Republicans in disarray

Disarrayed, just the way I like 'em.

A couple of the driving forces behind the Republican victories in November’s midterm elections now threaten to derail the GOP’s chances to recapture the White House. The far-right tea party, which energized the party’s base last fall, now poses a significant hurdle for any Republican presidential aspirant. Candidates who can meet the radical movement’s exacting standards to get through the primary contests will likely be unacceptable to the American electorate at large.

Run, Michelle Bachman, run. And pull your party hard to the extreme right.

In fact, the radically conservative approach adopted by new Republican governors like Scott Walker in Wisconsin or Chris Christie in New Jersey threatens to create a backlash not only among Democrats but moderate independents. The harsh, anti-union measure pushed through the state legislature by Walker and the Republican majority in Wisconsin already looks like a Pyrrhic victory because of its negative reverberations throughout the country.

One hopes that sooner, rather than later, the general public wakes up and sees the radicalism of these union busters: they are doing the bidding of their moneyed benefactors and slamming middle class workers.


In short, it’s looking more and more like the Republicans are up that proverbial creek and their paddles – the tea party and Fox – are taking them in the wrong direction.

Run, Michelle, run.