Missouri Legislature RINOs Sink To A New Low
Christopher G. Adamo
February 6, 2024
As the left goes into overdrive attacking
every worthwhile institution across America, supplanting the ideals of
America's Founding Fathers with moral debasement and the vilest precepts
of the Marxist/Globalists, it is becoming
increasingly apparent that their single most useful "weapon" is the
entrenched RINO fifth column that enables them. At crucial junctures,
when Conservatism is on the verge of a defining victory, the leftist
Democrats can almost always count on enough RINO
traitors to derail Conservative momentum, and give the advantage back
to the left.
Such is the nature of the ongoing battles
within several "Red" state legislatures, where voters naively assumed
that by electing Republicans, they had put fellow Patriots into office
to rein in absurd levels of spending and fight
to restore and preserve cherished freedoms. Unfortunately, such
principles are too often betrayed by those they elected who are then
more difficult to remove from power, on account of the inherent
advantages and momentum of "incumbency."
The disaster at the Southern Border is a
textbook example of this pattern on the national level, where
Congressional and Senate Republicans could fight the appalling and
dangerous open borders policy of the leftists, but the GOP
just doesn't have the stomach to put the interests of "We the People"
first. The betrayals and dirty tricks of Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer,
aided and abetted by the likes of Liz Cheney and Mitt Romney, are
apparently serving as a playbook for RINO treachery
much closer to home.
In particular, Establishment RINOs regard
the many state Freedom Caucuses as their real enemy, attacking them
with a vigor and determination they never exhibit towards Democrats. By
such actions, they prove themselves to be the
archetypical "Swamp Creatures" about whom President Trump issued dire
warnings. Indeed, leftists want to destroy America, but in the end it's
the RINOs who prove most valuable to their success.
In a situation currently unfolding in
Missouri, the actions of the State Senate "leadership" against Freedom
Caucus members rival any dirty tricks we have witnessed from the leftist
Democrats in Washington. And unless the good
people of the "Show Me State" wake up to the contemptible nature of
these RINOs, the fact that Missouri has a "Red" majority in both houses
will prove to be meaningless. It is still the leftist Democrats who will
continue to call the shots.
Recently, State Senators and Freedom
Caucus members Bill Eigel, Denny Hoskins, Rick Brattin, and Andrew
Koenig came under direct attack from Senate President Pro Tem Caleb
Rowden, and Senate Majority Floor Leader Cindy O'Laughlin,
who stripped them of committee chairmanships, slashed their staff
budgets, and stooped to such puerile antics as taking away their parking
spots at the Capitol in Jefferson City. They have even been threatened
with expulsion from the Senate.
The offense of those four Senators, by
which they brought such wrath upon themselves, was their willingness to
stand firm on the Senate floor, unapologetically fighting for a major
piece of legislation pertaining to ballot initiative
petition reform. Apparently, striving to ensure that the Missouri
Constitution isn't up for sale to the highest out-of-state bidder is now
deemed a punishable crime in the eyes of establishment Republicans!
In a tactic right out of the
leftist/Democrat playbook, Rowden and O'Laughlin have actually attempted
to play the "victim" card, accusing the four Freedom Caucus members of
being "Swamp Creatures." Either Rowden and O'Laughlin
are clueless as to the real meaning of the term or, being RINOs and
holding the people of Missouri in total contempt, they believe such
buzzwords can reflexively generate hostility towards the Freedom Caucus
among that gullible "peasantry" at the grassroots.
No doubt Rowden and O'Laughlin will
instantly hide behind such platitudes as "party unity" and "building
bridges" as they consistently undermine genuine Conservative efforts in
the State House. In fact, they have stalled such
defining legislation as defunding the radical pro-abort organization
"Planned Parenthood," and other fundamental conservative legislation
that reflects the stated ideals of the Missouri Republican Party
Platform.
It is worth mentioning here that another
underlying motive could actually be driving the treachery of Rowden,
O'Laughlin, and their kind. Senator Eigel is running for this year's
open Missouri Governorship, since Mike Parson,
the current governor has stated his decision not to seek re-election.
As a fearless Conservative, Senator Eigel promises to shake things up in
Jefferson City in much the same manner that President Trump rattled
cages within the fetid swamp waters of Washington
D.C.
Among other seismic shifts promised by
Senator Eigel is his intention to abolish the tax on privately owned
vehicles. Predictably, the entrenched political class at the Capitol is
outraged. Rather than tightening its own outlandish
spending habits, the legislature is content to keep demanding that the
common citizens do with less, in order to feed its ravenous appetite.
So it would make perfect sense that the
real "Swamp Creatures," epitomized by Rowden, O'Laughlin, and all the
other RINO sycophants whom they deem to be in "good standing," would
prefer to deny Missouri Patriots the victory and
benefits of Freedom Caucus efforts, rather than give them a win which
might bolster the political aspirations of Senator Eigel. As with the
Biden Cabal border disaster, too many public office-holders are
perfectly willing to see their fellow Americans harmed,
if Conservatism can be thwarted, and the self-serving interests of the
"ruling class" advanced instead.
The Missouri Gubernatorial primary election takes place
on August 6 of this year. So the people have an opportunity to rebuff
the dirty deeds of the "politics as usual" crowd, support a Freedom
Caucus hero like Bill Eigel, and begin regaining
control of their destiny in the American Heartland.
Christopher G. Adamo is a lifelong conservative from the American Heartland. He has been involved in grassroots and state-level politics for many years, seeking to restore and uphold the Judeo-Christian principles on which our Nation was founded. His book, "Rules for Defeating Radicals," is the "Go To" guide for effectively confronting and overcoming the dirty tricks of the political left. It is available at Amazon.
