Is it a reflection of the weakness of the Republican field, or the repulsiveness of the Republican base — or both — that has enabled the GOP debate audiences to grab headlines from the candidates?
We cats vote, both. The 2012 candidates are repellent — but the audiences, even more so.
They've cheered for hypothetical people with no health insurance to die. They've applauded for Rick Perry's 234 (and counting) executions. They've booed the notion of an academically high-achieving child of illegal immigrants. And they've hissed an active-duty soldier in Iraq who self-identified as gay.
Appalling. But it's oddly satisfying that the Republican audience is going to be a bigger problem for the eventual 2012 nominee than anything he (or she) said in a debate.
The GOP base is indeed a heartless, bloodthirsty group of people who hate their fellow Americans. Period, end o' story.
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