That parrot is beautiful. A while ago, in Big Lots, there was a customer with a white parrot on her shoulder. I asked if her parrot would sit on mine, & next thing I knew, there I was with that beautiful bird! Awesome feeling. We have bird feeders all around our home. The most lovely to look at are the hummingbirds. These feeders are right next to our window, so you can see these beauties up close.
Back to politics, from 10/1, Fundraiser's post:
I blame the 2 or 3 million conservatives and Republicans who did not go to the poles in 2012 because our candidate did not fit some notion of conservatism or religion or whatever.
I voted for McAmnesty, & then voted for Romney. But I've "evolved" & my rino voting days are over. As support for my decision, I, & many others, have learned that with a liberal R in both the House & Senate, what difference has that made?
In my opinion, the GOPe has never caved. They embrace progressivism & do everything they can to advance the liberal agenda. In essence, they are partners with the D’s. Oh, sure, they try to hide it (as in the Corker bill), or engage in failure theatre (as in Obamacare repeals), or they pretend to cave (as in funding PP or executive amnesty), or they’ll resort to ridicule to minimize their opponents. Who could forget Boehner mocking conservatives who were against amnesty, ohhh, this is too hard. Or McCain pushing back against Trump for firing up the crazies.
As Boudicca aptly stated "...the lying Republicans we put in charge of our government." . Rubio & Flake ran as Tea party conservatives. McAmnesty visited the borders to help his senate re-election. & Boehner cried that he got it after the House turned R.
& then there’s money to be had. Ya’ll know the routine. Lobbyists pay individuals for access & their input in favorable legislation for the corporation they represent. Saddest one for me was our Senator Tim Scott, accepting $67,500 from pro-TPP corporations &, predictably, voted yes. I suppose because he’s a new senator he didn’t receive as much as Rob Portman, who received $119,700 from 14 different corporations.
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/may/27/corporations-paid-us-senators-fast-track-tppLobbyists, a blight on our Constitutional Republic. They are not only the funding agents for our corrupt politicians, but here's the CoC dishing out the funds to quiet the conservative voice. On the other hand, these lobbyists would leave K street if our politicians had respectability, but alas, many have no scruples. Its a cycle that will never end. Because after many politicians leave, they themselves become lobbyists, taking with them all that influence & information.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce will literally double down in its efforts to crush the Tea Party to get legislation–like a comprehensive amnesty bill and the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank–that it covets.
After budgeting $50 million to elect establishment-friendly candidates in the 2014 election cycle, the chamber will reportedly spend as much as $100 million in the 2016 election cycle to crush conservatives. According to a Roll Call report, some of the group’s “top targets in 2016 will be right-wing, tea party candidates†who have opposed amnesty for illegal immigrants, Obamatrade, and reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank.
The Chamber of Commerce’s ultimate goal is to reportedly win back “the soul of the Republican Party†by electing more establishment Republicans “in contested primaries to strengthen their hand during policy debates on the Hill.â€
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/10/01/chamber-of-commerce-to-spend-100-million-to-destroy-tea-party/ In closing, our liberal R's built this when they fully funded O's executive amnesty, pushed amnesty in the Senate, & did nothing to close our borders:
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/10/illegal-immigrants-could-elect-hillary-clinton-213216
