Funny stuff, Gingrich/Limbaugh
On Monday I called Limbaugh and predicted that Gingrich would call to make things right with the Republican Party boss and the leader of the conservative movement in America.
It Disn’t take long; Media Matters caught this today:
A little more about the point I wanted to make on the call (Rush was heading into the top of the hour break, so we didn’t have time to get into it as much as I would have liked.)
Limbaugh should be the kingmaker if he wants to see a conservative get the nomination. Otherwise, the media will crown the winner, and Republicans will end up with another John McCain.
From my perspective as a liberal, I fear that. If the Republican nominee is a batty tea-party endorsed candidate, Democrats may have a chance in 2012, bad economy notwithstanding. But if they put up someone that can be presented as reasonable, things get a lot tougher for the good guys.
Moreover, if the Republican base is excited by a far-right candidate, Obama may feel it necessary to motivate his own base. Maybe we’d finally see prosecutions on Wall Street, accountability for torture, a return to the rule of law and fewer concessions on tax cuts, drilling, etc.
Your call with Rush was hilarious.
aznew
20 May 11 at 2:31 pm
Wow. Jabber completely swallowed the hook, and then thrashed helplessly as you reeled him in. Hilarious is right.
Conchobhar
26 May 11 at 9:28 pm
The sad part is the things you want Obama should already be doing or have done.
He had his chance to prosecute Bush. He did nothing.
SHARKSBREATH
29 May 11 at 1:50 am
I think the exact opposite is true. Limbaugh should butt out and let fight go on. Romney is the front runner with $10 million in cash and is hated by the Tea Party. If Obama has to fight the Tea Party candidate (Bachman or Palin) he’ll win. If he has to fight Romney, he’ll win. If he has to fight both of them, then he’ll lose. The independants are upset with Obama but not quite upset enough to vote for the Tea Party candidate and so they will find a home with Romney. So as long as there is no king crowned early on, Obama has to fight both candidates.
Burll
31 May 11 at 12:48 pm