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Republicans: No self-awareness or no shame?

This is a nice little, what, survey of the out-of-touch-with-personal-reality the Republican Party appear to be suffering from.
An open letter to conservatives | AmericanDad’s Blog.

I love the Tea Baggers!!

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Begala hits the nail on the head of crazy the GOP calls a plan

I don’t actually like Begala much, though I do find him pleasant enough.Anyhow, this is sort of what I’ve been saying for a while, and points out the flaw in the GOPs stance here.No matter how much money corporations and businesses have, they aren’t going to expand in an economy where no one can afford [...]

Gingrich: Palin would be good if she had a clue

From the Examiner
Newt Gingrich quote from the Examiner.
This may be the greatest backhanded compliment ever.
“If Sarah Palin seeks out a group of respectable policy advisors
and spends time staking out a group of policy positions, she will be
very formidable,” the Republican said.  But, he cautioned, “then she
wouldn’t be the same Sarah Palin.”
Translation: She’d be a strong [...]

Republicans, apparently, are pro-discrimination?

Rachel Alexander : Robinson is Also Not Wright for America – Townhall.com
His (Gene Robinson) invocation was a broad endorsement of progressive Democrat priorities, going so far as saying, “Bless this nation with anger – anger at discrimination, at home and abroad, against refugees and immigrants, women, people of color, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people….Help [...]

Ted Nugent: Oh yeah baby, republicans like rapin’ those bitches!

Really? This guy is the face the Republicans want to put out there?
Nugent: I was in Chicago last week I said—Hey Obama, you might want to suck on one of these you punk? Obama, he’s a piece of shit and I told him to suck on one of my machine guns…Let’s hear it [...]

McCain: Personal Responsibility Doesn’t Apply To Candidates

McCain Asks For Donors To Pick Up Rudy’s Tab
“The Giuliani campaign is trying to retire the debt they incurred during the primary campaign. As the leadership of this campaign, the Senator and I are asking you to help in this effort,” wrote Davis, who praised the former New York City mayor as “a national hero” [...]

Shockingly, the Republicans don’t give one rat’s ass about the troops.

No, this isn’t just a rumor.  And yes, this happened under the watch of those oh-so-patriotic members of the ChickenHawk-filled Republican Party.
Not only are they OK with sending other people’s kids off to die (Kiss my ass, Romney), but they are also OK with virtually poisoning them.
KBR/Halliburton did provide dirty water to U.S. troops in [...]

Dems stand up to *gasp* the epa?

Of course, it isn’t the EPA they are scared of.
The past year or so, this is how this always plays out.
The Dems pick a cause.
The Dems propose legislation.
The Republicans threaten a filibuster.
The Dems, instead of making their opponents follow through, surrender.
The Dems, even though they represent the majority, and even though the will of the [...]