Remember this slogan from the 2008 McCain campaign? It was silly then — how could a 71-year-old cancer survivor choose an idiot for Vice President and say he was putting his "country first"?
But it's even sillier now.
That became clear the moment Mitch McConnell declared that the number-one Republican priority was to make Barack Obama a one-term President. Not creating jobs, not adequately stimulating the economy, not making sure every American has access to affordable health care, not reforming the banks that helped drive America's financial state into the ground. Better that the country suffers. Defeat Obama at all costs.
Well, on this Labor Day, thank goodness the President has finally called them on it. Because the Republicans have skated by with remarkably little media damage on their lack of patriotism. Not only is the GOP's about-face from 10 years ago amazing — remember their jingoistic "You're either with us, or with the terrorists"? — no one today is challenging any Republican leaders or candidates to explain why their hatred of Obama, a decisively elected President, is more important than helping Americans.
We cats can hope that Brian Williams and his fellow goofball moderators will ask the 2012 clown college about this at their debate on Wednesday. But we're not holding our breath.
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