Who does the GOP see when they look in the mirror?

On Monday we heard Republican pundits ranting against Glenn Beck for his speech at CPAC. Beck’s “wake up call” speech hit a chord with people…and most of them were on the right.

Beck didn’t speak at CPAC to tell everyone what they already know. It seems like there are a lot of Republicans who need to step back and remember what CPAC stands for-  Conservative Political Action Conference. The key word there is “Conservative”.

He came to CPAC to remind the GOP who they work for. Sure, there are members of the Republican Party doing the right thing, and Beck gives them credit every other day on this programs. But Beck was shining the light on the cancer that is has been eating away at the Republican Party. If termites were infesting your home, you wouldn’t ignore the problem- you would remove the problem. And that is what Beck’s CPAC speech focused on- remind the GOP of what Conservatism means.

So this week, days after CPAC, we see Republicans doing exactly what Beck warned against- they’re not acting like conservatives! We have Republicans supporting the Progressive agenda- either directly or indirectly.

We have the Republican “Boy Wonder” Scott Brown come out and decide to support Obama’s latest bailout, I mean “Jobs Bill”. I know Brown is from Massachussetts, but for the love of all things not Progressive, this isn’t a very good start- only days after CPAC!

This “Jobs Bill” does very little in the long run for employment in America. But its a like a Progressive “ice cream sundae”- it looks good, tastes good, but has little nutritious value. Its the type of bill that a Republican would support when they want positive media from the New York Times and Washington Post.

Other Republicans who supported the bill are Maine’s Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe (no suprise), George Voinovich(Ohio), and Christopher Bond(Mo).

And then we have Mitt Romney, the man who many Republicans were looking to as a possible presidential candidate…he’s campaigning for progressive Republican John McCain- the “big tent” guy. It’s obviously a “I’ll scratch your back if you…” moment.

While these Republicans are not necessarily representitive of the whole party, it goes to prove that we don’t really know who these people are. They certainly are not acting like conservatives. So, only days after Glenn Beck’s CPAC speech, we are witnessing Republicans not walking the walk.