After 100 days of hand wringing and half-measures, Republican Party Pooh-Bah Michael Steele has hit upon what might be the GOP’s Best. Strategy. Evah.
We can’t go back out and start pointing fingers at the Democrats and saying, “look how bad they’re performing, look at what they are doing with the economy,” when we jumpstarted this thing. We were the ones who put the 700 billion on the table and said, “all right, let’s start nationalizing the banking system,” so for no for us to stand back and say that’s a bad thing to do is disingenuous. So, let’s own up, do the "my bad," and move forward.
I wish I had my FDL instant comedy players handy, because this sounds like a ready-made skit. Errant predator strike—my bad. Tanked the economy—my bad. Drowned a city—my bad. Bungled two wars—my bad. Tossed the Constitution out with the recycling—my bad. Disappeared and tortured people—my bad.
[cue laugh track]
Now let’s move on.
The GOP—all about looking forward.
Update: Christy tells me that Steel has tried this before. . . in February. Sigh. A hundred days and already in reruns.
I wonder how long before the GOP decides on a summer replacement.



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Tossed the Constitution out with the recycling—my bad.
more like “Laura, we’re out of TP, can you hand me that old thing?” since we know aWol doesn’t recycle
Sorry I can’t stay to help, but I’ve got to head to work.
My bad.
Michael Steele: Please pay attention to my comedy act, while we slip a fox in the hen house while you’re not looking.
http://www.consortiumnews.com/2009/042909a.html
Thanks Gregg.
May the Republicans never ever fire Steele! He is too wonderful a source of entertainment in these trying times!
Reminiscing…
“Sorry ’bout that, chief!” — Maxwell Smart
Is Steele ready to do teh Specter?
Shows you how low the D party has sunk, that they would accept a scumbag like Specter.
Speaking of thug mouthpieces, good ol’ ginny fuxx (asshole, NC) got a little face time on msnbc a few minutes ago with her comments from yesterday. And, yes, I can call the witch bloody well anything I want; she claims to represent *my* state and I’m here to tell ya, we ain’t all that stupid!
terrific stuff there greg, I am hoping we can actually do that, possibly with the fdl authors here at the lake
It’s friggin’ hilarious that certain senior Democratic senators are now upset about backroom deals that undermine the democratic process. Too bad, so sad.
can you imagine the hits on youtube that will get?
will definately faciliate traffic and new members
OT, the hedge fund and banksters have forced Chryler into Chapter 11. Everyone was willing to compromise except Geithners hedge fund and bankster buddies.
Look at it this way. The Democratic Party is the last refuge of Republican scoundrels.
The Rs thought they were going to make Steele into their token and he turned out to be the Mouth that Roared. Too funny.
Michael Steele is simply negotiating with hotel management about the compensation for damages suffered in the penthouse suite the GOP rented the past 8 years. The fact that he acknowledges any damage at all is a sign of a “moderate” temperament which is neither necessary nor desirable in today’s GOP. I expect Steele to resign or be fired before Independence Day, which is the date on which the “moderate” former Republicans should launch their “New American Party,” if they have any sense at all.
A variation on TR’s “Bull Moose Party” is the only chance the moderate Republicans have to remain relevant. I’ll be curious to see how big their tent is and who finds it an attractive alternative to the political parties which dominate the current political landscape.
You betcha.
If the Rs split up, they will be a half-party and a half of a half party. There is no place for them to go. As much as I can’t stand Specter, it did seem to me that he was really not able to be as “independent” as he wanted and remain in the Goofer tent.
Whether it will ever be any good for the Dems remains to be seen. I hope there will be a real D option in the PA D primary.
It took Domenici getting out altogether, but it turned NM blue.
I thought it was a reasonable thing for him to say (without having the context): we were part of this or the cause of this so it’s absurd for us to complain about the Democrats doing it.
To their salad days of Stained Blue Dresses, a “Linda Tripp left-over” and something else for Ken Starr to do that looks like porn, reads like porn and results in impeachment.
Modern republicanism is the One-Trick Pony of modern politics. For real.
new post upstairs…
Well being born again worked for GWB.
This made me LOL: Paraphrased from John Nichols of The Nation:
The Motherf**king R Party really is cracking up. This cracks me up!