Former "Reasonable Republican" Josh Barro Dumps Republican Party: ‘F–k It, I’m Out’

If you watch MSNBC very much, you've seen a pundit from Business Insider named Josh Barro. He's young, attractive and fit, and he's a Republican. An especially odd duck, a reasonable Republican. And this was before the recent wave of conservative commentators the network has insisted on presenting of late, in an effort to rebrand as a more serious, less explicitly liberal news channel.

Well, Barro used to be the reasonable Republican. Now, he's a reasonable Democrat.

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Josh Barro Leaves GOP for Democratic Party: ‘F–k It, I’m Out’

Business Insider senior editor Josh Barro tweeted, “F–K it, I’m out,” with a link to an article explaining why he left the GOP to join the Democratic Party on Sunday – and just like that, the Republicans had one less member. . .

Read more at: San Francisco Gate

Mrs. Betty Bowers Says: Join the Republican Party!

And if America's Best Christian™ says so, who am I to argue?

Found at: VoenixRising.com (often gloriously NSFW).

Will Republicans Go the Way of the Whigs?

Image from Hub Pages

I know what you're thinking, I'm a far-left, liberal moon bat. I want to stir things up, and make it seem like the Republicans are tearing themselves apart, all to further my ends of seeing to it that President Obama is re-elected. Well, yes. But don't take it from me. Take it from some folks on the right. . .


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The Republican Party Becomes the Whig Party

In 1831, Henry Clay formed a new political party. He called it the Whig Party. His goal was to ensure Jeffersonian democracy and fight President Andrew Jackson, a Democrat. Over the course of the next 20 years, the Whig Party achieved several presidential victories. But as slavery assumed more and more national importance in the political debate, the Whig Party began to shatter. Southern Whigs were slave owners; Northern Whigs were industrial gurus who hated slavery. In 1849, the Illinois Whig leader, one Abraham Lincoln, quit politics completely in frustration with the party's inability to come together. With the Compromise of 1850, in which Whig leaders strengthened the Fugitive Slave Act on the one hand and admitted California as a free state on the other, the Whig Party was fractured beyond repair. . . 

Read more at: Town Hall

Just Who is In Charge of the GOP?

Photo from source, BBC News

That's an excellent question. Another would be, "Who would want to be in charge of the GOP?"

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Who leads the US Republican Party?

There can be little doubt as to who is currently in charge of America's Democratic Party.

From behind his desk in the Oval Office, Barack Obama can usually rely on the members of his party to follow his lead.

But the divided nature of the American political system means that the party that does not hold the White House does not have a single figure it can look to for leadership. . .

Read more at: BBC News

Rudy Says Bill Clinton to Blame...

Rudy "Hold On My Wife Is On the Phone" Giuliani says that William "I'll make Ya Famous" Clinton is responsible for the overstretched military of today.

"Our military is too small to deal with the Islamic terrorism threats, but it really is too small to deter would-be aggressors to even think of challenging us. And that's due to Bill Clinton," Giuliani told students and others in the audience of about 350 at Iowa State University's Memorial Union.

This amongst other presidential proclamations he made today.

Rudy always (9/11) makes me think of when a live comedy show is going badly. His answers & statements seem badly scripted. But at the end of the show Rudy will proclaim that (9/11) all went well & he knows what is (9/11) best for all us.

Knowing best means he should know how to ready the military better than anyone... After all, he dun so gud in Nuuyork... Just ask his "well equipped" fire & police departments. I hear they have top notch radio systems there... At least now they do.

Speaking of the police... who is that buddy of yours anyway??? Uh... ok... oh... Good cop/Bad cop stuff... Don't you worry, I am sure your secrets are safe with a crooked cop. Careful... do I see a 'corruption probe' behind you???

Random Monkey Thoughts: One thing I can say about Giuliani is he seems just dumb enough to be president... at least by today's standards. You lead the free world with the president you have, not the president you want. Hmmm... I wonder if his wife keeps calling "9-1-1" & getting Rudy?

Stupid Monkey Rants & Rudy speaks...

Click on photo for another of Rudy's bad scripts...

The Weekend is Here!

You may see slightly less posting this weekend, as we are entertaining guests from out of town. I will still try to get away, and post when I have the opportunity. For now, enjoy this:

ASK A REPUBLICAN!

Republican Party "Census" PUSH POLL

Funny thing. Though I registered as a member of the Democratic (not Democrat) Party last year, I continue to receive mail and email from the good old RNC/GOP. In fact, I was so incensed by an email from them a few months ago, I actually sent them a nasty-gram to have myself removed from their list. Somebody didn't get the memo.

I received this in the mail this weekend. According to the cover letter, "You are among a select group of Republicans who have been chosen to take part in the official 2007 CENSUS OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY." It goes on to say "But, because it is cost prohibitive for the Republican Party to print and mail an official REPUBLICAN PARTY CENSUS to each and every one of the 62,000,000 Republicans nationwide, your answers will represent the views and opinions of ALL Republican voters living in your voting district." Well, ain't I special?

The letter goes on to threaten and scare me, the Republican representative of my whole district, into voting GOP, lest "Democrats become the majority party in America for a generation or more. . ." I'm quaking in my boots.

The survey itself (which you can see in all its glory, if you click the above image) is a sight to behold. It could be "Exhibit A" in a trial about push polling. Here are some of the very leading questions on this "census," along with my comments:

• Should we stop the Democrats from cutting funding for our intelligence agencies or bringing back Clinton-era restrictions on inter-agency communications? Let's be honest, is any Democrat ACTUALLY proposing this? And slamming Clinton too, nice touch. Subtle.
• Do you support the use of air strikes against any country that offers safe harbor or aid to individuals or organizations committed to further attacks on America? Oh, by all means. You had me at "Do you support the use of air strikes against ANY COUNTRY!"
• Should we continue working to permanently repeal the Inheritance or "Death Tax?" Hey, if Frank Luntz named it, it HAS to be a great idea. And Paris is going to need some tax breaks after she gets outta the pokey.
• Should we make sure President Bush's judicial nominees receive fair hearings and up or down votes in the Senate even when Democrats threaten a filibuster? Christ, if I hear "up or down vote" one more time, I'm going to start bleeding from my eyes. Newsflash: if the Democrats threaten a filibuster, there ain't a doggone thing you can do about it. Nuclear option, my ass.
• Do you want us to defend the recently passed partial birth abortion ban from attacks by the Democrat majority? A blatant push poll question. Are ANY prominent Democrats doing this? ANYONE?
• Do you think Congress should pass the Federal Marriage Amendment? I knew they couldn't get through this thing without an anti-gay question. Harrumph.

There are more, but I won't punish you any further. They then ask for money, of course, because as we know the RNC is a shoestring operation. Donations range from $500 to $Other, so you can imagine what mine will be. Hilariously, if you are unable to donate, but wish to send in your "census," there is the following note:

• Yes, I support the RNC, but I am unable to participate at this time. However, I have enclosed $11 to cover the cost of tabulating my survey.

Or, you have this option:

• No, I favor electing liberal Democrats over the next ten years.

Thanks for making up my mind for me! I should note also, that the term "Democrat Party" is used, of course, in this "census." For those unaware, the name of the party is the Democratic Party. The term "Democrat Party" was focus tested by Republicans, and it was found that using the incorrect terminology resonates more negatively, and that using "Democratic" comes off sounding too positive. That, friends, is the RNC in a nutshell. Send out fear-mongering letters, with push-polling surveys--in other words mislead and scare your base. Because you don't trust them to come up with the correct conclusions on their own. Nice.