The Clown Car is going off the cliff
Republicans are not only ethically and morally bankrupt .. they're also running out of dosh. May the gap against the them continue to widen .. because only a massacre in '08 will end the far right lunacy that has the GOP in its clutches.
I'd like the old GOP back.
I'd bet there's quite a few big Republican donors who've suddenly found their investments aren't quite as sound as they thought.
From politico.com: "At the end of August, the National Republican Congressional Committee reported only $1.6 million cash on hand, with $4 million in debt. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, by comparison, had banked over $22 million, with only $3 million in debt.[..]"
In other words, Congressional Democrats have a surplus of $19 million while Republicans have a deficit of $2.4 million.
Also, according to Gallup's annual Governance survey, conducted Sept. 14-16, 2007, the Democratic Party enjoys a 15-point lead over the Republicans in overall favorability, 53% vs. 38%.
Democrats have a 20-point lead on which party would do a better job of keeping the country prosperous .. and a 5-point lead on national security, which has always been Republican strength.
Here it is again:
From abcnews.com: "A crucial GOP fundraising committee is nearly broke, according to its latest monthly filing with the Federal Election Committee last week.
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) reported $1.6 million in cash on hand and $4 million in debts as of Aug. 31. The group helps bankroll House campaigns for GOP candidates.
Its counterpart, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, reported $22.1 million, more than 10 times its Republican counterpart.
Campaign finance experts say the latest numbers portend an ill future for GOP candidates, particularly newcomers who haven't had years in office to build up a war chest. "If there's no money in the bank, it's going to be hard to take seats away from the Democrats," said Massie Ritsch of the Center for Responsive Politics, a Washington, D.C.-based campaign finance watchdog group. Julie Shutley, a spokeswoman for the NRCC, disputed the dim forecast. "We believe we are going to have every resource that we need to be competitive," said Shutley."
Then Julie raced down to the bank to cash her check ...
And they're fighting amongst themselves...
From usnews.com: "Upset with rumors and stories that House Minority Leader John Boehner and National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Tom Cole are at odds over fixing the plight of the party's 2008 election operation, top GOP strategists with ties to the White House are urging a truce.[..]"
What's happening is -- the big money funders for the Republicans are keeping their hands in their pockets not wanting to spend on Congressional races (which are already lost), but saving it toward the '08 Presidential election.
Two-thirds of the American people want us out of the Iraq war .. and now we have this slew of GOP presidential candidates who are all committed to Bush's failed war.
If they were smart, the Republicans would throw up a major presidential candidate who looked like he (it won't be a she) was living in the 21st century, move him toward the center, lower the temperature in the Middle East, acknowledge global warming, get a reasonable health plan, forget things like sexual orientation discrimination in the armed forces (like they do in Israel or the UK), etc. .. they'd have a better chance at the White House.
But, say they did actually find a 21st century candidate, their conservative base would stay home on election day .. whine and pout that they were just not going to vote for someone who believes that the world didn't start with Adam and Eve... boo hoo!
Any candidate who can capture their loony "base" and win the nomination, won't have the chance of a mouse fart in a whirlwind in the general election.
Yep, the GOP is stuck with the base that they fed, nurtured and grew into the spoiled, bigoted monster we see now .. so I guess it's fitting that they are going down under the weight of that albatross....
