By: Diane Sori / The
Patriot Factor / Right Side Politics / Right Side Patriots Radio
The Op-ed posted here is my opinion alone, and does not necessarily
represent the views of blogspot.com
Last Tuesday night, no matter which
presidential candidate one supports, we witnessed one of the saddest
commentaries regarding today's Republican party as eight “supposedly”
conservative Republican* congresspersons voted with the Democrats to
remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his position via a political
maneuver known as a “motion to vacate the chair.” And in
their doing so these eight individuals sadly sent a loud and clear
message that the infighting within the party will continue on while
not caring that with their votes the Democrats have again become the
defacto ruling party of the House of Representatives.
And while these eight
Republicans...whose plan was conceived and implemented by Florida
Rep. Matt Gaetz...had a specific and in a Gaetz's case a personal
reason for ousting McCarthy as Speaker...my presidential nominee of
choice, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, surprisingly to some, also
supported McCarthy's removal but not for the same reasons as did
Gaetz and crew. And yes, I mention DeSantis here because McCarthy's
removal does indeed have an effect on the presidential nomination
race.
Saying in an interview with Scripps
News following the vote, DeSantis, in his opinion, did not see
McCarthy losing the speakership just because of his willingness to
work with the Democrats per se, but because he was “too closely
tied to Donald Trump.” And
while his words do, on the surface, seem a bit odd especially
with Gaetz and crew being die-hard Trump supporters, DeSantis'
reasons do have validity. How so...as per DeSantis, McCarthy was
“someone that Donald Trump backed and put in that position,”
but before then DeSantis was a member of Congress (2013-2018)
representing Florida's 6th Congressional District, and was also a
founding member of the “House Freedom Caucus.” And
it was here wherethe
two menclashed on numerous occasions especially over
McCarthy's failure to “extract concessions” in exchange
for the caucus members support if he were ever to vie for the speakership. And that alone, in my opinion, is exactly what led to
McCarthy's downfall.
How so? Gaetz's drive to remove
McCarthy was indeed driven by hate coupled with an overt need for personal
“revenge”...“revenge” not only based upon his belief
that Kevin McCarthy does remain on the opposite side of the conservative
spectrum...including but not limited to McCarthy’s backing of the
Democrats “stopgap spending bill”...but
as “payback” for
McCarthy's failure to intervene on Gaetz's behalf during a House
inquiry looking into allegations of “sexual misconduct” and Gaetz's
misuse of political funds.
And
while “personal revenge” and
“payback” should have no
place in political decision making...it being childish “tit-for-tat”
nonsense at best...the fact is that on too many occasions said
nonsense does remain. But sometimes “revenge”
can be truly altruistic in nature, and such is the case with Gov. Ron
DeSantis' agreeing, in principal, with Matt Gaetz that McCarthy was
not ousted based upon one specific issue per se, but because key
promises he made over the years were broken. I liken this to the
promises made by Donald Trump when he was campaigning...promises made
that never came to fruition... one example being Trump's not draining
the “swamp” which
actually grew stronger when he was in office.
But
the key difference between DeSantis' reasoning and that of Matt Gates
is that DeSantis unlike Gaetz is not...I repeat not...opposed to
bipartisanship. And DeSantis has proven that bipartisanship can indeed work
via numerous bipartisan votes in both Florida's House and Senate that
together not only got the job done...for example Florida's having a
budget surplus and also having paid off a good portion of its
debt...unlike Gaetz's idol Donald Trump who when president worked
with McCarthy to add $7 trillion in debt in just a mere four years
time.
And
while I personally can accept Gov. DeSantis' reasoning even while not
agreeing with him one hundred percent, I did cut McCarthy a wee bit
of slack in his role as Speaker of the House because I am a
constitutional Republican with conservative leanings and not a far
right Matt Gaetz style “supposed”
conservative per se. However, I cannot abide the witch hunt style
tactics Matt Gaetz used to unseat Kevin McCarthy, including his
calling McCarthy “a creature of the swamp”...the devil
incarnate if you will.
Why so...simply because against Matt Gaetz's wishes
McCarthy dared to work out a compromise with the Democrats to keep
the government up and running for 45 more days. To Gaetz and crew
“compromise” is a dirty word as they ignore the fact that
the most successful deals made are when give and take happens from
both sides of the political aisle, and done so in the best interest
of “We the American People.” And
in this particular case Gaetz and his people forgot that the spending
bill in question was criticized by both some House Republican and
Democrat lawmakers, and that the 45-day extension might well have
resulted in an acceptable bipartisan decision.
