The first article I saw was ostensibly about Newt Gingrich's position on gay marriage, and his response to Rob Portman's 'change of heart' in that Senator Portman now supports gay marriage. Newt made the point that the next few years will be difficult as the Party sorts out the "practical realities" from the "moral principles" of same-sex marriage. Newt makes no bones about the fact that he still believes in the one man-one woman model that is "biblical" (presumably, the woman isn't a slave, as is biblically allowed), but that the Party needs to come to grips with the fact that several states have already passed same-sex marriage laws, and more will undoubtedly follow. To his credit, Newt didn't condemn his friend Portman, and I suspect that they will still be friends going forward. Friends sometimes have to agree to disagree. I do give Newt kudos for realizing that Rob Portman loves his gay son (yeah, and son has come out, so kudos to Rob for loving his kid enough to pull his head out of his ass) and at least supporting THAT part of Portman's decision.
What's really important about Newt's comments didn't make it into the video clip on the page. Newt's absolutely right when he says "the old guard of the party sometimes gets a little too crusty and a little too anti-ideas, and I think that's unfortunate". I agree. It's unfortunate in the same way the iceberg was "unfortunate" for the Titanic. In saying this, Newt seconded Rand Paul's statement that the GOP is "stale and moss-covered".
Newt is no dummy. His ideas on gay marriage may be a bit wonky, given his own situation (Third time charm? Or Pitch 'Till You Win for breeders, fags and dykes can't even play the game), but he's seen the writing on the wall. Of the two hot-button social conservative issues (abortion being the other), same-sex marriage is a LOST CAUSE. Finding someone under 30 who doesn't support the right of same-sex couples to enjoy the same 1100+ federal benefits of marriage as hetero couples is getting harder every year. Just ask Gallup. To keep flogging this as a core issue is political suicide; nothing more, nothing less. Too many heterosexuals know too many homos, and the breeders have figured out that the fags and dykes are...pretty much just like everybody else, only better with small dogs and decorating. Knowing that, not letting two people who want to put on those shackles do so--especially given just what horrible shape the poor old institution is in these days--just seems, well, dumb. So, Newt seems to be open to backing off on same-sex marriage (I'm guessing his stance will be 'I don't like it, but it's an issue for the several states), so that there's one less issue for the GOP to keep shooting itself in the foot over.
The second article that really hit home for me today was an interview with actor Robert Davi. Davi--who's been a Bond villain, and you haven't--is spot-on when he says the GOP needs a makeover, especially of ideas. Here's the money quote: “They sit around wanting to communicate to the everyman, but they don’t sit around saying how do we get new ideas out there? It’s very frustrating to me.’’
Even better, Davi points out a specific case where the Republicans (once again) dropped the ball, by not using the sequester as an opening to push the flat tax: “Why did they not say, here’s a formula, it’s a flat tax across the board and here’s discussion. If they all got together it would be bold, it would be a solution, but they keep kicking the same ball down the path to destruction.’’
Yeah. What he said.
Sadly, all the signs and portents point towards the GOP Establishment--those old, country club, silk stockings, RINOs--have decided to double down on the same (epic fail) tactics that are now 0--2 against Barack Obama and the Democrat machine. Don't believe me? Two words: Jeb Bush.
So, that's where we are at the moment. The Old Guard is warming up the oil with which they will anoint (one way or another--Team Romney's primary fixers are still out there to torpedo a Rand Paul run in 2016 just like they did his father's last year) Jeb Bush in 2016. The young, small-L libertarian, fiscally conservative, Constitution-loving, Tea Party friendly wing is already being belittled as being "whacko birds", and this will only get worse. Sadly, there are still enough of these old farts around (they're just not dying off fast enough) to give the GOP once more round of EPIC FAIL in the next election cycle. When that happens....
Assuming the currency hasn't collapsed by then, Jeb Bush's landslide defeat by Hillary and Michelle will finally kill the GOP as we know it. But, I really don't think it'll matter all that much.
Quite frankly, a few more years of Democrat policies with a continuation of the Republican spelunking on every issue won't leave much left for ANYBODY to rule over.
Yeah, we're pretty much screwed.
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