Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Echo Chamber


Today I am shedding a little "lyte" on leadership.  A new Gallup poll shows that 47% of Republicans have no clue who the leader of their party is.  The sad, junkie clown, Rush Limbaugh was the next, with a whopping 13% of those polled saying he is the de facto leader of their party.  The unholy trinity was rounded out with Newt Gingrich, and Dick Cheney.

Hmmm, what do these three people have in common?  They are all white, male, and old.  These are the faces that will lead the Republicans?  It's so "Back to the Future".  First of all, only one of them could possibly, well probably, run for president.  And Newt seems to be basing his appeal on racist attacks on Supreme Court nominees and worrying about all the pagans that surround him. 

But the sad thing is, there is no one leading the Republicans.  And they are a group that is accustomed to leadership.  You need one boss lemming to show the other lemmings where to jump and when.  How can Republicans keep us safe without a daddy to lead them?  Oh! and what about "mommy"?  Sarah Palin was named by a mere .05%. 

It says a lot about a political party when the members of said party cannot name their leader.  Where is the message?  What is the message?  Who will push the Republican "brand"?  Not only are they out of ideas, they are fresh out of leadership.

Funny, the same people polled had no problem naming the leader of the Democratic party. 

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