Congresswoman Bachmann Sells Out Conservatives, Shills For Chris Smith
Say it ain’t so!There comes a point in life when you find out who your real friends are. For months now Congresswoman Bachmann has been one of the leading opponents of the Obama agenda. She has aligned herself with the Tea Party Movement and has been a rising conservative star.
But now apparently Congresswoman Bachmann has sold out by lending her support to liberal Congressman Chris Smith over conservative Alan Bateman in their 4th District primary battle. Smith, of course, has been in the sights of conservatives since his unforgiveable Cap & Trade vote last year. Personally, I think his support of the Stupak Amendment on abortion last December cleared the path for passing Obamacare. Smith is one of the most liberal Republicans in Congress.
According to the Alan Bateman campaign, Bachmann recorded robo calls for Smith. Mr. Bateman issued the following statement on the matter:
Michelle Bachmann has betrayed the Tea Party movement. She put out a robo call in support of Chris Smith. She didn’t mention that Smith voted for Cap & Trade, co-sponsored Card Check, took $607,898 in campaign contributions from Unions including SEIU, co-sponsored the Puerto Rico statehood bill and so on. All of these go against the Constitution and our principles.
Bachmann showed her true colors in that she is nothing more than a politician using the Tea Party movement for her own advancement. She has shown her lack of principles and integrity by supporting Chris Smith who has clearly been ignoring the Constitution as evidenced by his voting record.
Michelle Bachmann is a typical politician in putting politics over principle. This is what they do in Washington. The party circles the wagons around sitting members regardless of that Congressman’s record.
This proves that nothing will change if you keep sending the same people back to Washington because all they care about is keeping their power and not serving you the people.
When I get to Washington, I will not play these games especially after what the Republican’s have done to me and my family (they crossed the line).
I personally have heard the call which, not only props up Smith, but also favorably distorts over his record.
This is truly a disappointment and shows just how far the entrenched establishment of the GOP will go to protect their own. A Bateman victory would have already sent a loud message — now it would be *that much* louder. I can only hope it comes to fruition.
June 7th, 2010 at 1:42 pm
Mike,
I’ve said this on CWA, but I’ll also write this here.
As I’ve learned the hard way, you’re going to eventually disagree on some question with every politician – even with those folks whom you expect to never disappoint you.
I know. You’ve suffered the same kind of disappointment that I experienced several times.
Sometimes, even the most reliable conservatives (such as Bachmann) will disappoint you by endorsing a candidate you oppose or endorsing legislation you don’t like. I believe that this should not cause you to totally reject a candidate, and should not lead to an intra-party civil war.
All of the conservative principles and ideals of the GOP, and the very foundations of the US, are currently under assault by a wide coalition of liberals and socialists. So the GOP can hardly afford single-issue civil wars and alienations caused by disagreements over single issues.
Besides, while Bachmann is not perfect (no one is, not even Palin, Pawlenty or Demint), she’s obviously better than most of her Congressional colleagues (Congressmen and Senators alike). She might disappoint sometimes, as all politicians do, but she’s not a RINO like McCain, Graham, Brown or Cornyn.
ZM’s last blog post..The LA Times newspaper has utterly discredited itself
June 8th, 2010 at 5:23 pm
Well said, keep up the good work.