OK, it doesn't take a political science major to figure out that things are going bad for the G.O.P. The Iraq War is an epic failure; more and more citizens are unable to afford health care despite the "booming" economy touted by financially made, bow tie-wearing assholes like George Will; our physical infrastructure is literally crumbling; the government is in cahoots with bloated, renegade corporations in an effort to spy on U.S. citizens for no good reason; and gay people are still legally unifying in some heathen, rogue states (shame on you, Iowa, shame!). Yes, it seems that right fucking now would be the perfect time for Republican politicians to act, however insincerely, as if they care enough about the general public to listen to their thoughts and ideas.
Yes, almost any normal person would think that the time is right for Republicans to at least act like they have that devastating combination of intellect and compassion. Amazingly, however, Republicans remain clueless. Not that this cluelessness would effect their election prospects in the 2008 Presidential election; after all, the CEO of the biggest supplier of electronic voting machines also happens to be a Republican henchman, so ultimately Republicans probably don't have to worry about losing the White House. Nevertheless, common political wisdom would likely dictate that if you're a member of a political party sinking faster than Britney Spears, putting on a kind, compassionate and sensible public face is a good start to the vote-collecting process. Astonishingly, however, this current crop of Republicans apparently does not agree with such wisdom. Watch this clip from a C-Span call-in show with Republican Representative Phil Gingrey of Georgia:
Yes, you heard Mr. Gingrey correctly. This man's instinct upon being told by one of his national constituents that their party's foreign policy failures are destroying their beloved party is to immediately cast doubt upon the caller's sincerity. Immediately! His reaction was not, "Yes, sir, I can understand why you would want us to change course in Iraq because it has negatively affected our party's prosperity the last four years; unfortunately, we do firmly believe that pulling out U.S. troops at this stage would cause as many problems, if not more, than our remaining in Iraq for at least a few more years. We feel that securing Iraq, no matter what the cost, is imperative for our country's long-term survival, so must see this policy carried out to the end. Obviously, we wish our servicemen and women wouldn't have to carry such a heavy burden if at all possible, but at this point we see no other way to deal with this problem." Saying something like that at least would let the caller know that the representative realizes that the war is going bad and, in the process, having a negative impact on the party's viability.
The Republican Party as we know it today simply cannot bring itself to act in such a reasonable manner. No, the simple, self-righteous, authoritarian nature of such a great number of Republicans simply does not allow for such complex analysis or self-criticism. My goodness, though, man -- does anything or anybody in the real fucking world register at all on this man's consciousness? It seems not. So outlandish is Representative Gingrey's ignorance, paranoia and selfishness that one is all but forced to believe that the representative is putting a great amount of effort into his behavior! After all, who would want to believe that nature is cruel enough to create a human being as magnificently defective as Phil Gingrey?
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