Michael Steele, Newt Gingrich and Republicans at a Crossroads
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Yes, I agree. Obama Derangement Syndome
Many were fooled in their Anti-Bush fervor into voting for Obama's "change". Instead we're getting the same ole Democratic Religion of Big Brother/Big Government and oh yes, I'll cut 100 billion out of the 10 Trillion signed. The Atlanta TeaParty had a solid 15% former Obama Supporters because they realize that Obama is just another Washington Politician X 10.
The Republicans NEED to change because they started behaving like Democrats fiscally AND they must learn to embrace a more liberal view of social tolerance.
I hope some party delivers a TRUE leader because WE sorely need one.
Obama Derangement Syndrome
Charles Krauthammer coined the phrase "Bush derangement Syndrome" whereby any problem ranging from your car not starting in the morning to the weather patterns were blamed on George W. Bush by his most strident opponents. Now many on the right have Obama Derangement Syndrome. We have Glenn Beck crying on TV, Fox News still b****ing about ACORN and every manner of conspiracy theory cropping up. Jeff's comments about an impending civil war are the same.
Just their way of coping with the loss of political power and the rejection of their ideals by the country.
absurd
Jeff of MD wrote:
"We're nearing the point where either the country splits or civil war breaks out, the US has completely fractured along ideological lines with the traditional types on one side and the one market/one world globalists on the other."
I hesitate to criticize another poster, but this is ludicrous. By and large we're a center-right country governed by two parties, each of which tends to be dominated by its lunatic fringe. Stop listening to the fringes.
Split coming
We're nearing the point where either the country splits or civil war breaks out, the US has completely fractured along ideological lines with the traditional types on one side and the one market/one world globalists on the other. Love him or hate him, Obama is without a doubt the most polarizing president in history.
There is no possible compromise here, they are completely incompatable visions of what the country should be with no middle ground.
Its going to be interesting, but Im having a hard time seeing how its possible to continue much longer when the victory of one party knocks the other side into an utter rage for four years. How can you unite two mutually exclusive ideologies? You can't- the only question is now that there are in fact two distinct Americas, how long until it becomes physical reality?
Me-Tooism
George Bush was more corrupt on illegal migration than the Democrats, and more liberal on spending than any predecessor. That's the answer for Republicans? Being more corrupt and more liberal than the Democrats?
I don't think so.
Now if only people would believe that propaganda
Good job, copying my format, Schaefer. I guess you also accept the conclusion from my format: the GOP has got nothing. Your talking points are excellent. Ann Coulter and Rush Limbaugh would be proud. They could not have programmed a robot to repeat what they say as well as you have done. Congrats.
Smoothjazz - Nice Format
Think I'll try it on for size...
The Dem/Socialists have got nothing.
No Credibility - Obama floated to the top of the Chicago political slime on "change" and millions of hard left dollars. He immediately hired a bunch of tax cheats, socialist enviro-nuts and liars for his staff. Now he's busy doubling the size of the nanny state - nice call.
Incompetent - Immediately spent hundreds of billions on party line pork and put our children into debt and now wants to bury a staggering economy with cap and trade, new taxes and draconian "green" regulations.
No credibility on national security - One the day North Korea launches a missile that can reach our west coast Obama cuts missile defense spending - brilliant.
No good leaders - Puckered pusses Pelosi, Shummer, Reid, Waters, Wrangle, Franken and Barney the Buffoon Frank... Boy, I don't think the whole bunch have an aggregate IQ of 100. And common sense.... it's in minus territory.
No ideas - You got me there. Democrats have lots of ideas - most of 'em wacky. Still waiting for the "change" I can believe in - Gotta say, that's huckstering and flim-flam with a flare. Meaningless B.S. that the zombie eyes Obamatrons are still lapping up. Umm-good.
The Dem/Socialists have nothing to offer but empty slogans and the froth of shallow ideas.
Their best bet is to try and scare the crap out of people with global warming/enviro hysteria. And keep sucking up to Hollywood money and vacuous, pseudo-intellectual students.
You know Smoothjazz, that was really fun. Let's play again sometime.
P.S. To Linda
Look at a young person like Meghan McCain. She objected to the fascist Ann Coulter who has actually said she approves of "local fascism" and has said that Jews are imperfect and should be converted to Christianity. The reply to her from the right was that she was too fat to have an opinion.
That is a big reason why young people support Democrats.
Linda
Do you see the complete failure of the Republican Party (by even their own standards) as a reason why young people have gone to the Democrats?
Rudderless
The GOP has got nothing.
No credibility on their signature issue (reducing the size of government)
No credibility on competence (Katrina, failure to capture Bin Laden)
No credibility on national security (failure in Iraq and Afghanistan)
No good leaders (i.e. Michael "Slum Love" Steele, Sarah McCain "wouldn't pray with me" Palin, and Bobby "Volcanos are funny" Jindal)
No ideas
The GOP has a whole lot of nothing, and they have other problems as well.
Their best bet is to try to act like John McCain. Come up with your own budget, present your own ideas, and try to regain some credibility, then run Romney in the 2012 election.
