While we’re being entertained by buffonery of the dying GOP, the other party is being usurped by the GOP’s former corporate sponsors, because the GOP has indeed become irrelevant

What a good point!!!

I was remarking to my husband — and noting on another thread — that NOW, while the support for instance, for the public option is incredibly strong, when the Republican “name” is so disgraced no one wants to be associated with it, why can’t the Democrats get their act together and push through some good stuff?

I hadn’t looked at it from the point of the lobbyists deserting the Republican party because of its irrelevance and moving on over [or manning up] to the Dem party as the only one “in power.”

I continue to maintain that with some firm leadership from “the top” [that means you, BHO] progress could have been achieved on a number of issues.

Someone wrote on another diary here that what BHO ought to be doing on the health care issue first, of course, is supporting the public option. Then he ought to go make some “listening stops” to get the public to “contact their Congresscritters.”

He should start in the states of every one of those recalcitrant Blue Dog Democrats. Invite Mr. or Ms. Recalcitrant to either appear on the stage with him, or be notably absent.

Sitting around the office — or even jetting off on that stupid European gig — is NOT the way to deal with the most important issue on his [and the country’s] plate.

Oh, but Scarborough defended him. When someone else said, “Joe! He was AWOL on Father’s Day! He has 4 small children!” Joe actually said, “Like ME, he thinks EVERY DAY is Father’s Day!”

Scarborough is shameless. And, of course, Mika just giggled.