And so it was in Mississippi last night that the Republican Establishment was able to turn back a challenge put forward by the Tea Party movement, but it sure wasn’t pretty, because it took the help of some sleazy Democrats in order for them to pull it off. I only say sleazy because I think we know that none of these Democrats who voted for Cochran last night have any intention of voting for him come this November’s general election. But even with their help it was still a close one, but in the end RINO Thad Cochran was able to narrowly defeat his challenger, state Sen. Chris McDaniel.
Tea Party groups had invested pretty heavily in Mississippi in the hopes of being able to knock off the six-term senator. But Cochran apparently had a trick or two up his sleeve, that being Democrat voters. So the result was that the Tea Party effort fell short after what was a rather nasty and quite costly primary. Such behavior as we saw coming from the Establishment GOP demonstrates just how desperate that are to hold onto the political power that they have. And once again they demonstrated very clearly that in the end the will of the people matters very little to them.
The Republican Establishment continues in its effort to blame the Tea Party movement for nearly all of its problems, but primarily for costing it Senate seats, and majority control, back in 2010 and 2012. But, for what it’s worth, without the Tea Party John Boehner would not, today, be the Speaker of the House. And it’s not the Tea Party that can be, or even should be, blamed for any loss suffered in any Senate race. Any losses suffered are more than likely a direct reflection of the unwillingness of RINOs, currently in the Senate, to do what it is that they have been elected to do. And that would be to stop Barry "Almighty"!
Earlier this month, McDaniel had beaten Cochran in the initial primary round but had fallen short of the majority needed for the nomination. In the three-week dash to the runoff, Cochran and his many establishment allies highlighted his seniority while McDaniel argued, and rightfully so, that Cochran was part of a blight of federal overspending. In a last-ditch effort, Cochran reached out to traditionally Democrat voters, blacks and union members, who could cast ballots in the runoff. That fact is what likely made the Cochran victory possible and is sure to be cited by critics in days and weeks to come.
At the Cochran party, Ronny Barrett, a 56-year-old mechanic from Jackson, said that until the June 3 primary, he had always voted for Democrats, but he decided to support Cochran after following news coverage and talking to friends. Let’s face it, I think it’s pretty obvious that there’s only one reason why blacks would turn out to vote for Cochran, or any Republican. It should be painfully obvious why someone like this guy, Barrett, would vote for anyone other than a Democrat. That way whether it’s the guy he votes for in November or Cochran who wins, his little gravy train will stay on the tracks.
Over the years Cochran, a stalwart of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has funneled billions back to his home, one of the poorest in the nation, since he won a U.S. House seat in President Richard Nixon's GOP wave of 1972 and then was elected to the Senate in 1978. Just how long is long enough for someone to serve in Congress. As far as I’m concerned this fossil Cochran should be the poster child for term limits being placed on these career politicians. He will most likely win in November when he will face Democrat Travis Childers, a former congressman, in the heavily Republican state.
My advice to Mr. McDaniel is pretty simple. He shouldn’t waste his time contesting the election. The first thing he should do is to announce that he now plans to run as an Independent come this November. He should now focus on what lies in front of him and not bother crying over spilled milk, because it is, what it is. I am not a big third party proponent, but as far as I’m concerned we need to be working to take over the Republican Party from the inside. Conservatives need to do what the communists were successful in doing when they took control of the Democrat Party.
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