Also forgotten...and this is
important...is that the Democrats not only tend to put party loyalty
first before the individual, but that they rally together in unison
when needed, which is a key factor in many of their successful
election wins. And sadly, too many of we Republicans still tend
to either herald or demonize individuals instead of not only uniting
behind the party and its platform, but in choosing who the best
candidates are during a specifically given time frame and race.
Now here I must state that I truly do
believe workable bipartisanship of the kind that Reagan saw during
his administration is what both parties should always be striving
for. A pipe dream perhaps for I know that will not happen as long as
nonsense like we witnessed last week reeks not of substance but
solely of “revenge politics.” And while Republicans do
need to grow a backbone and stand up to the Democrats on major issues
of contention, ousting the Speaker of the House...especially at this
most critical of times as we head into the 2024 election...was not
the right thing to do. Why so...because the theatrics of last week
actually played into what the Democrats wanted, as in the continuing
fracturing of the already fractured Republican party thanks to,
whether some like it or not, Donald Trump's entry into the 2024
presidential race. And again why so...because Trump is who the
Democrats want as the nominee because the mechanisms for his loss
have had four years to be put into place, something Gaetz and crew
failed to take into account.
And Matt Gaetz...a man who like Trump
craves and relishes in being the center of media attention...is not
as smart as he purports himself to be for someone with true political
savvy, whether knowingly or not, would not fall into the Democrats
trap set. And the irony in all this is that in Gaetz's wanting
McCarthy out because he strove for bipartisanship, Gaetz and this
newest deemed “Gang of Eight” actually did the very same
thing that they accused McCarthy of doing, because they not only
sided but voted with the Democrats against one of their own.
How so...with all the Democrats voting
to oust McCarthy they still were eight votes short of the majority
number needed, but when Matt Gaetz and crew added their eight votes for
removal, the 208 “yea” Democrat votes became 216 votes vs.
the Republican 200 “nay” votes, and thus McCarthy's fate
was now sealed. In other words, Kevin McCarthy was officially ousted as
Speaker of the House not by his fellow House Republicans, but by Matt Gaetz
and his people siding with the Democrats who actually sided with Gaetz
against McCarthy...talk about bipartisanship of the most convoluted,
devious, and ironic kind.
And don't think Matt Gaetz didn't know
this would be the final tally for he's more cunning than most suspect
for only a cunningly devious mind could conjure up a plan to oust a
man from office whose good deeds have far outweighed the bad.
Remember, there's a difference between
standing strong for ones convictions and abjectly refusing to work
with the other side of the aisle...Gov. DeSantis has proven just how
successfully bipartisanship can work. And while Matt Gaetz did have some
rightful bones to pick regarding the Democrats ongoing excessive
federal spending...he simply handled it the wrong way.
And as far as Gaetz is personally concerned, besides his being driven by
revenge against McCarty for his willing to work with the Democrats on
some key issues, the fact remains that Matt Gaetz in actuality is indeed a
cowardly sort who so loves to talk the talk but fails to take needed actions.
Case in point...while Gaetz did spearhead the removing of McCarthy he
still does not have the fortitude nor the courage to even try to take
McCarthy's place and correct what he believes is wrong...wrongs that
can be easily remedied if all “appropriation bills”...if
all government spending bills proposed...were “line
itemized” instead of being presented as an all or
nothing package
.
So now as we wait to see who the next
Speaker of the House will be...either Reps. Jim Jordan or Steven
Scalise are more than acceptable to me...the issue that must remain
in the forefront of this particular political discourse is that
somehow, someway, not only must all Republican infighting come to an
end, but acceptable bipartisanship must be something we all strive
for as no one side should dictate the entirety of the political
discourse. And that must come replete with compromise not
capitulation on the part of both parties involved, because if both
sides of the aisle...if both Republicans and Democrats...do not start
working together for the good of both “We the People” and
our country, than we can simply kiss our “republic”
goodbye and herald in the age of Obama's “transformation of
America” come to fruition. Case closed. ____________________________________________________
* These are the eight Republicans representatives who voted to oust Speaker McCarty: Matt Gawtz (FL); Ken Buck (CO); Andy Biggs (AZ), Tim Burchett (TN); Eli Crane (AZ); Bob Good (VA); Nancy Mace (SC); and Matt Rosendale (MT).
