Have Republicans Vanished? Ask a Republican!

[babylonsister]

http://www.smirkingchimp.com/thread/17271

Have Repubicans Vanished? Ask a Republican!
by Bill Hare | September 19, 2008 - 6:48pm


For the first time in American politics one major party has suddenly vanished without an apparent trace.

It was illuminating to view Chris Matthews on “Hardball” earlier this week seeking to discover what happened to the suddenly vanished breed previously referred to as the American Republican Party. In the manner of a resolute anthropologist Matthews sought out the digs of political America in search of the suddenly vanished breed.

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Based on the Republican approach over campaign cycles beginning particularly with the assault on reason of the “feel good” campaigns of Ronald Reagan extending to the “Willie Horton” George H.W. Bush smear campaign extending to Bush and Cheney and now the “deserting Republicans” of McCain’s 2008 effort, the operatives of big money, tax cuts for the rich and general neglect of the middle class, save seeking their votes, Harris told us what the neocon generation of Republicans are really all about.

After shipwrecking the economy through irresponsible tax cuts combined with foreign misadventure highlighted by a war launched on lies to benefit corporate interests, highlighted by oil, the party that brought us these catastrophes seeks to reinvent itself by refusing to admit that they ever previously existed.

Republicans no longer admit to what they are, and particularly where they have been and what they have done.

They have become a sorry version of the old B Western line. When asked “Where are the Republicans?” the appropriate response is to point in the distance and say, “They went that away!”

[Warpy]

1. They're all going to keep a very low profile

once the magnitude of the financial swindle set into motion by St. Reagan starts to become known.

No, the dopes who voted GOP didn't benefit from it. However, they'll dimly realize they will be blamed as its enablers.

[The Magistrate]

2. Indeed, Ma'am

In the local Congressional race advertisements that are starting to crop up on my television, you can tell who the Republican is because the advertisement states no party affiliation at all, while the Democrats always close with 'My name here: Democrat for Congress'....

[demigoddess]

3. same thing around here. Also the Gop candidates aren't even campaigning

Of course they never seem to show up in our neck of the woods but at least they blanketed the place with signs and bumperstickers. now you hardly see either one. Only on the land of really big land owners.

[louis-t]

4. Calling themselves 'independant' now.

Still spouting the rhetoric, though.

[babylonsister]

5. This week I also heard some r/w nimrod try to paint McBush as a

libertarian, which I imagine would be an insult to libertarians everywhere.

[boomerbust]

9. Independant Conservatives

I cant remember the last time I hear the word Republican. They are like Saddam's followers. They just disband and try to blend into society without being noticed.

[electricD]

6. same ole, same ole

when have the rethugs EVER taken responsibility for any of their actions?
all the time using every resource they can to smear the opposition and cover up the facts.
it's been the same since reagan. let's not confuse the public with facts let's just make them "feel" good about being a UHMERCUN

[angstlessk]

7. WOW, let me be the first to say Welcome to DU!!!

I have never been able to say that to a 1 poster evah!!! Thanks for that! Its almost virginal :smoke: :hi:

[electricD]

10. Thanks

Thanks, I've been here in the shadows for quite a long time watching and finally decided to take the plunge and register. I felt it was about time to say something.

oh, and thanks for "breaking" me in. lol

[angstlessk]

12. don't be shy...I have been mostly...I have fits and starts when it comes to posting

you seem to have something to say..and you do it well...jump in and make your voice known...mostly I get ignored and so will you, unless you post lots of OP's...

on edit: OP's are Original Posts...be the one to start the conversation..it is really those people who keep this site alive and jumpin...people like me..we just post here and then..

[DaveT]

8. Um, "thataway" is one word, but . . .

otherwise this is an excellent post!

[struggle4progress]

11. Kinda like tryin t'find somebody in 1975 what'd voted fer Nixon: twarn't nary a none a them nowhere

Ever so often, the Republicans actually go hide, from embarrassment or somesuch. But they're always back soon enough, their little eyes shining with greed