UnZipped: Another Republican Steps Down
Posted on May 29, 2008
Congressman Vito Fossella, another GOP moral crusader, has become the 27th Republican to retire from Congress rather than run for re-election. Reuters notes that: ‘Fossella, who had campaigned on a family values platform, escalated his party’s election-year woes this month when he was arrested on charges of drunken driving and then acknowledged he fathered a child, now 3, in an extramarital affair.’
Right-wing conservatives are always quick to rail against same-sex marriage and the ’sinful’ gay lifestyle, but until they learn to keep thier pious peckers in their pants they should STFU and give the rest of us break.
From The Huffington Post: Fosella Cries On House Floor After Drunk Driving, Adultry Revelations. And the New York Times reports that Republicans are having a heckuva time finding someone to run for Fosella’s seat.
That’s not particularly surprising.
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The GOP Needs a Bath
Posted on May 27, 2008
Dear Senator McCain,
We have nothing against you personally, but you have been soiled by the company you keep: the warmongers and social conservatives who use fear to promote a backward agenda. The Republican Party has become entertainment that no one wants to watch, a song that voters can’t get out of their heads, an unreal reality program with all the nuance and depth of a 60s TV sitcom. But people aren’t laughing. They’re getting ready to change the channel. This will happen on November 4.
Yours Truly, The Majority of American Citizens
From inquiring minds at Buzzflash: “So once again, we ask: Which McCain are we getting?
McCain #1: I support right-wing pastors. I strongly believe in what they have to say. I could listen to them all day long. Oh, what I said in 2000 - political opportunism. Show I can rebel against the party.
McCain #2: I don’t agree with Falwell, Robertson, Hagee, Parsley, and the others. They make me sick. I’m sucking up to them for political opportunism, and because I really need to suck up to the base. Why don’t they think I’m not conservative enough?”
Below is an example of GOP scare tactics (as noted on Pam’s House Blend). Be prepared to barf.
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Tags: John McCain, Social Conservatives, The Republican Party