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Friday, August 21, 2015
Op-ed: Nothing to See Here Folks By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / Right Side Patriots on www.cprworldwidemedia.net
“Nothing to see here.”
- The Obama administration describing as “routine” the 'secret, separate, side agreement' the IAEA made with Iran
It has now come to light that as part of the 'very bad deal' Obama
agreed to with Iran...you know the country that routinely calls for
“Death to America” and “Death to Israel”...well now thanks to a recent AP report we
know that Iran did indeed make a 'secret, separate, side agreement' with
the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency)...an agency who comes
under the auspices of the U.N....that allows them to conduct their own
inspections with their own experts and their own equipment on their own
infamous Parchin military site...a site that has been used in the past
(if it's NOT still being used) in their quest to develop nuclear
weapons.
And again thanks to this AP report we know that according to them the
U.S. and Obama ...as well as the other P5+1 members...were NOT party to this
agreement per se but were instead briefed on it by the IAEA and endorsed it as part of
the larger package. But, and this is critical, they tried to keep that
fact hidden just to get this 'very bad deal' signed, sealed, and
delivered.
And House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy stated that, “This side
agreement shows that true verification is a sham, and it begs the
question of what else the administration is keeping from Congress,” as
well as his recently saying that the AP report leaves out one key point
and that is that Congress did NOT find out about this 'secret, separate,
side agreement' until reading it in the AP itself...as in they were NOT
briefed by the IAEA nor were they briefed by the Obama
administration...period.
And what of Parchin itself...well...Parchin is a must be inspected site
because it's a known fact that Iran has previously experimented with
high-explosive detonators for nuclear arms there, and it's a site that
based upon satellite images shows possible attempts to 'sanitize' the
site before any inspectors could have access to it. And this most
critical of all sites that the IAEA was supposed to inspect now has the
IAEA ceded their investigative authority over to Iran...and Obama is oh
so comfortable with this arrangement.
Of course he is.
So now in place we have a 'secret, separate, side agreement' being
made that proves what both American and Israeli opponents of this 'very
bad deal' have said since day one and that is that the main premise of
this deal...a premise put forth by none other than Barack HUSSEIN Obama
himself...was that we are supposed to trust the NOT to be trusted
Iranians to honor the deal, but how can you trust any nation that will
NOT allow independent inspections, especially when independent
inspections were touted as being what sealed the deal for the P5+1.
Simply you cannot...for the deal they agreed to is NOT the deal they are
now getting...the fact is it's far worse than anyone ever expected.
Barred from visiting the Parchin site...the ramifications of this are
indeed mind-boggling for it goes deeper than the IAEA...who normally
carries out such inspections...agreeing to be barred from actually
setting foot on this complex...for the IAEA has now acquiesced to Iran's
stipulation that they will NOT be given any photo or video information
from Parchin or from any other sites that Iran deems off-limits because
they have 'military significance' or so they claim. And as the 'devil is
in the details' how's this...because they are barred from Parchin,
IAEA experts who themselves normally would be the ones taking
environmental samples for evidence of any weapons development will now
only be afforded whatever samples the Iranian technicians give them. And
the sampling itself is being held to only seven samples inside the
actual facility with a few additional samples outside of the Parchin
site in areas to be determined by the Iranians.
Nice huh...talk about selling out to the enemy.
The Iranians have pulled the proverbial wool over the P5+1's eyes,
but then again the P5+1 were NEVER really dedicated to stopping Iran
from becoming a nuclear power to begin with. And Obama is sitting back
with that nasty smirk of his telling Iran job well done as he gives the
U.N...the U(seless) N(ations)...a thumbs up for helping him pull this
all off for know that Obama knew from day one about this 'secret,
separate, side agreement' and do NOT for a moment think he did NOT as it
was probably laid out back in 2011 at the secret meeting with the
Iranians in Bahrain that he sent Valerie Jarrett to.
