By unanimously voting to stage a hissy fit and reduce the media venues in which their silly 2016 debates will be held, the 168 blockheads who comprise the Republican National Committee have once again managed to shoot themselves in the paw.
The RNC is hissing mad that CNN and NBC are planning biopics of Hillary Clinton, who terrifies them. But to maintain the illusion that they're not a bunch of 'fraidy cats, the GOP committeepeople are cloaking their vote in the guise of "getting control of the primary debate process."
See, 20 debates — at which many if not most of the 2012 candidates made utter fools of themselves — was a bad, bad thing. Not because the contenders looked like the idiots they were. But because that's just too many darn debates.
We cats would like to poke a pin in this particular Republican balloon, since the vaunted political pundits haven't yet done it themselves.
The RNC seems to think that cutting out NBC and CNN will result in "friendlier moderators" and "gentler questions." Ahem. The questions are not the problem, folks. The answers are!
And fewer debates means there's no "next time" for the thousands of GOP candidates who are sure to throw their hats in the 2016 ring. Which means more pressure on also-rans to say something radical and attention-getting to score a much-needed win. Something like.... oh, let's see... let a sick or injured American without health insurance die on his hospital gurney?
But you know the first rule of politics: Never interfere with your opponent when he's destroying himself. So, we cats wouldn't dream of it. In fact, watching the RNC walking around with blinders on makes us PURR.
(IMAGE: The 2012 GOP clown college. Doesn't it look like Jon Huntsman's rolling his eyes?)
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