RINO Hypocrisy on Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients

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I see that one of South Dakota’s biggest RINOs and loudest voices for hypocrisy from the other side of the state has an article in the Rapid City Journal today, once again predictably attacking a conservative legislator from the Left.

Pat Powers of the South Dakota War on Conservatives has a guest column in which he carries the war he’s already been waging on his own RINO gossip rag into the “mainstream” media concerning HB 1076 to drug test welfare recipients.

Those who have watched other bills similar to this one in recent years may find it interesting that RINO Powers has changed his tune more than a little on this subject.

In 2011, we had HB 1120 to drug test welfare recipients. That same year, we also had HB 1152 to drug test welfare recipients. I don’t remember a peep from RINO Powers objecting to these bills. Of course, these bills had some RINOs as sponsors, so of course we have to take that into account. Nevertheless, RINO Governor Dennis Daugaard sent some of his minions to the legislature to ensure these bills got killed, usually in committee where it’s quieter and easier to hide from the public eye.

Then in 2012 we had HB 1174 and HB 1268 to drug test welfare recipients, and these too had some RINO sponsorship. Interestingly, drug testing for welfare recipients got a glowing review from the South Dakota War on Conservatives that year:

If someone chooses to abuse illegal drugs while recieving money from the state, I don’t believe that person should continue to get assistance.

And

Those who are simply taking advantage of the generosity of the taxpayers should not be allowed to abuse the system. Let’s help the people who need it and stop helping those that take advantage of well intended programs.

So what changed with the 2016 bill?  Well, mainly that it was brought by an uncompromising conservative legislator named Rep. Lynne DiSanto who has proven she won’t suck up to the RINO establishment and play their games.

Therefore, that means RINOs must go out of their way to marginalize, demonize, and destroy her and any significant piece of legislation she proposes.

And not only is the prime sponsor of this latest bill one of those troublesome conservatives who believe Republicans ought to act like Republicans, a lot of the cosponsors are also that same kind of Republican that gives the liberal leadership in the party fits.

You see, there are basically two motivations we see from the RINO establishment in Pierre to attack conservatives and conservative legislation. One is because so many of the “Republicans” in our government are nothing more than Democrats who slapped an “R” after their name because they knew they needed that “R” to get elected in this heavily Republican state…but they never changed their liberal dispositions.  And two, many of the “Republicans’ in our state are so incredibly petty and childish that, if you aren’t a member of their clique, the in-crowd, they feel the overwhelming compulsion to peck you to death and destroy you.  They are like the worst bunch of six year olds on the playground you can imagine.

These RINOs don’t care that their petty games undermine unity in the Republican ranks and uniform support for Republican principles.  They don’t care that they are adding their voices to those from the out-of-the-closet Left in undermining conservative values.  In fact, to them, they don’t really care about advancing the Republican agenda at all. To them, it’s all a game.  It’s all about power and preening, and principle be damned.

We haven’t needed new evidence for over five years that the South Dakota War on Conservatives (SDWC) and its RINO publisher are sold out on hypocritical liberal defense and bashing of conservatives.

Nevertheless, this is just one more and the latest example that the corrupt RINO establishment fakes care far, far more about bashing and trashing conservatives and conservative principles than in advancing conservative principles–including and especially personal and fiscal responsibility. In fact, these are usually the first principles to go in their war against non-players.

The only time RINOs are interested in limited government is when (a) the concept can be twisted to thwart fiscal responsibility and the duty to protect the taxpayer’s interest, and (b) when it can be distorted to attack a conservative’s proposal. As we see here in this latest hit piece from a “Republican” on a conservative (which used to be one and the same thing).

If you’re interested in why drug testing for welfare recipients is not only a good idea in general, but also is a great example of conservative Republican values, you can read my recent article about DiSanto’s bill here.  Or one of my previous articles about the subject here, Or here. Or here. Or here. Or here. Or here. Because unlike petty RINOs, values don’t change for the sake of convenience, and by the grace of God, neither have I.

Sadly, this is just “situation normal” with the corrupt RINO establishment in this state.  Always there to attack a Republican promoting Republican values, never there to fight liberals promoting liberal values.

With a healthy dose of hypocrisy for dessert.

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Bob Ellis has been the owner of media company Dakota Voice, LLC since 2005. He is a 10-year U.S. Air Force veteran, a political reporter and commentator for the past decade, and has been involved in numerous election and public policy campaigns for over 20 years. He was a founding member and board member of the Tea Party groups Citizens for Liberty and the South Dakota Tea Party Alliance. He lives in Rapid City, South Dakota with his wife and two children.

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