President Obama appointed Susan Rice to be his National Security Advisor. Although this is one of the most important positions in our government, it does not require confirmation by the U.S. Senate. That is why he nominated her for this position. He really wanted her to be Secretary of State but she could not survive confirmation hearings in the Senate.
This is an in-your-face appointment to both congress and the American people. It demonstrates a total lack of respect for the Republican leadership. No one even pretends that her interviews on September 17, 2012 were accurate. The only question is why she said things that were demonstrably false.
I believe this is an enormous mistake by Obama. At a time when he needs to cool down the rhetoric, he just publicly slapped the GOP in the face. He is forcing them to challenge him. Now he has doubled down on this by spreading the word that Eric Holder is in for the duration.
This reminds me of England before World War II. They were terrified at getting into a conflict with Adolph Hitler. They bent over backward to try and avoid a war. Ultimately, Hitler pushed them to the brink and they finally declared war on Germany in September of 1939. However, England still did not begin to actually wage war against Germany until May of 1940. That was just before Germany invaded France and just after Germany invaded Norway. When England finally realized it was in a real war, and they actually needed to fight, they looked for a war leader. Winston Churchill replaced Neville Chamberlain as Prime Minister and the rest is history.
Barack Obama has declared war on the Republican Party. He actually has been waging war on the Republican Party since day one. But now, with the appointment of Susan Rice and with the stubborn refusal to even discuss dumping Eric Holder, the war has escalated. Things have now reached the point where Republicans must either fight back or they must surrender.
The first casualty of war should be the current Republican leadership. It is patently obvious that the traditional Republican establishment, dominated by RINOs, has failed to even slow Obama down. He has responded to their attempts at accommodation by publicly slapping them in the face and laughing at them. It is increasingly difficult to imagine reaching a reasonable compromise with Barack Obama on any issue. We desperately need strong new leaders to take control. Don’t be surprised to see a new Speaker of the House and even Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell better step up his game or he will be gone too. When you have to fight a war, you need a war leader. None of the current Republican establishment need apply.
The first requirement of a war leader is to find someone with the skill, character and courage to do the job. My personal recommendation would be Ted Cruz. He is smarter, by far, than the rest of them. He has the skill set necessary to wage this kind of battle. He is a brilliant trial attorney who has argued cases successfully in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a also solid hard core conservative and he will not back down from a fight. Even those on the liberal left who hate his guts, fear him, as demonstrated in the following article:
This level of respect is rarely offered to a conservative Republican:
there’s no denying that in this interview, Cruz pulls this off very deftly. The new senator from Texas is turning out to be a highly skilled, highly effective demagogue, isn’t he?
One thing is clear. A new leader will emerge and the final outcome will be significantly impacted by how well Republicans choose their leader. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. A more current definition would be for Republicans to retain the same leadership and somehow expect better results.
TDM