The Times They Have A-Changed

And quickly.

• Americans now have as favorable an impression of the tea party movement as they do of the entire Republican Party.
• ...the tea party movement has also brought demands for purity to the GOP family, as well as expressions of intolerance and, at times, destructive behavior. All that was on display last week. GOP leaders were quick to denounce threats of violence against supporters of health care as well as the most repulsive language used against some Democratic lawmakers over the weekend on Capitol Hill. But they were equally quick to criticize the Democrats for what they said was an attempt to brand the entire conservative movement by the actions of a few on the fringe.

The time-honored Republican answer to its difficulties: blame the media. Never look within and make changes....blame the media! Keep at it my GOP friends, and please, please, please nominate Sarah Palin. Please?!? If she runs and and gets as far as the Virginia primary, I promise I will vote for her. No joke. Of course I'd never vote for her in a general election, but I like helping the GOP nominate weak candidates.
- posted by john @ 6:09 PM