isn't it interesting the a faction conservatives hate, homosexuals, are leading the party in SC and FL?

sounds like a microcosm of republicans in general.

this is delicious beyond all words.

FlashHarry: this is delicious beyond all words.

As much as I want a strong(but sane) GOP to balance out the dem(free love and nickle beer dem, BTW)

I have to agree.

FTA: Floyd, who was unopposed, was elected unanimously. She said her 2006 loss running for state Superintendent of Education had motivated her, as well as national Democrats who had her seeing red.

Took me a bit to put 1+1 together to get 2:

Floyd has come out and said quite clearly that she favors the teaching of "intelligent design" (i.e. creationism-lite) and is an ally of the Discovery Institute.

baka-san: FlashHarry: this is delicious beyond all words.

As much as I want a strong(but sane) GOP to balance out the dem(free love and nickle beer dem, BTW)

I have to agree.

yeah. part of me wishes for a moderate, inclusive GOP... but after the shiat they've pulled since '94, i'm going to enjoy a whole lot of schadenfreude for a while.

A part of me wants to tell you GOP'ers that I feel sorry for ya... but the fact is, I don't. Just pull yourselves up by your bootstraps.

I'll vote for a Republican when I can find one who isn't a liar, a hypocrite, a shill for the church, and places more importance on America and its people than their political party.

In other words... I don't think I'll ever be voting Republican again.

/still an independent
//will probably vote for 3rd parties for lesser positions since they occasionally have a chance in those.

FTFA: But U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint, who followed Graham, said he'd rather have 30 senators who stand on principle than 60 who have none.

The way the Republicans are going, in a couple years they're going to have no senators.

FlashHarry: part of me wishes for a moderate, inclusive GOP... but after the shiat they've pulled since '94 '74, i'm going to enjoy a whole lot of schadenfreude for a while.

FTFY?

FlashHarry: but after the shiat they've pulled since '94, i'm going to enjoy a whole lot of schadenfreude for a while.

Well, yeah.

FTFA: "Ron Paul is not the leader of this party," Graham said, prompting a few jeers. Some people yelled, "Yes, he is!"

Okay, that made me lol.

To a degree, they've really made their own bed with this. They've been selling crap they don't actually believe in for years to their constituents in the interests of getting elected, and selling it zealously. They've done such a good job with it in fact that their constituents have come to be true believers in their message. And now that they need to change that message to win, every tactic they've used to win that loyalty is being turned against them by their very own party.

The monster they've built to fight for them is so perfect, not even they can conquer it. And now it's set to destroy them.

somebody's got to end up owing Rush an apology, or it isn't a real GOP flamewar. Who's going to step up?

Begun the GOP civil war has....

/got nuthin

FTFA: "Ron Paul is not the leader of this party," Graham said, prompting a few jeers. Some people yelled, "Yes, he is!"

lllololollolloolololololololololollol

Sweet, sweet music

It is a beeootiful sight to behold.

I think they should continue doing what they are doing. I appreciate it!

comedy gold, comedy gold...

"You're a hypocrite!" one man yelled.

"I'm a winner, pal," Graham shot back.

too delicious!

We're going to be the party of peace and inclusion if I have to kill everyone of you knuckle dragging retards with my bare, goddamn hands.

"I'm not going to give this party over to people who can't win," Graham finished, drawing most of the crowd to its feet.

I can't imagine Lindsey Graham rousing a crowd to their feet. I wish the article had video.

It's all in this book.



/ got nothin

"You're a hypocrite!" one man yelled.

"I'm a winner, pal," Graham shot back.

"I'm not your pal, buddy!"

"I'm not your buddy, friend!"

The GOP has really sunk to a new low when Lindsey Graham is now the voice of reason and moderation in that party.

It does show that the supposed ideologues in the GOP who hold office are nothing more than hypocrites; they've been playing the real hardliners for fools for the last ten-plus years but now they have to put up or shut up.

abb3w: FlashHarry: part of me wishes for a moderate, inclusive GOP... but after the shiat they've pulled since '94 '74, i'm going to enjoy a whole lot of schadenfreude for a while.

FTFY?

This bastard...


...and the "Southern Strategy" should have been the death of them; the country would have been better off.

hugram: Hey Graham, SHUT UP, you gamecock

winnar

Let'em Eat Cake!


i hope they start eating each other once the Cake is gone. Fark the GOP and the Criminals in it

FlashHarry: this is delicious beyond all words.

its Crisp, Sweet, and Satisfying. ((::

What an excellent day for an Exorcism.

