At the conclusion of this year's CPAC, (which was attended by Fordham's own College Republicans) Rush Limbaugh once again called for Obama's failure in the White House. Devastated after the November elections and bankrupt of new ideas, Republicans are turning towards Rush as the "intellectual force and energy" behind the party. Yet with Rush at the helm, the Republican Party would only be driven down towards minority-fringe status--oblivious to the rest of the country and devoid of any real political power.
Limbaugh and his fellow right-wingers fail to realize that 80% of the country is behind Obama's economic plans. The American people are looking for government assistance in this economic crisis, and, with Republicans offering nothing but opposition, Obama offers a convincing plan to get the country back on track after eight years of mismanagement.
Although Limbaugh's speech carried on an hour longer than expected and was met with repeated standing ovations, Rush continues to unnerve the few levelheaded Republicans that actually have America's interests at heart. Republican Whip Eric Cantor admits that "I don't think that anyone wants anything to fail right now," but with Santorum, Delay, and Malkin all calling for Obama's failure, it's pretty obvious that Rush's Republican Party is not thinking about the American People: it's just intent on revenge.
I think that after eight years of failure, we could all use a little success.
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Why is Rush considered the "intellectual force" of the Republican Party? He started out as a mere disc jockey.
ReplyDeleteDon't you just love how the Democrats have become the party of bipartisanship? ;-)
And Karl Rove, the political genius of the Republican Party, is a college dropout, but I doubt anyone disputes his intelligence and sheer tactical brilliance.
ReplyDeletePlus, Rahm's calling Limbaugh the "intellectual force" behind the Republican Party is an insult. The implication is that there is very little intellectualism in the minority party right now.
Right now? I would argue post-1980 (Reagan did not know how to receive Communion)
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