Republicans: "The Party of Ideas."

[Mythsaje]

Yeah. Really BAD ideas. The Iraq War, ANWAR, The Patriot Acts I and II, unwarranted wiretapping, Telcom Immunity, "Clean Skies," deregulation, Free Trade, outsourcing, the Flag Burning Amendment, an Amendment to prevent Gay Marriage, general homophobia, subtle and not-so-subtle racism, blatant sexism, record oil company profits, "price gouging? What price gouging?"

Oh, yeah, the Republican Party is the "Party of Ideas," all right. The Party of really horrible, absolutely disgusting and disquieting, "fuck every American who doesn't have a multi-million dollar portfolio" party of Ideas.

The Saint Runny Rayguns-loving Party of Ideas.

Excuse me. I just threw up in my mouth.


You know--this isn't really about Obama. I don't happen to think he's a closet Republican. Well, probably not, anyway. But he's shown a remarkable lack of insight into the possible repercussions of using certain loaded language in a Democratic primary. And the convoluted, torturous, astounding feats of mental contortionism necessary for his admirerers to justify some of these comments would be amusing, if they weren't so disgusting.

I don't WANT a candidate that admires the Republican Party or its patron saints. Particularly not Ronald Reagan--arguably the worst Republican President next to George W. Bush. This guy (or his handlers) made it his life's work to destroy as many Democratic standards as he possibly could. He lied to the American people nearly every time he opened his mouth. He was a phony, through and through. I didn't believe a damn thing he said then, and I sure as hell haven't changed my mind since then.

If you look back, all the Reagan Democrats you can find will probably be white bread, middle class, knee-jerk authoritarian types who wanted a piece of that pie-in-the-sky. People who quite innocently chose to support the same agenda that George W. Bush has championed for the past seven years. And make no mistake--it's the same agenda. It's the war-mongering, death-squad supporting, backroom deals with corporate cutthroat, policies we've come to know and love. The pleasant-voiced, "down-home," heartless motherfucker we know all so well.

There's nothing to admire there, except maybe the astounding ability to sell Americans the principles of their own destruction. I mean, if you want to admire someone for sheer, unmitigated gall, pick the top Republicans. Every single stinking one of them. They've got it in spades.

You know what the primary difference between Reagan and Bush is? Reagan played the game better than Bush. He (or his handlers) were more subtle. When the Soviet Union was teetering on the edge of collapse, he (or they) knew how to give it that last little nudge that sent it crashing down. He played the role of statesman, a role George W. Bush couldn't play even with Dick Cheney's hand up his ass.

Worthy of admiration? Fuck no. A racist, sexist piece of shit? Yep.

So let's leave the Republican Party's "ideas" out of the debate, eh? They bite. And I mean that literally.

[sunonmars]

1. Yeah that comment really made my jaw drop

Party of ideas, my ass.

[Yael]

2. Actually, it was the "party of ideas for the last 10-15 years"

This was part 2 of ths homage to Republicans. First, praise for the Great Hope of the 80s, then credit to the whole party for being the brainchildren from 1993 to present.

Yeah, I threw up in my mouth when I heard it too.