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The GOP has been squirming more than usual this week, now that their darling rising star, New Jersey governor Chris Christie, has been embarrassed and humiliated on a national stage because of a breathtakingly mean and misguided act of revenge.
Some pundits say Christies bridge scandal has seriously weakened his chances of securing the presidential nomination in 2016 and thereby ruined our chances of ever finding out what would happen if Christie got the chance to run the country the way he runs New Jersey. Alas, thanks to a lousy traffic jam, now we may never know what revenge the aides to a future President Christie might have taken on any state he didnt take in the Electoral College.
Our loss, we suppose. BUT: Republicans, dont despair. Theres also good news! You may have lost Chris Christie, but that doesnt mean the GOP has run out of big ideas. Have you met Ben Sasse?
Ben Sasse is the former Assistant Secretary of Health under George W. Bush. Hes a proud Nebraskan and a candidate for US Senate. And in a new, slick ad SaveFrom.net that can be found on YouTube, Sasse much like Christie isnt afraid to talk straight and lay blame for government dysfunction squarely on BOTH parties. Power brokers in his own party dont scare him! In the ad (called The Outsider), Sasse fingers unnamed fellow GOPers for letting the greatest country slip away, for failing to come up with a decent alternative to Obamacare and for losing touch with conservative solutions.
And what are Ben Sasses conservative solutions? Never fear. Just as we promised, he has BIG ideas. First up: Move the Capitol to his own home state of Nebraska.
Really! But why? Could it be because DC has just been named the gayest city in America? Better yet, can we ignore that moving the capitol would make it a much easier commute for Sasse if he gets elected?
Or should we take him at his word its because DC is a lost cause, thats why. And the only way to get America back on track and, in his words, force Nebraskas conservative values, decency and common sense down governments throat, is to pick it all up and move it. To Nebraska.
Well give this guy points for boldness. We cant tell if hes serious or if this is just a bid for attention (which, we realize, were dutifully giving to him). But watch his ad and decide for yourself if Sasse isnt clearly trying to imply that hes better than the rest of us because he thinks hes from real America. Its very reminiscent of Sarah Palin, and the not-so-coded language that small-town, Midwestern (white) Americans are real and the rest of us are imposters. Its this kind of disdain for actual Americans (as opposed to real) that leads to things like governors aides creating massive, insane traffic jams on major bridges jams that may not affect a lot of the GOPs supposed real Americans but sure as hell bites actual Americans in the ass. None of that seems like a good way to get US government moving.
Chris Christie is too busy being a national joke to offer much hope to conservatives. The GOP is going to have to embrace some new rising stars! And in the age of legal pot, gay marriage, and Obamacare, these news stars are going to have to try harder than ever if they want to force their values and common sense down our throats. Moving the Capitol to Nebraska might just be a start! So what will their next big idea be? What do YOU think?
- Lobby to make Ted Nugent the US Poet Laureate?
- Hand out "binders full of women" to every graduate of the Bachmanns' ex-gay camp?
- Agree to leave Planned Parenthood alone as long as the Octomom is in charge?
(Source, links and poll at http://lesterandcharlie.com/2014/01/10/yak-to-basics/)
Egalitarian Thug
(12,448 posts)out and the plans finished for decades.
And the winner is...
Denver, Colorado!
Yup, since shortly after the end of WWII, emergency relocation plans for our federal government have been in the works, and Denver was the place they chose. Once those dity Russkies nuke the swamp on the Potomac, the whole kit & kaboodle comes to the Mile High state.
2naSalit
(86,504 posts)bondwooley
(1,198 posts)But it seems like there's some money behind him, so we all better learn how to start tuning him out.
Shankapotomus
(4,840 posts)of the capital is the whole problem.
Guy reeks of regional prejudice like the rest of the conservative red staters and he leads with that in his ad? Hates Easterners (and probably West Coasters) and he wants to be president? Yea, right. Bring him on.
scrubthedata
(382 posts)Let's hope he feels that his mission is accomplished and he can bow out of the national political scene.