You really have to admire the Republican Party of the United States. When they win an election, as they did in 2010, they were cocksure they knew exactly why, and what that election meant and they laughed off any attempt to say it was anything other than an embrace of Tea Party, shrink the government, throw out the tax and spend Democrats.
When they lose an election, well, it wasn't the message; it was the messenger and Romney was simply a poor candidate; it was simply a rejection of that one man, not of the Republican Party or of the idea that we don't really need government. And in fact, the election wasn't really a loss, just a draw because, after all, we kept the House and nothing (much) changed in the Senate.
There is none of that glum, we took a shellacking stuff. Republicans are so ever sure of themselves, there's barely a twitch of remorse, never a question of maybe we ought to reconsider ourselves, look at what we are saying, think again.
To be Republican is to be sure, to know right from wrong, to love your gun and your beer and to speak with a vaguely Western accent, in a deep growl while you drive your pick up truck home, park it in the driveway and snatch up a beer and go out and work on the BMW, with your AR-15 by your side, just in case any black helicopter should fly over.
I see you are continuing to watch SquawkBox. Amazing how the Republicans all stick to their talking points. Do you think the RNC emails them all with the points they should make?
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ReplyDeleteNo, I am not watching Squawkbox. I am channel surfing and I scroll across and sometimes pause on it. Becky Quick and the other host will say something interesting but then that frat boy, Joe Kernen, starts into his inane routines and I listen long enough to get blog material.
The Phantom