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Wednesday, May 6. 2009

Blog of the Week

I just had to highlight Dr. Clouthier's site today. She must write fast, or have no time to take care of patients. From her today:


Who owns the Republican brand?


It begins:



It’s not Republicans. And it’s not Rush Limbaugh–much as Obama, his minions and the press would like to paint it so.


I’ve got bad news: The opposition owns the Republican brand. Oh yes, they do. Democrats define Republicans and the Republicans accept the definition by operating from their false premises.


How do I know Republicans are owned by the Left? Because the Republican message is consistently negative and defensive: “I’m not mean.” ” We don’t believe that.” “I’m not extremist like them“. And by them, Republicans are defining themselves against the press-Obama-grassroots caricature of Republicans. In doing so, the Republicans with a national voice diminish their own party.



All of her stuff is good.

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True. The GOP is a mess.

Powell, as can be expected, is urging the GOP to become the little pals of the Democrats. That is, mimic them and serve them.

Then, he reasons, the people who vote for Democrats might vote for Republicans. And maybe the Democrats would treat the new GOP as an admirable and sensible opposition.

Can anyone swallow such garbage?

Powell's course will finish anything that is still alive in the GOP. It reminds me of last summer when the NYT sincerely advised the GOP to nominate McCain.

And some people actually bought it. They ignored everything they knew about the NYT. A paper that hates the GOP and only wants it to blunder and fail.

The current game is to make Rush the symbol of the GOP. Again, it is the liberal media promoting that.

Similarly, in Reagan's time, the media proclaimed Falwell and Robertson ran the White House. But other than being polite, as he usually was, Reagan gave them zilch.

Rush, who no doubt prefers the GOP to the alternative, has been foolish and vain enough to revel in the attention.

K

FWIW: I am not in either party.
#1 K on 2009-05-06 16:09 (Reply)
More confirmation of what Melissa said?


From the AP: Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama said a deal four yours ago that averted filibusters against some of former President George W. Bush's judicial nominees established a "standard" that shouldn't be discarded except in unusual circumstances. Sessions, however, didn't entirely rule out a filibuster. Sessions said that Obama assured him in a brief telephone conversation Tuesday that he was not planning to nominate a "bomb-thrower." The senator said he told Obama that Republicans would treat his nominee with respect and said that "we're not going to misrepresent their record."

GOP passes again. Of course it will be a bomb thrower nominee, c'mon! I don't think a filibuster is in the works, Sessions essentially gave Obama a pass by the sound of it.

A hard fought battle a la Bork '87 would garner free media, rally base support plus Indys, an early tune up for 2010. Loved the recent op-ed piece by Howard Baker on how quickly political fortunes can turn such as 1964 to 1966. Ol' Howard should be advising the RNC.
#2 greenmtnpunter on 2009-05-07 09:53 (Reply)

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