Lock the doors, pull the children close, and hold on to your hats. Because Republicans are loose on the streets and on the airwaves and have savagely begun feeding on each other.
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Yes, it’s true. Republicans are openly turning on each other; infighting, cannibalizing, pointing fingers and placing blame on why the party is imploding, while pulling at straws on how to “stop the bleeding.” In the wake of the Arlen Specter defection, moderate Republicans are blaming conservatives like Sarah Palin for the party’s ills. Jeb Bush is saying it’s time to forget about revered Republican Ronald Reagan. Rush Limbaugh long since turned on RNC Chairman Michael Steele. Michael Steele recently turned on Mitt Romney. Dick Cheney completely dissed distinguished Gen. Colin Powell over the weekend. “Joe the Plumber” just announced he is quitting the party. And now mild-mannered Mike Huckabee has publicly mocked his colleagues for attempting a “Listening Tour.” HAS THE REPUBLICAN PARTY GONE MAD???`
In a self-penned article on Fox News.com, former presidential candidate and current GOP conservative Mike Huckabee is the latest party stalwart to voice public dissent. In the article, Huckabee makes no bones about it he is not AT ALL a fan of the new Republican “Listening Tour,” even laughing at party members for their attempted efforts. Here are excerpts of his comments:
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A new group was recently formed that is calling itself a group of experts for the purpose of making the Republican Party attractive to voters again. The strategy is supposedly to go on a listening tour so they can talk to the American people and hear what people are concerned about.
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It’s hard to keep from laughing out loud when people living in the bubble of the Beltway suddenly wake up one day and think they ought to have a listening tour; even funnier when their first earful expedition takes them all the way to the suburbs of Washington, D.C.
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If some of these leaders had been listening already, they wouldn’t need to form a group to start listening now. Some of the ones who have decided to start listening sure weren’t listening last fall when they were supporting the TARP bailout bill that pretty much discredited any semblance of conservative conviction.
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It’s also sad when Jeb Bush suggested that we need to “get past Reagan” and the group indicated that it doesn’t plan to listen much to the Republicans who became Republicans because they believe in the sanctity of life, traditional marriage and express support for the Second Amendment. Most of us thought the party was pretty strong under Reagan and appreciated that he wasn’t ashamed of God and didn’t seem embarrassed of his respect for human life at all stages.
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For those on the listening tour, listen to this: If the party elite want to abandon principled leadership to protect life, support traditional marriage while going along with deficit exploding spending, interference and micro-managing of private business and failing to police corruption and govern competently, then hearing aids or a panel of experts won’t help.
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It's true. There seems to be NO END to the "Madness" that's been guiding the GOP for years now_and getting worse with every passing day_smh.David Frum asked:“Was the GOP "PIZZA PARTY" just a Romney PR stunt?”Full story: <a href="http://newmajority.comhttp://newmajority.com<br />Well of course it was a “STUNT” David. And since WHEN is anything presented by the Republican Party NOT a gimmick!?!But even I’ll admit that Romney has a particularly smarmy_if not slimy_ personality, like a used car salesman with a disingenuous smile and rows of “lemons” on his car lot “for sale.” NEXT example…..Politico:"GOP, RNC to rebrand Democrats as 'Socialists'.."[ A member of the Republican National Committee told me Tuesday that when the RNC meets in an extraordinary special session next week, it will approve a resolution rebranding Democrats as the “Democrat Socialist Party.” When I asked if such a resolution would force RNC Chairman Michael Steele to use that label… Read more »