Privately most elected Republicans agree with Democrats which is why they wanted their Wed. debt deal vote switching to be kept secret from rube voters-Daniel Horowitz, RedState

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2/13/14, "The Establishment, Allegations of Purity, and Reality," Daniel Horowitz, RedState

"The leaders in the House and Senate, along with their boot lickers, are fundamentally against us.  Many of us have known and observed this privately for years, but the debt ceiling vote – both in the House and Senate – brought their devious subterfuge out in the open.

In the House, leadership got together and agreed to pass it with Democrat votes, thereby letting almost their entire conference off the hook to vote against their true beliefs so they can play their Republican constituents like fools.

In the Senate, McConnell attempted to do the same, but was thwarted by Senators Cruz and Lee.
  
Then he tried to get others to vote for something he badly wanted to pass, but lacked the conviction to own.  Roll Call explains in plain English how Democrats and Republicans worked together to fool the American people by instructing the clerk not to call their names publicly and then by switching their votes.

Remember, this is just a rare glimpse into how these guys operate on most other issues.  This will not change by simply voting Republicans into the majority, especially on the critical issues of immigration and debt.

Even with the best of leaders in Washington, there will always be differences of opinion on strategy, tone, and minor issues.  But what is happening now is far beyond a strategic disagreement.  Democrats might have internal squabbles once and a while, but they are united in goose step for the inexorable promotion of their liberal values. There is no effective dissent from even one member.

And to the extent a couple of red-state Democrats vote against the liberal agenda, it is just a two-faced game for their conservative constituents. Whereas Republicans are just the opposite. They privately agree with the Democrats and only vote the right way to dissuade a potential primary challenger.

As we head into the primaries over the spring and summer, we must ask ourselves the following questions: do we want to build a GOP majority on quicksand or on a solid foundation?  Do we want to go into the voting booth on November and vote for Republicans with our heads held high or with our fingers on our nose?.

The right candidates are out there. The opportunity is calling. The choice is ours."

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Comment at RedState re: clerk not announcing names during Wed. debt vote:

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"tngal

I noticed earlier the roll call people got on twitter and called out
the issue of the clerk not giving out the names and chastising them for a lack of transparency. So today they made a special point of singling out those who switched votes. Good job on their part for bringing attention to it. Unless your eyeballing cspan every minute of the day you miss this stuff. As a general rule, the media is not going to highlight it."

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Comment: It's fine if GOP members agree with democrats as long as they immediately file paperwork changing their party affiliation to democrat.



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