While all of us on the left rejoice at the NRCC's lackluster fundraising, and while most Republicans are resigned to the fact that this will not be a blowout year for them, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) is clearly not content to sit this one out, as he exhorted his colleagues to get off their "dead asses" and pony up for the party. Boehner has a lot to be angry about, what with the slew of retirements, and now the corruption scandal surrounding Rick Renzi (R-AZ). Apparently, Boehner has been urging Renzi to step down– the one time he actually wants a colleague to retire, it doesn't happen!
Either way, seeing a Republican become this unhinged gives me a thrill. It shows that they are losing control, and, if more of them start showing their tempers publicly, we can trot out the footage, and frame their entire party as foaming-at-the-mouth lunatic beasts. And that, I dare say, would be a satisfying payback after their decades of characterizing us as effeminate sissies. So, go on, Boehner. Keep ranting . . . PLEASE!
Boehner answers a question that’s had me puzzled for a while:
Can your ass be dead if your head’s up it?
Obviously his answer is “Definitely.”
It’s not too late for a major meltdown in the party. The election is still 8 months away, plenty of time for the GOP to completely flip out and start attacking each other for their problems.
It sounds very promising. I think the only thing we have to be careful of is making sure that dems continue to listen to the people who put them in power. 2010 will be a very important mid-tem election too. With reappointment coming, Dems have the opportunity to really change the district maps and for the better. Dems can’t get drunk with power in the next 2 years and start pushing agendas the people don’t want. We can lose this as fast as we won it back. Republicans are a perfect example.
I have looked at Ohio’s districts and if they only lose one congressional district, I think we can turn two congressional districts from R to reliably D, turn two others into swing districts and get 3 force 3 republican incumbents into one district.
I think reappointment would provide us opportunities in NY, PA, TX, FL, GA, NC, OH, AZ, NV and WA. Each of these states are expected to either gain or lose districts and therefore forces the districts to be redrawn.
Apparently the NRCC is giving a million to Jim Oberweis. Even if the GOP holds this seat, that’s not a good sign.