Republicans unravelling?

by ottovbvs, Thu May 15, 2008 at 10:04:12 AM EST

This morning I indulged in some schadenfreude surfing the opeds in places like the WSJ,letters to the editor at the WSJ, analysis in the NYT, WAPO etc, rantings on Redstate, etc. The Republicans are starting to come apart at the seams and the most amusing thing about the whole process is that they don't get it. I suppose this is what happens when a political party starts to implode. The blame game being played out is totally surreal. Basically most of conservative opeds blame the three successive Republican disasters in districts that have been gerrymandered for year to make them uber safe for conservatives on the fact that Republicans are not being conservative enough. According to the WSJ it has nothing to do with Bush, the Iraq war, the massive income shifts, the gradual collapse of a market based approach to healthcare and all the other right wing doctrinaire positions dear to their hearts. No it's all because the Republican minority in congress is married to earmarks and hasn't been obstructive enough. Perhaps the biggest laugh in the Journal is Karl Rove pontificating about a state of affairs of which he is personally one of the prime architects. No I take that back. Some of the letters from die hard Republicans which they always publish in large numbers contradicting each other, complaining about the drift to the center, are even more hilarious. On the net their counterparts at Redstate are even more extreme: attacking Boner and the leadership, ranting about socialist policies from Republican appeasers, demanding the start of a new war. Amazing stuff.        

I'm starting to believe that November could be a tsunami which is what will be required to provide the votes needed to overturn eight years of appalling misgovernance and to address the big issue of healthcare, immigration, global warming and disengagement in Iraq.  




Tags: Karl Rove, Republican party, WSJ (all tags)

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Re: Republicans unravelling? (none / 0)

We democrats better take advantage of this & enjoy it.

Politics is a cycle. While we're hot & on top, we have to take full advantage. It won't be like this forever.


by latinfighter on Thu May 15, 2008 at 10:19:20 AM EST

Re: Republicans unravelling? (none / 0)

Basically most of conservative opeds blame the three successive Republican disasters in districts that have been gerrymandered for year to make them uber safe for conservatives on the fact that Republicans are not being conservative enough.

YES! If they could just bring the hammer down on those morally bankrupt homosexuals, loose women who adore abortions, pesky minorities who have special needs, dirty Mexicans who won't stay on their side of the border, and lunatic liberals who think the planet is getting a bit too warm, then there's no WAY they could lose! And they'd definitely keep the White House and retake Congress if they could just find a way to start about a dozen more wars (but be sure to fund it badly, for the sake of "fiscal responsibility").

/snark

It really is hilarious to hear them talk about it, though. They can never place blame where it's due, though my father admits Bush has done an enormous amount of damage to the Republican party. Of course, he thinks it's because Bush is a big-spending liberal who's too soft on immigration. Hilarious. I think I may need to go slumming at RedState to see what they're saying.


Even John McCain lusts after teh engels.
by sricki on Thu May 15, 2008 at 11:36:19 AM EST

Re: Republicans unravelling? (none / 0)

we will probably gain big in Congress this November, but by no means is the Presidency a sure thing. In 1896, Republicans lost 48 seats in the House, but Republican William McKinley still beat Democrat WJ Bryan 51-47 and won the election. So we should not get cocky. This does bode well tho for the White House, but not guarantee


"there is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right in America"-William Jefferson Clinton, forty-second President of the United States
by DiamondJay on Thu May 15, 2008 at 03:13:57 PM EST


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