I think the Republican Party is at war with common sense. I think that if the Democrats came out against eating yellow snow, Rick Perry would eat yellow snow. I think Republicans live in a world now where whatever a Liberal says, no matter how sensible, is automatically evil, wrong, and needs to be fought with the fervor of a starving raccoon on crystal meth. If Michell Obama says it’s good to eat vegetables and take a walk, then I’m going to sit in my garage with the car running and eat bacon grease out of a coffee can.
Sure, I found myself laughing at what Bill Maher has to say about Republicans, but what makes it so bittersweet is the ring of truth contained within his words. A lucid, intelligent observer would have difficulty concluding anything other than Republicans really ARE at war with common sense. When your central philosophy seems to be “A Liberal said it, ergo it’s wrong AND evil,” I don’t know how you could possibly have any claim to the moral or intellectual high ground.
How silly have things become? And just how thoroughly divorced from common sense are today’s Republicans? Well, how about this small sampling of attitudes that really are fairly representative:
You may not have known this, but we Liberals are driven by the belief that our ‘One Mission in Life is to Abort Children.’
Republicans are convinced that marriage equality threatens “real” marriage.
Cutting money for rape crisis centers during the middle of Sexual Assault Awareness Month? That just shows how committed Floriduh Gov. Rick Scott is to women’s issues.
It’s acceptable to use one’s Catholic faith to justify a draconian budget blueprint, even though it appears to be the very antithesis of Jesus’ teachings.
There’s something (not so very) prescient about discussing LGBT issues in terms of “Billy wanting to marry a goat.”
Republicans are convinced that increasing taxes on the wealthy will destroy the economy, despite convincing evidence to the contrary.
The wife of the Republican nominee for President seems to be channeling Marie Antoinette or Leona Helmsley.
I can certainly understand if some, or even all, of these things are important to you. I would certainly disagree with you, but that’s part and parcel of a healthy democracy, no? The problem comes in when you make these things the central focus of your campaign. To me, this indicates in brilliant, flashing lights that you have nothing of substance to offer. If you can’t make the economy, health care, education, and/or infrastructure (among other pressing issues) the centerpiece of your argument for change, why should Americans vote for you? Or is the plan simply to propagandize, divert, and scare the electorate into doing your bidding? It’s not as if it hasn’t worked before….
Why must the 2012 election cycle be reduced to once again fighting the culture wars?
When do we get to talk about SERIOUS ISSUES?
