Bill Bennett Is Not Buying Glenn Beck’s “Republican Problem”

At the CPAC conference this weekend, Glenn Beck likened that Republicans to a bunch of alcoholics who “haven’t had their Jesus moment” yet and admitted they had a problem with big spending. Perfect Glenn Beck analogy: dramatic, baiting, and begging for an outraged response from within his own party. Tonight on The Situation Room, conservative writer and talk show host Bill Bennett begged to differ.

Bennett’s argument isn’t that the Republican Party is perfect or without problems, but that unlike Beck’s “entertaining” pronouncement, they’ve recognized that there are party issues with big budget spending. Also: Beck, stop being so bleak! Bennett’s steadfast that conservatives are on the offense and on the move, and we certainly agree that the only similarities between the two parties one might see right now is a whole bunch of in-party bickering.

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