Social Conservatives Plot "Coup" Against GOP On Family Issues

by JASmius

Republicide, continued:

Social conservatives are plotting a political "coup" on a GOP they deem has gone soft on issues such as gay marriage and abortion, Politico reported Thursday.

Recently, a secret strategy session between leaders of the religious right and its wealthiest backers was held at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Northern Virginia over ways to enlist mega donors into their "conservative civil war," according to Politico.

During the mini-summit by invitation only, which was closed to reporters, part of the shaping of the master plan included aggressive super PAC spending against Republicans in GOP primaries, holding retreats at the Reagan ranch and holding donor conferences in Normandy for the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion.

High-ranking retired military officers have been consulted on military tactics that could be applied to campaign spending strategies.

 
Once again, we have conservatives not focusing their attention on defeating and destroying Democrats, but on laying waste to their own party, which can only produce the opposite long-term result from that which they claim to seek.  Fratricide is not the path to a Reaganian revival, ladies and gentlemen, particularly when the GOP has never been more conservative than it is now.  The Right needs more allies, not more enemies.

However, the so-con wing of the party is free to pursue this destructive course of action.  What I don't understand is the Tea Party outrage at the recent announcement that the "establishment," via the Kochs, American Crossroads, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, is going to fight back against these incipient "coup" attempts and "military" primary challenges.  Who started this "GOP civil war" in the first place, hm?  Should the Tea Party be free as the wind to howitzer its own party, but that party not be free to defend itself from what, to their minds, are traitors to the cause?

You reap what you sew, TPers and so-cons.  Just as in general election campaigns, the other side gets to fire back.  The righteousness of your cause doesn't serve as entitled insulation against its opponents' counterattacks.

And, incidentally, allow me to provide some context to the following "hackle-raising" quote:

The Republican National Committee, which has focused on ObamaCare and other fiscal issues admitted in a 2012 postmortem, "When it comes to social issues, the Party must in fact and in deed be inclusive and welcoming," and that the party "must change its tone --- especially on certain social issues that are turning off young voters" women and minorities, or face the loss of huge voting blocks.

On Wednesday the GOP committee bolstered its promise with a New Year's resolution to "spend more time welcoming new people.

"As a party, Republicans resolve to make 2014 about engaging with more people in communities all across America," he said. "We’ll spend our time welcoming new people to our party and listening to people in places where we haven’t spent enough time in years past," Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said in a statement.

Do I countenance abandoning opposition to abortion and sodomarriage?  Absolutely not.  As President Grover Cleveland once said, "What is the use of being elected or re-elected unless you stand for something?"  But as far behind as the Right is at this stage of the proverbial game, it becomes necessary to prioritize issues.  Advancing on a broad front is a luxury of power that the GOP does not have.  And I would think we could all agree that the biggest priority right now is repealing and replacing ObamaCare, yes?

Apparently....no:

Attendance at the Ritz hotel event included Gary Bauer’s American Values, James Dobson’s Focus on the Family, Ralph Reed’s Faith and Freedom Coalition, the Family Research Council and the National Organization for Marriage, among others, which all totaled have successfully raised $280 million in 2011 and 2012.

When a single-issue winglet can make allies of JASmius and Ted Cruz, that's really saying something.

Guess that also means that Mike Huckabee is gonna run in 2016 after all.

Joy.