Lessons from the GOP in Retrograde

[babylonsister]

Lessons from the GOP in Retrograde

The modern-day Republican Party is not so much a political party as it is a cautionary tale.


Terence Samuel | April 24, 2009 | web only


In his first three months, Barack Obama has done and said so much that it is not difficult to find more than a few things to disagree with, even if you're not a Somali pirate or a talk show host on Fox News. Choose your aggravation: He's bailed out banks, car manufacturers, and insurance companies. He passed a stimulus bill and budget, both of which will drive up the deficit dramatically. He's for more guns in Afghanistan and fewer on the Mexican border, and he's being so damn nice around the world that he soon may have his own little tin-horn dictator fan club.

His decision to release the torture memos appended to the decision not to pursue prosecution of anyone involved, is only the latest example of how ideologically and politically chafing the president can be, no matter where you are on the political spectrum.

So it would be reasonable to assume given this scenario that the opposition party would have a huge opportunity to challenge the president on his politics and his policies and to make a persuasive case that at least some of Obama's actions are not exactly what the country needs. It would be reasonable to assume that said opposition would get a fair hearing from the American people who, despite what they say, are not really all that eager for change and are suspicious of anyone moving too fast.

But what the last few weeks have revealed about the modern-day Republican Party is that it is not so much a political party as it is a cautionary tale. Now we know exactly what a party looks like when it is out of gas, out of ideas, and flailing desperately for survival. At the same time, the current state of the GOP is an undiluted example of how quickly things can change in politics.

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All week, the echo chamber tried to amplify the putting America at risk message: If only someone were listening. It seems that the only real consequence of the GOP's efforts so far is dwindling support and diminished credibility for the party. Obama's job-approval rating is at 64 percent in the latest Gallup poll, while only 22 percent of people think that the Republican Party care about people like them. For Democrats, that number was 57 percent.

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[opihimoimoi]

1. The Ruling GOPers have shit in the GOP WELL then abandoned the Party

leaving the Bench Pubs smelling kind Shitty

These guys are void of ideas and answers....They hate the taste of CROW

[Doctor_J]

2. Like Olbermann said last night, their playbook is to tell bigger lies

more easily disproven, and make offers to be waterboarded. The few remaining repukes are certifiably either insane or sociopathic.