Republicans Are Eating Their Young AND Their Old

By Sniffles

So retiring Republican Senator George Voinovich has spoken the truth: The GOP has become too right-wing, too Southern, and is marginalizing itself.

Senator Voinovich made that comment at the end of last month. Since then, a bunch of Republicans have come out against the Supreme Court nomination of Sonia Sotomayor, and it's been revealed that Dick Armey's PAC is organizing shout-downs over healthcare at Democratic members' town hall meetings.

Marginalizing themselves? Gee, we think so.

Is this what the Republican Party has come to? Apparently. The salvation of the party apparently no longer lies with someone like Voinovich — who was able to get elected as a Republican in one of the most Democratic cities in America. It lies with (take your pick):

• The Teabaggers,
• The Birthers,
• The insurance company lobbyists,
• The gun nuts,
• The Rapturists,
• The science deniers, and
• The racists — epitomized by the woman who was just elected head of the Young Republicans.

It's beyond sad. And, of course, we cats PURR.

UPDATE: We cats note with interest that, directly on the heels of this post, Senator Voinovich was one of nine Republicans who voted "yea" on the Supreme Court nomination of Sonia Sotomayor. Gee, why doesn't the GOP just change its name to the White Racist Party?