Yet another example of why Limbaugh is the best thing that ever happened for the Democrats

[MajorChode]

Now we see the GOP "leadership" backing off bigtime on the Sotomayor nomination. Why? They tested the waters and found them cold. Furthermore the political fallout of filibustering her nomination would have been completely unbearable politically.

The only problem is now that they have allowed Limbaugh to be the de facto voice of the GOP, the damage is already done. The GOP is seen as fractured, unstable, and idiotic (as if they weren't already). Limbaugh was once useful to them because they could float possibly controversial ideas through him to see how well they played with their base and moderates. No more. He is now the official mouthpiece of the GOP thanks to Cheney, all the other Bush administration morons, and Gingrich who elevated his status and all the dickhead Republicans who were afraid to stand up to him when he said something stupid.

No more can the GOP ever be seen as mainstream. Now it's Limbaugh's way or highway, and I'm loving every minute of it. They will continue to pay and pay again politically.

[DonCoquixote]

1. Amen

But, of course, we can never be cocky. To quote Lovecraft "that is not dead which can Eternal lie", or in this case, the evil side of America can always tell a new lie.

[Xipe Totec]

2. Anything that lowers the bar is not good

It would be sad if we had to compare Democrats to Rush Limbaugh, in order for them to seem like the better choice.

[Wapsie B]

4. Well, we had to have a President as bad as W in order to elect a Democrat.

With W anything from there is up. Even Reagan or Nixon would've been an improvement.

[Xipe Totec]

6. And that is sad

If we have to suffer an imbecile like Furious George, for 8 years, in order to consider a Democrat to be a better alternative, we're fucked up.

[MajorChode]

8. Unfortunately people don't learn from history

And many are so ignorant of it they can be fooled into accepting foolish notions like the myth that Raygun was a great president.

[MajorChode]

7. Sad...perhaps, but not for the Democrats

The choice was the same all along anyway. Limbaugh didn't invent their ideology, he just demonstrates how moronic it is.

It's just that since the GOP has already decided to tie their fate to Limbaugh, they both go down together whenever the junkie says something stupid. If the GOP wants to become the exclusive party of the extremists, more power to them. Now perhaps I'm wrong for thinking that way, but I'll gladly sit back and drink a beer while I watch their ship sink.

[Xipe Totec]

10. What difference does it make

what label we put on a person,

Democrat, Independent, Republican, or whatever,

What matters is the philosophy of governance.

I want Democrats to struggle to meet our standards of decency.

I don't want Democrats to get a free ticket to office, just because they're slightly to the left of Francisco Franco.

That's not a standard we should be proud of.

[MajorChode]

12. Rarely does anyone ever get a free ticket to represent

You seem to imply that the only thing keeping the Democrats straight is the GOP, and I don't share that belief. In fact I could argue that the reverse is true, at least in some instances. So long as the Democrats are led by their ideology and not their demagogues, they will always be the party of decency. That's why primary elections are for.

In the long run, it's better for the GOP to go the way of the Whigs. There will always be a two party system in the US so long as the Constitution remains the same, but the party of opposition doesn't have to be led by card carrying members of the John Birch Society. There's lots of room in the political spectrum for something different.

[Xipe Totec]

13. I'm not implying anything

I'm stating it straight.

I judge Democrats on an absolute scale of moral decency; not on a scale relative to the republicans.

In my judgment, republicans are irrelevant.

[MajorChode]

15. Neither am I judging the Democrats on the basis of Limbaugh

So it's rather a mute point anyway.

[Xipe Totec]

16. Good! We're in violent agreement!

:hi:

[kentuck]

3. I believe they thought Limbaugh would help them...?

in their opposition to Sotomayor? But it turns out, he has no power whatsoever. And all the time, Repubs were kowtowing to his every whim. I think they are starting to realize that he doesn't have the power he says he has or the power they thought he had?

[Nitrogenica]

5. I completely agree.

I noticed his video clips being played on Meet the Press and the nightly news.

I love how extra-animated he is, crazily waving his arms around in the clips they played when he accused he of being a racist/reverse-racist. It is not flattering.

[lpbk2713]

9. Many thanks to OxyRush LameBoy

Now what is left of the GOP is seen as the party of fat old balding wealthy white men.
Their recent comments about Judge Sotomayor only served to underscore the obvious.








Way to go asshole.

[randr]

11. They tested the waters and found them cold

That would explain their itsy bitsy balls.

[Chovexani]

14. This is only true if you view politics as nothing more than a football game

Where in we are rooting for "our team" and "our guy" to beat the other one.

For many of us, politics is more than a football game, it affects our day to day lives, and for people like us the fact that Rush has a prominent platform to spew hate speech and contribute to an atmosphere of bigotry and prejudice that has very real consequences for us is nothing but a daily insult. President Clinton's words after the OKC bombing are still true today.

I really hate this kind of talk, it trivializes politics to a freaking sports rivalry or which place has the best cheeseburgers kind of thing. This shit is real.

[MajorChode]

17. I wouldn't suggest it isn't real,

but I just tend not to get so wrapped around the axle. I never really thought going through life with a stick up my ass just to prove things are "real" as a worthwhile endeavor. The best way to marginalize bigotry and prejudice is through ridicule, and that goes for Republicans and Democrats.