Why Republicans Suck.

If I had to sum it up in one word it would be “predatory”. If I was given a few words I’d use words like Senile, Obstructionist, Anti-American, Arrogant, Hypocritical and the like. How can I say that? It’s easy.


Let’s start with senile. I have a relative that is slipping into senility and here are a few of the signs: Can’t remember the recent past, keeps saying the same wrong or misinterpreted things over and over (and believes them to be true and unquestionable), needs help but refuses it, thinks a cheerleader has true leadership properties (even though she couldn’t finish a term in an elected office), thinks they are the center of the world. There are more signs, but I think you get the idea. The Republican Party used to stand for fiscal responsibility, but “W” showed the worst fiscal policies and ideals of any president in my life. I never thought anyone could top Carter, but it was George W. Bush in the last 6 months of his office telling the public that without a “Bailout” the country is doomed. The senility of the GOP will become evident in that they will not remember that and will blame it on the Obama administration.


Now we move on to obstructionism. The current Republican stance is that if it didn’t come from them it shouldn’t be. This doesn’t agree with what the American public showed at the Polls in November of 2008. The idea that corporations mean more to America than people do doesn’t work. For years the Republicans referred to them selves as “Conservatives”. The question would be “What did you conserve?” It obviously wasn’t Americans rights or freedom. The idea that our government can spy on us without due process of law was guaranteed in the Constitution. The Republicans in the first 6 years of “W” killed that. They didn’t conserve our ecology a bit. Do I really need to go into how the “W” Reich raped the EPA and the laws governing the ecology? The Republicans didn’t conserve the Geneva Convention. Can you say “Water-boarding anyone?”  If you don’t think its torture let me do it to you 8 or ten times an hour for a few weeks and them we will see what you say. Even a very right wing radio host had to admit he was wrong when he was subjected to it. What a rare occurrence that was, a right wing pundit admitting he was wrong. “W” even tried to lower soldiers combat benefits during a war that he declared (luckily men of saner minds prevailed).  How does that “conserve” our respect for the military?


Oh my GOD did he say that the Republican Party is Anti-American? YES he did. When the people clearly voted the Republicans out a good number of Republicans declared that they hoped the new President would fail. THAT is un-American and Anti-American. To be such poor losers and exhibit such poor judgment as to make statements that they hoped anything went wrong for America is Anti-American. It is also so hypocritical when one remembers the reactions the Republicans went through when anyone criticized anything “W” did. Funny in the end we can all see those criticisms were correct. 


The arrogance of the Republican Party has probably been its biggest fault. The GOP is so arrogant, it could not take notice that the rest of the world wondered if we were sane when “W” got elected again. When Clinton was exposed over Monica Lewinski, the GOP and its media spinners, Fox News, were making statements about how terrible this made the USA look to the rest of the world. Truth was the rest of the world didn’t care and thought the hullabaloo was theatrical. Now that Obama has won the Nobel Prize the GOP and its media are saying he didn’t deserve it and that it is Left wing propaganda. Again they show what poor losers they are and how arrogant and hyporcritical they are.  That brings up another thought about the “Left leaning Media”. If it was so left leaning why did we hear about Lewinski? Why did we hear about Chappaquiddick (Long before Murdoch bought FOX). This fact shows another example of a weak party doing what the Germans did in World War 2. Discredit the media and use what they call “news” to propagandize.


What should the GOP do? In one phrase it would be “Change Tactics”. You are alienating the voters. You have no candidates that have their own platforms or can demonstrate that they can think for themselves. They must abide by GOP platforms or be tossed aside. The platform sucks. People (voters) want people to matter more than businesses. Are you deaf?  Pick some candidates based on their proven ability.  When you presented us with Sara Palin we knew you were no longer serious about running the country. Even most of my GOP friends were shocked at her nomination. Distance yourselves from the pundits and loudmouths you have been foisting on the American public for so long. The day of the screaming loudmouth is over. Learn to listen and engage in true, polite, civil conversation with the American people. Don’t talk, or RANT over everyone else. When you state a fact, be ready to prove it. WE don’t want to see some spin doctors take on things. We want facts. If you lie to use we won’t trust you and will not elect you. That is why you weren’t re-elected in 2008. No one trusts you because when facts are presented you dodge them, try to discredit the source (usually one far more reliable than you), call someone a name (like Liberal) or change the subject to how great it is to be a Christian or member of the NRA. I’m not against being a member of any Religion (except fanaticism) or owning a gun. It isn’t an issue, its sleight of hand. You use those issues to divert peoples attention from what is really going on.


I do not vote for any party line be it Democrat, Republican, Whig, Tory, Labor, etc. These party’s have a self promoting agenda and it is not good for America. I vote for issues and usually for the least awful candidate. In my life there have been no candidates I truly think represented my desires for America. None have asked what my thoughts are.

If you have read all this and are a member of the GOP I applaud you for doing something most of your party won’t do. That is listening to the “other” side. If you are a Democrat and have read this I suggest you read my pages about Why Democrats Suck.