Richard Mourdock, on his way to clobbering 36 year Washington D.C. insider Dick Lugar, got almost 60% of the vote in the IN Republican senatorial primary. Finally, we have some change and hope. Mourdock could have run the score up a bit more if not for Lugar’s pathetic plea for Demo-Dope voters to cross over and help him out.
Lugar is 80 years old. I thought, as I stood in line to vote, what job that would take 6 year to complete would anyone hire an 80 year old man to do? I couldn’t think of even one.
Taking a note from the Newt Gingrich political playbook of vendetta, Lugar, like all rulers when deposed, was less than gracious. Lugar said in a written statement:
“If Mr. Mourdock is elected, I want him to be a good senator. But that will require him to revise his stated goal of bringing more partisanship to Washington. … In effect, what he has promised in this campaign is reflexive votes for a rejectionist orthodoxy and rigid opposition to the actions and proposals of the other party. … This is not conducive to problem solving and governance.”
That is primarily the reason you got bounced Dick. You were as flexible as a piece of .20 ga. bailing wire. There is absolutely nothing wrong with being a rejectionist of policies and proposals of the other party that will bankrupt the country. There is absolutely nothing wrong with holding a rigid opposition to anti-constitutional policies and laws proposed by the other party. Where is the compromise on partial birth abortion Dick? Where is there room for compromise on DHS policies that trash the First Amendment Dick? Where do you meet the other party half way on voter fraud, Fast and Furious, securing the border, 2nd Amendment rights, et. al. All of these issues break heavily in favor of the Republican position. It’s the other party, Dick, that should be looking to compromise their position.
Lugar, like all the deposed ruling class, will be a royal pain in the butt when he sees his rule coming to an end – or in this case, during his lame duck session, which begins today. Much damage can be done between now and the swearing in of the next congress. Expect Lugar to be his most flexible and accommodating self in ushering in the destruction during his final days of power.
ASIDE: Note Lugar's statement above was a written statement. I talked with a guy yesterday who also voted for Mourdock. He is a prominent local businessman. Every year they traveled to Washington D.C. for a trade show and Sen. Lugar would come and speak to them. The man said, a few years back Lugar stopped coming. One rumor was, Lugar had lost a bit of mental sharpness and couldn’t be allowed to talk for long periods. The other was that he’d lost touch. Not only didn’t he live in IN, he couldn’t be bothered to spend a couple of hours with unwashed outside D.C. commoners.
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