."

Just for the record, my post wasn't intended as a joke, but a clarification.  As I mentioned above, I'm from Utah, and yes, residents here do on occasion speak of "wearing the underwear", so it's not a big deal.  Don't get your panties in a knot on my account.

46 Correction.  Don't get your non-observant panties in a knot on my account....

47 I'm not going to pretend that Bennet not getting reelected won't have some consequences for Utah; he IS on some powerful committees, and has helped Utahns get our fair share of federal funds despite being one of the reddest of states and therefore despised by the people in power. And he's done some good things for Utah, particularly in the rural communities. That being said, Utah voters can't let a fear of not getting our fair place at the government trough keep us from doing what's right. Bennet's been woefully out of touch with what his constituents want on a bunch of key issues; if the way he votes and the bills he backs don't reflect what we want, there SHOULD be consequences. It's time for ALL senators and congressmen to realize that. Saturday will be very interesting, that's all I can say. I'm not a registered republican so I don't get to vote in the primary, but I'll be watching to see if he squeaks by or not.

48 I'm a resident of Utah, and I and many other teapartiers attended our precinct caucuses to elect delegates to the county and state conventions.  In my precinct attendance was up from the usual 6-8 to 36 this year.  Similar results occurred throughout the states.  The result was that 60% of the delegates at the state convention this weekend are first-timers.  If you're tired of the establishment Republicans forcing candidates like John McCain down your throat, you have to become involved at the primary or caucus level.  Conservatives have to take over the Republican party from the bottom up, starting with precinct chairs.

At my precinct caucus, another rap at Bennett was that when he first ran for office he promised to serve two terms and step aside.  Here he is running for his fourth term.  It's time to hold politicians to their promises, whether they be in our party or in the opposition.

49 One thing I like about TARP is that it now gives me endless opportunities to say, "I told you so, bitches!"

50 Utah's supposed to get an extra electoral vote in the census count since they got screwed last time. Must be why Democrats are trying to get Puerto Rico to consider becoming a state.

51

Another Utahn here.

Remember that list that showed the top three Senate recipients of donations from Fan & Fred?

Dodd, Kerry, and Obama topped the list.

Number 4?

Bob Bennett. He had knowledge (or should have) of the stupid practices and other shennanigans because he was on the housing committee. I don't remember him stepping up to the mike and shouting a warning.

I also cannot wait for Orrin Hatch (6th term, IIRC) to get defeated. He's entirely too comforable in office, as is Bennett. Career politicians are a hazard to the Republic.

"has helped Utahns get our fair share of federal funds"

Funds that come with strings attached, though. Funds that are used to maintain all that Utah acreage that the fed holds.

They can keep their funds if we can keep our land.

52 dicentra: "has helped Utahns get our fair share of federal funds"

Congressional math: State X votes for it's "share" of funds via monies drawn from State Y; State Y votes for it's "share" of funds via monies drawn from State Z; State Z votes for it's "share" of funds via monies drawn from State X.

See? It makes perfect sense. Everyone wins! And all of our backs get a good scratching at the bargain basement price of bankruptcy.

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