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Great article. It's hard to believe it was written by a Republican. He sees the reality his party is facing, even if few here do. My favorite line:
"We’re about to get two years of intense, horrifying stupidity."
This is the reason I wasn't upset by the midterm results. It's a short two reprieve for the right, one in which all their stupidity will be on full out display, and they will have no Democratic Senate to use as a scapegoat when they fail to get anything done. It's going to be fun to watch.
McConnell’s conciliatory statements are encouraging, but he’s about to discover that he cannot persuade Republican Senators and Congressmen to cooperate on anything constructive. We’re about to get two years of intense, horrifying stupidity. If you thought Benghazi was a legitimate scandal that reveals Obama’s real plans for America then you’re an idiot, but these next two years will be a (briefly) happy period for you.
Especially given that again we have had another finding showing the Benghazi incident is a made up outrage.
Note that the Republican committee held off on releasing their report until after the election.
So typical. It was a smear job, and they wanted to get the maximum mileage out of it.
As for the blog article. Very interesting. I have been of two opinions with this election. It seems like only good sport to congratulate the winners, which I have done. However, something seemed kind of hollow about it. And all the folks claiming it was a super mandate seemed over the top. It seemed more like it was a convincing win in a very favorable election year, with low turnout. Most of the seats won were in red states, which had been gerrymandered such that they were not really competitive. 2016 looks to be even more slanted toward the dems, and so they will likely roll things back and then some.
The more important message, that I have seen few on the right admit, is that the GOP model of relentless negativity, of cooking up phony crises, scandals, being anti-science, and holding endless show votes on the ACA, Benghazi,etc. coupled with little interest in doing their actual jobs make them look like complete idiots and phonies. And no matter how much hate they pour on Obama, it only works with their base. Everyone else is disgusted, and it only takes a nanosecond to realize they have no intelligent ideas or policies to replace Obama's. I think the article was a powerful critique, but I will be amazed if any of the posters here acknowledge it.
He's probably some liberal posing as a Republican to make the party look bad.
Folks always say that, but his post seemed pretty spot on in the general analysis. The paths to victory for the GOP are dwindling fast, but the party narrative has done nothing to grow the tent. Quite the opposite. Sure, the base is passionate as hell, religiously consumes the propaganda, and votes the party line without fail, but that is not enough to carry the country. It does not matter who relays that truth, it is reality..
If Virginia tips blue, it seems like any democrat worth their salt is a shoe in in 2016.
He's probably some liberal posing as a Republican to make the party look bad.
You don't need a liberal posing as a Republican to make the party look bad. And the Democrats don't get a pass...they do fine making themselves look bad, too.
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