Comments on: The Trouble with the GOP? http://raford.wordpress.com/2009/06/26/the-trouble-with-the-gop/ Thoughts on politics, food, whatever. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:33:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: zenyenta http://raford.wordpress.com/2009/06/26/the-trouble-with-the-gop/#comment-2131 zenyenta Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:11:27 +0000 http://raford.wordpress.com/?p=1747#comment-2131 Did you ever read the study that demonstrates that incompetent people have fewer doubts about their competency than competent ones? I think that has a lot to do with the fix we find ourselves in today. Did you ever read the study that demonstrates that incompetent people have fewer doubts about their competency than competent ones? I think that has a lot to do with the fix we find ourselves in today.

]]> By: Badtux http://raford.wordpress.com/2009/06/26/the-trouble-with-the-gop/#comment-2128 Badtux Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:00:12 +0000 http://raford.wordpress.com/?p=1747#comment-2128 Well, that, and stupidity. For example, there are some Republicans who argue that the next Republican candidate for President should adopt Ron Paul's health care plan -- eliminate Medicare, eliminate Medicaid, eliminate federal regulation of health insurers, eliminate state regulation of health insurers, eliminate the employer tax deduction for employer-provided health care... Now, of course, Medicare has an 80% popularity rating. About the only people who want Medicare eliminated are a small core of Ron Paul cranks and Republican ideologues. But that's what they propose to run on: Eliminating the most popular government program other than Social Security (which they also want to eliminate but that's another subject). Morons. In a democracy that's not how you win elections. That's how you become the marginalized "Party of No", a bunch of cranks with no power other than that of the sheer bile of being on the wrong side of history. - Badtux the "When did Republicans lose their brains?!" Penguin Well, that, and stupidity. For example, there are some Republicans who argue that the next Republican candidate for President should adopt Ron Paul’s health care plan — eliminate Medicare, eliminate Medicaid, eliminate federal regulation of health insurers, eliminate state regulation of health insurers, eliminate the employer tax deduction for employer-provided health care…

Now, of course, Medicare has an 80% popularity rating. About the only people who want Medicare eliminated are a small core of Ron Paul cranks and Republican ideologues. But that’s what they propose to run on: Eliminating the most popular government program other than Social Security (which they also want to eliminate but that’s another subject).

Morons. In a democracy that’s not how you win elections. That’s how you become the marginalized “Party of No”, a bunch of cranks with no power other than that of the sheer bile of being on the wrong side of history.

- Badtux the “When did Republicans lose their brains?!” Penguin

]]> By: Fidel http://raford.wordpress.com/2009/06/26/the-trouble-with-the-gop/#comment-2127 Fidel Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:05:51 +0000 http://raford.wordpress.com/?p=1747#comment-2127 Not that I particularly agree with the idea, I believe the republican's last chance will be to turn to Ron Paul to expect any sort of popularity in the next presidential election. That is, if the good doctor is gracious enough to run again. Not that I particularly agree with the idea, I believe the republican’s last chance will be to turn to Ron Paul to expect any sort of popularity in the next presidential election. That is, if the good doctor is gracious enough to run again.

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