Originally Posted by
sabang
Anyway, our old GOP diehards should be asking themselves- why are they looking such a forlorn cause? Why is the basically unexciting and 'same old same old' Hillary Clinton knocking all of their candidates out of the water? Wny can't the GOP even field a credible candidate- I mean, Jeb Bush even makes Hilly look exciting and relevant, and the rest are a bunch of clowns (given time, Rubio may turn into something).
The answer lies with themselves. The so called Tea party has destroyed the credibility of the GOP. Many, if not most, 'reasonable republicans' have dropped the clown party now, or just keep their heads down. Fake scandals, ridiculous conspiracy theories, a record of failure, racism, sexism, Debt, gutter politics, anti-science, losing wars, outright lieing to the public, political obstructionism, fellating Israel at the expense of America, and the Rich and big biz at the expense of everyone else (heck, the Dem's ain't much better there). And at the root of it all, a virulent allergy to Truth and Facts. Angry old white guys, increasingly marginalised and bitter. That is the picture the Republicans present to middle America.
I suppose, when you're at the bottom of the trash heap, the only way is up. Hopefully a new generation of GOP leadership (not yet seen) can lift the party back into broad relevance in coming years. But the coming defeat is well deserved. As I've mentioned several times, my politics have traditionallly been 'mildly conservative'- I was VC for the National party in Sydney for a stint during the 1980's. I would never vote for the current Republican party- and thus speaks much of middle America too. Much wailing and gnashing of teeth amongst the party faithful no doubt, but it doesn't change the fact- they have lost the Middle ground with their own clownish politics and antics.
So go ahead- try the old tired and true technique of slinging mud, as expected (in the absence of any substantive or relevant policy positions, or record of success). Cling to the old lies and gutter politics, and watch the public yawn and turn away, in droves. The boy that cried wolf, anyone? The GOP needs to urgently re-invent itself, and a good way to start would be to sideline the Teabag loonies.
