Yep, Ronald Reagan's Definitely Dead

By Baxter

Jeez. It's only been a little over four years since it was Mourning in America, but how soon the GOP forgets the spirit of Saint Ronald.

Remember Reagan's fabled "11th Commandment"? "Thou shalt not speak ill of a fellow Republican"?

Whoops!

"The Republican Party I knew in the 1970s is just all gone." (Former Senator Larry Pressler, R-SD)

“It is pretty hard to identify with efforts to divide the country. I don’t think negative campaigns should be rewarded. And this is a very dispiriting campaign that the McCain-Palin ticket is running.” (Former U.S. Representative Jim Leach, R-IA)

“I’m disappointed in the tenor and the personal attacks on the part of the McCain campaign, when he ought to be talking about the issues." (Former Governor William Milliken, R-MI)

“The choice of Gov. Sarah Palin as a running mate, and the resultant shallow campaign based on fear and suspicion, looks frighteningly similar to the politics of Karl Rove.” (Former Governor Arne Carlson, R-MN)

“[McCain headquarters is] not an extraordinarily happy place to be right now. I’m not gonna lie. It’s just unfortunate.” (Anonymous senior McCain aide)

"The cake is baked. We’re entering the finger-pointing and positioning-for-history part of the campaign. It’s every man for himself now.” (Anonymous former McCain strategist)

"I don't believe [Sarah Palin is] ready to be President of the United States, which is the job of the Vice President. And so that raised some question in my mind as to the judgment that Senator McCain made." (Former Secretary of State Colin Powell)

"[Palin] is a diva. She takes no advice from anyone. She does not have any relationships of trust with any of us, her family or anyone else." (Anonymous McCain campaign source)

"[Palin] is playing for her own future and sees herself as the next leader of the party. Remember: Divas trust only unto themselves, as they see themselves as the beginning and end of all wisdom." (Anonymous McCain campaign source)

Meeeee-ow! And we cats are loving every minute of it.

UPDATE: Mike Allen of Politico.com reports this morning that an anonymous senior McCain adviser has called Governor Palin "a whack job."