The rethug party is now officially the batshit insane lunacy party

[Hugabear]

The views are nothing new - cut taxes for the rich, cut spending for social programs, anti-minority, blah blah blah.

But in the past, at least the rethugs tried to nominate someone who at least looked halfway respectable and could talk somewhat coherently. Reagan - conservative hack, but good orator. Pappy Bush - seasoned political hack, founder of the BFEE. Bob Dole - another seasoned political hack, but generally well-respected.

That started to change with Son of Bush, and has descended into complete lunacy now as the GOP candidates scratch and claw at each other in order to prove who is the most extreme.

At first, we assumed that Michelle Bachmann had the batshit insane crown locked up. It was hers for the taking. Now she's starting to look like one of the more sane candidates - which should scare the living hell out of anyone.

You've got Herman Cain doing his best impression of a KKK grand wizard - calling black voters stupid, Muslims untrustworthy, and openly fantasizing about killing Mexican immigrants. Then he trots out his 999 plan, which turns out would actually raise taxes on the poor, while giving the wealthy an incredibly huge tax break. He admits he doesn't really know what the hell he's talking about.

Santorum goes on the offensive against Google, Saturday Night Live, and anyone who dares make fun of him. He whines about how much he's being bullied, then turns around and says horrible things about homosexuals.

Romney and Perry have decided to engage each other in a never-ending series of schoolyard fights, tantamount to "Am too" - "Are not".

Meanwhile, the more "scholarly" rethug candidates - Newt Gingrich and John Huntsman - are strangely silent, relegated to the sidelines. Rethugs apparently aren't very fond of those who they consider intellectuals. If this were the year 1988, these two would probably be the GOP front-runners. But remember, that was back before the GOP fully embraced the insane.

[TheWraith]

1. Kicked and recommended. But... "now"? :D nt

[Hugabear]

3. It's been a pretty rapid decline

Started in earnest with Son of Bush.

Accelerated with Palin as the VP candidate.

Now it's full-blown insane.

[lonestarnot]

2. "is now"

[PDJane]

4. I hate I should have to mention this,

but the "official" stamp comes a bit late.

[kysrsoze]

5. Where have you been for the last decade? :D It just sinks lower every year.

I know what you mean though, the stupidity and selfishness almost never fail to stun us all.

[Hugabear]

6. Maybe it's just a matter of perspective

Compared to this year's crowd, previous GOP candidates seem relatively normal.

Of course, there were previous candidates like Buchanan and David Duke, so maybe it's not really all that different.

[Kalidurga]

7. Is there any way we could sponsor some debates...

if we could get them talking at least once a week there is no way people would not understand how awful they are...I would even let them have Glen Beck as a moderator and let them talk for a good five minutes.