Grim Old Party Novak worried other Repugs may be hiding.

[rodeodance]

Grim Old Party

By Robert D. Novak
Monday, September 3, 2007; Page A15

During the summer, a female acquaintance of mine in her 70s who had been a faithful Republican during her long life received a GOP telephone solicitation as a previous contributor to the party. Not this time. She informed the fundraiser that President Bush's position on immigration was the last straw. She would not give the Republicans another dime.

Such a rebuff, commonplace for Republican fundraisers today, puts a human face on cold Federal Election Commission statistics showing a commanding Democratic lead in raising money for the 2008 elections. This unusual disparity is at once a symptom and a contributing cause of the melancholy suffusing the Grand Old Party.


As measured by offices held, Republicans have been in much worse shape during my half-century of reporting in Washington. The party was a mere remnant after the Democratic landslides of 1958, 1964 and 1974. But never have I seen morale so low. While Republican support for an unpopular war has remained remarkably strong, almost all the non-war news during the dreary August recess has been bad for the GOP. The hope is that the eventual elevation of a presidential candidate will revive the party's spirits.

The week before Labor Day, when nothing of importance was supposed to happen, brought bad news even as it appeared nothing worse was possible:

? The apparent disgrace of Sen. Larry Craig, a former member of the party leadership, was all the worse because several Republican senators and staffers were not a bit surprised. That raises two questions. If so many people knew Craig was an accident waiting to happen, why was he not eased out of office? How many other examples of possibly scandalous behavior are known but hidden?

[MikeNearMcChord]

1. You beat me to it fair and square!

Anyway I was wondering maybe the GOP should adopt the love theme of the movie, Titanic(my Heart Will Go On)
Can you feel the heartbreak of Bob Novak?:rofl:

[billybob537]

2. I know what will cheer them up

Just nominate Hillary.

[TwilightGardener]

3. Novak knows there is no longer a true leader in the Repug party.

They are absolutely rudderless. There is no one who can turn the party around and inspire the country. That's why I want Obama--more than anyone else, he INSPIRES and represents a new way of doing things. I think he could pull in a lot of disenfranchised, demoralized Repugs, especially with that handsome family of his.

[pretzel4gore]

4. you, novak!

man, novak should be deported, to iran, or iraq, or n korea! how dare he talk about larry craig (who at least was hiding his nature over a lifetime because so many pigs like novak were out there eager to destroy all the larry craigs due to their nature, which the craigs hardly wired into themselves!)
novak has chosen every day to be a big fat fukking pig, when he coulda been one of us!

[opihimoimoi]

6. Yeah.....fuck yeah.....

[flyarm]

5. is there a link to this story??? thanks..eom

[MikeNearMcChord]

7. Here it is

http://www.suntimes.com/news/novak/539738,CST-EDT-novak03.article

[Nimrod2005]

8. Cool, I will never give to the GOP either.........nt

[Demeter]

9. Okay. If GOP Stalwarts Aren't Funding GOP, and Progressives Cut Off the DLC

then who is paying for politics in this country, and do they have enough fraud machines to conceal the complete lack of support for their "chosen" candidates?

WHY ISN'T CONGRESS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE PAYING ANY ATTENTION????

THE VOTERS ARE SPEAKING, DAMMIT! SHUT UP AND LISTEN AND DO WHAT THEY TELL YOU TO DO!

GET OUT OF IRAQ, LOCK UP BUSH AND CHENEY, IMPEACH, INDICT, INCARCERATE, AND GET THIS COUNTRY OUT OF CRIME AND INTO FOLLOWING AMERICA'S BEST POLICIES.

[bemildred]

10. NoFacts is a proven liar. nt

[Skittles]

11. Senator Crag's transgressions are nowhere near the league of Novak's

no INDEED

[nikto]

12. MR. NOVAK: It is time...

...to do the right thing now, Mr. Novak.

A Luger loaded with 1 bullet is in the table in the next room,
along with a bottle of fine Cognac, and a single glass.


We shall leave the premises now for an hour or so,
so you will have your privacy.

Certainly, you know quite well the honorable course
of action to take in this situation...



You will be here when we return, no doubt?