With Valentine's Day creeping up on little cat feet, it's time to take a fresh look at the odd bromance that blossomed last year between the heartless accountant from Wisconsin and Willard Mitt Romney.
Yes, we know — these guys are yesterday's news. But recently, an anonymous Republican tamped down the prospect of Paul-Ryan-for-President in 2016. "[Ryan] has no interest in the sheer grind of campaigning. It's hard to see him having 'what it takes.'"
Gosh, we cats thought: Who does that remind us of? Of course! Good ol' Willard — who often only did one campaign event a day, spent last Labor Day weekend (Labor Day!) on vacation in New Hampshire, and generally made it clear that he felt entitled to the Presidency. No wonder he and Ryan got along like a house on fire.
It's just more proof of the Republicans' lack of work ethic — which amazes us, especially when they're such scolds about the "takers." Think about it: Their 2012 boys find the campaign trail too arduous. Their 2008 running mate quit her day job in a huff. Their chief strategist thinks he can fix the GOP's teabagger-primary problem with a bunch of money and few quick ads. And to a person, from their obstructionist Congressional second-in-command to their Medicare-cutting Governor from Louisiana, Republicans swear the only problem they have is their message — not their policy positions.
Today's GOP just doesn't want to do the hard stuff: networking, organizing and, most of all, listening to the people they want to reach. They just want to slap on a new label. How ironic, then, that Eric Cantor's hashtag for the "new" Republican Party is "#MakingLifeWork." They want everyone else to work. Just not them.
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