The Republican party is slipping. Beset by free-falling approval ratings, a Neverending Story of pathos and destruction in Iraq and a domestic agenda even most loyalists aren’t happy with, its politicians are acting in a manner befitting the disposition of flightless bird(brain)s: Plunging their heads deep into the sand.
One is tempted to think Republicans are going out of their way to come off as out of touch. How else do you explain their foot-dragging over a Republican YouTube debate, a shiny new platform which Democrats handled with grace and poise?
Mitt Romney — who recently faced derision and questions about his common sense for strapping his dog in its carrier to the top of his car during a 12-hour drive, causing the animal to defecate over his windshield — came right out and said the format is beneath his dignity.“I think the presidency ought to be held at a higher level than having to answer questions from a snowman,†Romney told the Manchester (N.H.) Union Leader this week.
Only John McCain and Ron Paul have accepted; all the other Republicans are still checking their calendars.
Romney suggests it’s beneath his station to accept questions from actual citizens, unintentionally revealing his ideal form of government to be closer to an oligarchy than a republic that’s under the impression it’s a democracy. How much more patrician can one get without the aid of a time machine? Romney’s imperious disdain for the working class has made John Kerry look like a coal miner in comparison.