So now we are left with a deal that appears on the surface has Iran
being put on the 'honor system'...so to speak...as to their choosing to
abide or NOT abide by what this now exposed NO longer 'secret, separate,
side agreement' stipulates. And make NO mistake this side agreement has
overridden any and all stipulations agreed to in the original 'very bad
deal'...which is totally and completely foolhardy for remember that
buried deep within the actual deal itself are annexes and appendixes
that were NEVER supposed to go public...words for example that give Iran
the ability to contest so-called "snap" inspections, setting off an
appeals process of up to 24 days...meaning Iran gets a 24-day notice
before the U.N. is allowed any sort of inspections at any of their
facilities, military or otherwise. And that translates into giving Iran
more than enough time to hide or move anything they do NOT want prying
eyes to see thereby turning any chance of enforcing any provisions of
this 'very bad NOTHING but a farce deal' into a pipe dream.
And remember whose side the U.N. is actually on as they allowed the IAEA
to run solo on this, and remember too that it was the U.N. who approved
key parts of this 'very bad deal' mere days after the deal was reached
and before Congress had a chance to vote on it let alone truly digest
all that was in it. And now even with this 'secret, separate, side
agreement' being exposed...still some in Congress...on Obama's urging of
course...are pushing for Congressional approval...pushing for a deal
that in NO uncertain terms 'aids and abets' the enemy.
And what of Israel who truly has the most to lose...well Israel is
rightfully furious...as Obama tries to push forward a deal that has the
enemy inspecting their own nuclear sites...sites where future bombs
having 'Destination Israel' marked on them will eventually be readied
for launch. But thankfully some in Congress are starting to see the true
intent and ramifications of NOT only this 'very bad deal' itself...with
Iran now being afforded the ability to search for evidence of
activities that it had previously denied ever existed...but of how they in
Congress have been played... manipulated...by a president and his
administration who actually want NOT only Israel destroyed but who want
our beloved America brought to her knees as well.
Crossing party lines to do the right thing...for some Democrats in
Congress are smart enough to know that if Iran has nothing to hide what
possible reason do they have for all these hidden stipulations
especially agreements excluding international inspectors from overseeing
the inspection process...is Democratic New Jersey Senator Robert
Menendez, former ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee who
has publicly defied Obama by saying that, "I have looked into my own
soul and my devotion to principle may once again lead me to an unpopular
course, but if Iran is to acquire a nuclear bomb, it will not have my
name on it," Menendez has vowed to NOT only disapprove the 'very bad
deal' itself when it comes to vote but will also vote to override any
expected Obama veto that will surely come. And Democratic New York
Senator Chuck Schumer, the number 3 Senate Democrat, has joined him in
pledging to vote against the deal and to vote to override Obama's veto
as well.
And joining Menendez and Schumer on the House side are 12 Democrats...12
out of 188 Democrats in the 435-member House...Representatives Steve
Israel (NY), Nita Lowey (NY), Grace Meng (NY), Kathleen Rice (NY), Eliot
Engel (NY), Albio Sires (NJ), Ted Deutch (FL), Alcee Hastings (FL),
David Scott (GA), Juan Vargas (CA), and Brad Sherman (CA) who stated for
the record that, “My efforts have one purpose – make it clear that
future presidents and Congresses are not bound by this agreement...not
legally, not morally, not diplomatically.”
But while more members of Congress are considering voting 'nay' on this 'very
bad deal'... especially in light of these newest deliberately deceptive
developments...the bottom line remains that it's still all about
numbers. And the reality of those numbers is that Republicans must pick
up 44 Democrats in the House and 13 in the Senate to reach the needed
two-thirds majority to override Obama's sure to come veto, and that is
and only is if all Republicans stand strong and show up...as in put
campaigning aside for a day or so...to vote 'nay' on this 'very bad
deal.' And herein lies the sticking point for while Republicans do expect
to garner enough votes to pass the first round...the 'resolution of
disapproval'...they still fall short...11 short...of the magic number 13 needed
in the Senate to override Obama's veto.
And now as if to add fuel to the fire...here comes House Minority Leader
Nancy Pelosi who says she is confident Obama's deal with Iran will NOT
be stopped by Congress...that House Democrats will have the needed votes
to pass and then block any veto override. And know that until that vote
comes next month, Obama himself, as well as his minions, will be working overtime to sway to his side any Democrats even remotely considering voting
'nay' on this 'very bad deal.'
I just wonder how many times Obama will pull out the 'race card' to get the fence straddlers over to his side...just saying.
