First principles, Clarice. Simplicity. Read Marcus Aurelius. Of each particular thing ask: what is it in itself? What is its nature? –Hannibal Lecter
So the Republican hand-wringers want Rush Limbaugh to pipe down. Apparently, all the white noise of his recent bloviating has obscured the party’s message.
Stuff and Nonsense! I'm not sure Limbaugh even believes his own bullshit, but he knows full well the iron rules of what passes muster as an Acceptable Republican Idea, to wit:
Government is always incompetent.
Taxes may never be raised.
"Spending" must always opposed in the abstract, yet rarely defined in reality. (Military spending has no upper limit.)
Market solutions are always best, unless they upset our supporters.
Only corporations and wealthy individuals can spur economic growth.
Budget deficits, no matter how large, will be reduced by cutting taxes.When in doubt, deregulate.
If Republican politicians violate these rules, their party will cease to exist. They will become Democrats. Limbaugh got a bad rap on his "hoping-for-failure" comment, but in stark political terms, he was correct--the Republican Party cannot afford to allow government solutions to succeed. Bill Kristol knew it. Karl Rove knew it. Rush Limbaugh knows it.
Anybody who watched Jon Kyl and Paul Ryan on FOX News Sunday yesterday saw that Republicans have no new ideas. That’s why they keep Newt Gingrich around. He has lots of bullet points, but does anybody really understand what the hell he’s talking about? Have any of his wacky schemes ever been tried? Newt’s chief value to the GOP is as a fund raiser and a supplier of rhetoric. Substantively, he’s a bit player.
Republicans can still win elections, but the Democrats don’t have to worry about countering any bold new ideas. They just have to govern successfully. (That’s all!)
2 comments:
I am loving this feud between Limbaugh and Steele. They both believe the same things but bicker over stupid shit. It goes like this:
Limbaugh-"Steele reject everything the democrats put out!"
Steele-"We do not like the the spending policies being put out by Nancy Pelosi and the democrats."
Limbaugh-"You traitor! We will not win unless you say Obama! Well you obviously want Obama to succeed, go chair the democratic party!
Put that on top of what Steele said about him being the leader of the republican party and Limbaugh says no that is not good enough. Limbaugh says he has forced himself to head the conservative movement and now all these pundits are taking sides and is becoming a lovely soap opera. Cannot wait to see what happens next.
UPDATE: Steele apologized to Rush. Hilarious. Short episode but a great ending.
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