What exactly does the GOP stand for which hasn't worked in the 30 years of their damaging policies?

Smaller government?

Fiscal responsibility?

States' rights?

What's their platform again?

They won't regain their sanity until the black guy is out of the White House. That was the end of their world as they knew it, the day a black family moved in to 1600 Pennsylvania.

LOL

Suck it GOP.

/off to troll other boards, shrieking about RINOS
//doing what I can to help you consume yourselves

Graham, like the cracker.

abb3w: FTA: Floyd, who was unopposed, was elected unanimously. She said her 2006 loss running for state Superintendent of Education had motivated her, as well as national Democrats who had her seeing red.

Took me a bit to put 1+1 together to get 2:

Floyd has come out and said quite clearly that she favors the teaching of "intelligent design" (i.e. creationism-lite) and is an ally of the Discovery Institute.


That's a damned lie! And stop calling me....


Oh...

Befuddled: The GOP has really sunk to a new low when Lindsey Graham is now the voice of reason and moderation in that party.

Yeah, I never thought I'd see the day that would happen.

Apik0r0s: off to troll other boards, shrieking about RINOS

What a fulfilling life. Have fun with that.

blueyedevil: We're going to be the party of peace and inclusion if I have to kill everyone of you knuckle dragging retards with my bare, goddamn hands.

Best if read in the voice of Clark Griswald.

brainiac-dumdum: "I'm not going to give this party over to people who can't win," Graham finished, drawing most of the crowd to its feet.

I can't imagine Lindsey Graham rousing a crowd to their feet. I wish the article had video.

Here ya go (new window)

lohphat: What exactly does the GOP stand for which hasn't worked in the 30 years of their damaging policies?

Smaller government?

Fiscal responsibility?

States' rights?

What's their platform again?

More money for big corporations and rich people at the expense of the rest of us, I think.

At least, that's what it looked like for the past 8 years.

\And lies
\\And wars
\\\and spying on their own citizens
\\\\and torture
\\Have I missed anything?

This is pretty much the same fight most state GOPs are having right now. We're dealing with the same thing in Virginia, although not on this scale.

The Republican Party needs to jettison its religious faction and truly become the party of capitalism, as opposed to the party that only pays lip service to "free markets" and will only stand up for values that are "traditional" as it has been for decades and decades. If they think the only route in this political climate is to compromise with Democrats, then they might as well all switch parties and truly make this a one-party state. If they think the only stances worth defending absolutely are their anti-freedom and anti-liberty stances on gay marriage and abortion, then they might as well get out of politics.

DeltaXi65: We're dealing with the same thing in Virginia

Who's winning?

DeltaXi65: This is pretty much the same fight most state GOPs are having right now. We're dealing with the same thing in Virginia, although not on this scale.

You mentioned this in another thread.
How are things going on the local levels?
Is it possible that common sense will return?
Virginia going blue is about as bad as it gets.

jcooli09: lohphat: What exactly does the GOP stand for which hasn't worked in the 30 years of their damaging policies?

Smaller government?

Fiscal responsibility?

States' rights?

What's their platform again?

More money for big corporations and rich people at the expense of the rest of us, I think.

I'm not sure what you're referring to with that last item. If you're referring to the massive bailouts of industry, I agree that was one of the worst things the Republicans participated in in the last eight years. (But of course, Democrats participated as well, and continue to do so on the same scale.)

If you're referring to the so-called "tax cuts for the wealthy", you may feel that they are wrong or ineffective, but you're being dishonest if you're suggesting that such cuts came "at the expense of the rest of us". The rich pay the most into the system, ergo they get the most back when rates are cut. It's their money, not yours or mine. One may say that the tax cuts were not appropriate, but to claim that they resulted in money being transferred from the less wealthy to the more is simply not correct.

SilentStrider: sounds like a microcosm of republicans in general.

This. Very much this.
I suspect other established or recently turned 'Red' states will mirror this, with potentially a few exceptions.

You show me a party that agrees with every one of your beliefs, and I'll show you a party of one.

The Republican Party is and has been the party of Failing Upwards. They screw everything up and then look like heroes for saving us from their screw-ups. I've heard others call them the party of "doubling down" and it's pretty much the same.

The problem now is that they can't fail any harder. But it's important to try...