A Problem of Shrinkage

**Askthepizzaguy** · 06-24-2009, 20:25

Originally Posted by Crazed Rabbit

Most of them? As far as I know only Steele has apologized in a way.

I'll have to defer to someone who has been keeping track, but... I'm pretty sure there's been a bunch more than that. This is a somewhat humorous (but a bit too mocking for my taste) page I found, but hey! Look! It's that SC governor again... and a Georgia Congressman, in addition to Steele.

I haven't been keeping track, but how many concurrent scandals are happening right now involving Republican politicians? It feels like they are actually kicking themselves when they are down. And if we can ignore the media sensationalism, I've also been monitoring the content coming from them. No real budget proposal, no real health care reform proposal. If they have the better ideas, where are they hiding them, and who told them to do so?

This is an excellent opportunity, I think, to clean house and get rid of a lot of the leadership. The party is already down, there's no real chance of winning back Congress in the next election... but perhaps those Republican seats that will always be Republican seats need to be seriously challenged in the coming election by other Republicans who can provide a more serious challenge to the Democrats

**Crazed Rabbit** · 06-24-2009, 20:31

Originally Posted by Askthepizzaguy

I'll have to defer to someone who has been keeping track, but... I'm pretty sure there's been a bunch more than that. This is a somewhat humorous (but a bit too mocking for my taste) page I found, but hey! Look! It's that SC governor again... and a Georgia Congressman, in addition to Steele.

So two republicans apologized and one more (who's no longer a leader) said he wasn't directly calling Rush an idiot.

Excuse me while I scoff at your suggestion, which you admitted was based on no research, that all republican leaders are kowtowing to Rush.
*scoffs*

Rush has nothing to do with the real problems the GOP has.

CR

**ICantSpellDawg** · 06-24-2009, 20:51

These

. Sanford has always been full of it. If Romney pulls any of this crap i'm voting for Hitler.

Sanford has worked very hard to boost his image as the quite and honest type. Too bad he has a big mouth and cheats on his wife. Hack.

Everytime a guy in the GOP cheats he loses votes for the party, even more than when a democrat does it. When will these people learn and realize that sex isn't important? Do your job and get a video game.

**Crazed Rabbit** · 06-24-2009, 21:05

Yup. What scum - cheating on their wives. And Sanford - doing it on Father's day.

He deserves ruin.

At this rate, Romney may be the only one left for the GOP in 2012. Wouldn't be bad. Though Obama's likely to get a second term anyway, so we may want to sacrifice someone else.

CR

**ICantSpellDawg** · 06-24-2009, 21:07

Originally Posted by Crazed Rabbit

Yup. What scum - cheating on their wives. And Sanford - doing it on Father's day.

He deserves ruin.

At this rate, Romney may be the only one left for the GOP in 2012. Wouldn't be bad. Though Obama's likely to get a second term anyway, so we may want to sacrifice someone else.

CR

No - Run Romney. He'll be too old to run after that and these past 8 years are his window. If he doesn't run next, he'll never run again I think. We need to put a stark alternative up agaisnt Obama, particularly if his policies fall flat or he seems extreme at the end of his 4 years. We hardly have a shot in hell - it would be a waste to blow a young career.

The GOP sacrifices old bulls, Democrats sacrifice lambs.

*Edit - I want Sanford to resign (althought it isn't my state). I simply don't trust people who betray their immediate families. How could anyone trust someone to do right by them whose own wife couldn't?

**Askthepizzaguy** · 06-24-2009, 21:11

Romney does look like a decent candidate. I probably wouldn't vote for him but I'd like to think the debate would be civil.

**Hosakawa Tito** · 06-25-2009, 00:01

Sanford should be impeached and removed from the governorship of SC. He left the state with no executive leadership and no way to contact him in case of a state emergency for 5 days. His judgement and lackadasical approach to responsibilty & duty clearly indicate he's not fit to govern. gee, you think this will hurt my chances to get the republican nomination for president? He'll probably get applauded like Senator Ensign for fessing up. Another standup guy.

**Askthepizzaguy** · 06-24-2009, 21:02

Originally Posted by Crazed Rabbit

So two republicans apologized and one more (who's no longer a leader) said he wasn't directly calling Rush an idiot.

Excuse me while I scoff at your suggestion, which you admitted was based on no research, that all republican leaders are kowtowing to Rush.
*scoffs*

Rush has nothing to do with the real problems the GOP has.

CR

I apologize CR. You've put me in my place.