Rushing the Limbaugh Fraternity
ILLUSTRATED: A political party must stand for ideas, and not be based on a charismatic figure. Especially a figure not even in the arena.
With today's humiliating and pathetic apology by RNC Chairman Michael Steele to Rush Limbaugh, it has become clear that Limbaugh is a cult of personality that trumps any policy proposal. In developing democracies, parties are usually ethnic or based around one person. In advanced democracies, parties are based on ideas.
GOP candidates cannot cross Limbaugh. Essentially there will be a Rush Limbaugh Primary in every open House and Senate race in 2010 and 2012. As for the 2012 GOP Primary, I envision every candidate visiting Rush's studio. They have to pledge ("Rush") to become accepted by him, like a fraternity.
The Republican party is truly in a pathetic state. Limbaugh is a right wing centripetal force that will force GOP candidates so far right, they will be un-electable. They need 1) contemporary policy ideas and 2) candidates with the courage to say them. Let's just say Obama, Pelosi, and Reid are sitting pretty.
With today's humiliating and pathetic apology by RNC Chairman Michael Steele to Rush Limbaugh, it has become clear that Limbaugh is a cult of personality that trumps any policy proposal. In developing democracies, parties are usually ethnic or based around one person. In advanced democracies, parties are based on ideas.
GOP candidates cannot cross Limbaugh. Essentially there will be a Rush Limbaugh Primary in every open House and Senate race in 2010 and 2012. As for the 2012 GOP Primary, I envision every candidate visiting Rush's studio. They have to pledge ("Rush") to become accepted by him, like a fraternity.
The Republican party is truly in a pathetic state. Limbaugh is a right wing centripetal force that will force GOP candidates so far right, they will be un-electable. They need 1) contemporary policy ideas and 2) candidates with the courage to say them. Let's just say Obama, Pelosi, and Reid are sitting pretty.
posted by Teka Thomas at 7:09 PM
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