The Problem with the Republican Party

As you probably know, a bipartisan budget was recently passed in the house by a majority of 332-94. Created by House Budget Committee Chair Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, and Senate Budget Committee Chair Patty Murray, D-Washington, the bill aims to decrease $63 billion off of immediate sequester spending cuts, as well as still increase a net long term deficit reduction of $23 billion. This bill is now set to head to the Senate. However, surprisingly the road to passing the Senate does not seem very easy.

Unlike in the House, the bill does not have strong support from conservative leadership. Senate Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, R, faces a strong Tea Party Challenge, as well as several other GOP senators. Now this, is the root of the problem. The Tea Party has considerable influence, and any conservative going against their beliefs is certain to be shamed and attacked. The Tea Party has been steadily ripping apart and destroying the Republican Party. They adamantly refuse any sort of compromise whatsoever. How can such a small facet of the party hold such influence? Groups such as the Heritage Action have come out strongly against the deal, and have considerable sway over a majority of conservative Senators as well as Representatives. This bill managed to pass the house after Speaker John Boehner, R, stood up to far right representatives, admonished them, and came out in support of this bipartisan deal. Now why the far right refuses to compromise at all in order to further the nation astounds me. It appears that the Tea Party is willing to put the country at stake, in order to establish their core ideologies. It does not take a genius to understand why this policy is simply unsustainable. The Tea Party is seriously jeopardizing the future, and credibility of America. Think back to October. The far right was willing to shut down the government, and risk a government default, because their views were not supported by the majority. The whole basis of democracy was founded upon the idea that the majority of people will decide what is right. There will be voting, and the people, should vote for what they believe in. Only a small number of extreme right conservatives were voted into office. Therefore, is it right, for these representatives, to hold hostage the American Government, because they did not get what they wanted. This, to me, seems extremely childish and immature.

Right now, the Republican Party is in shambles. Only when the sensible, and sane representatives follow in the footsteps of Speaker Boehner and stand up to the Tea Party, and extreme right conservatives, will the party be restored to its former relevance. The Tea Party has no place in the Republican Party. Their tactics are childish, immature, and simply unsustainable. I say it again and again, strong leadership is needed. Speaker Boehner has done, it who will follow? So on that note, I'd like to reference a quote by Franklin Roosevelt, "I am neither bitter nor cynical, but I do wish there was less immaturity in political thinking"

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