Giving the GOP a Wedgie

By Zamboni

Are we reading too much into this, or did President Obama's comment about Rush Limbaugh do exactly what it was supposed to do?

Representative Phil Gingrey, Republican of Georgia, had to call the Fat One's radio show today and apologize. Why? Because he'd defended the Republican Congressional leadership against comments by the Fat One on Monday that they weren't standing up to Obama more. Well, the crazy nutbag Republican base swung into action — deluging Gingrey's office with outraged e-mails and phone calls. Heck, the lovable nuts over at Free Republic were even talking yesterday about fielding a primary opponent against Gingrey — who, ironically, is about as right-wing as they come.

This all started when the President told Congressional Republicans, "You can't just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done."

Now, we cats aren't saying that President Obama precisely knew that all this would happen. But he had to know that his remark was going to stir a hornet's nest in the Republican base — which would help marginalize the party even further, even while he held olive branches out to GOP members of the House.

Long story short: Obama clearly has prospered over the years because people have underestimated him. Can't you just see hundreds of whiny jerks (like Representative Eric Cantor) at Harvard, thinking they'd roll right over this guy on their way to the presidency of the Law Review? Most of them probably still don't know what hit them. Well, Representative Cantor, Eyeliner Man, Rush, Freepers.... join the club!

P.S. While we're at it, we don't understand why the Republicans don't seem to recognize that we're in a recession. Want proof? Say goodbye to Saturday mail. Guess "neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail" can compete with the George W. Bush Economic Meltdown.

(Image: Senator Al Franken's [D-MN] super 1996 book)