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October 20, 2009
ROHRABACHER LETS LOOSE.... When a liberal Democrat accuses congressional Republicans of being more interested in playing "political games" than governing, it's not especially surprising. When a conservative Republican House member does it, the remarks tend to stand out.
Rohrabacher added that his GOP colleagues are focused solely on the "next couple days of headlines." He went on to say that some Republican lawmakers, and even some Republican leaders on the Hill, are "totally out of touch" with "what's going on" with "regular" Americans. Keep in mind, Rohrabacher is not exactly some reform-minded moderate. He's a very conservative lawmaker -- he once said global warming was caused by dinosaur flatulence and dismissed torture as "hazing pranks from some fraternity" -- who was even caught up in the Abramoff scandal. And even he's disdainful of congressional Republicans right now. —Steve Benen 9:15 AM Permalink | Trackbacks | Comments (12)Comments
Rohrbacher, the Taliban's best friend, forgot to mention DeMInt down in Honduras learnin' how to stage a coup d'etat. Right Al? Posted by: neill on October 20, 2009 at 9:19 AM | PERMALINKAccording to the latest Post/ABC poll, everyone feels that way. Only 20% of Republicans self-identify as Republicans now -- most having moved to "Independents." Thing is, same is happening to Democrats though to a lesser extent. "None of the above" is getting to be the vote of the majority of Americans, apparently. Rohrabacher is right, and he's part of a mood swing if he sticks to his guns. A lot of people saw this coming. I think Howard Dean was one of them. Posted by: pw on October 20, 2009 at 9:23 AM | PERMALINK"We could have wiped out employer provided health care, made everyone sign up for medical savings accounts, and put med-mal lawyers out on the street waiting for car wrecks....but Nooooooo." Posted by: Art Hackett on October 20, 2009 at 9:23 AM | PERMALINKAs I've commented before, I could never understand why people complained about the incompetence of Bush & Co. Just think how much damage they would have done to America if they'd only known how. Posted by: Mandy Cat on October 20, 2009 at 9:33 AM | PERMALINK"And, uh, either we side with the regular Americans, with the patriots, or we won't win, because just siding with the big guys in business is not going to turn back this tide of socialism. It's not going to preserve our freedom. " Actually his full quote makes him sound kind of nutty. His notion of "regular americans" "the patriots" is the tea baggers and birthers. Dropping the "socialism" bomb gave him away. He's pandering to the lunatic fringe. I had made a comment on here a few weeks ago saying I wouldn't be surprised to see the GOP's big business patrons start to get queasy with the company the Republicans are keeping. I think it's becoming pretty clear that they're throwing in their lot with the kooks. This is exactly the kind of thing that could shatter the party with the two factins breaking apart and going their own ways. Posted by: SaintZak on October 20, 2009 at 9:37 AM | PERMALINKRohrbacker, an OC republican, is as conservative as they come, but even he doesn't buy into the insanity that the current GOP leadership is peddling. Any conservative with an ounce of intelligence and good sense has to be seriously considering a different venue. But pw is right. It's happening on both sides. While every day I thank god John McCain in not in the White House, I am deeply troubled by the direction the Obama administration is taking on a number of issues. Although they are getting a lot of things right, their complicity with the financial industry in "solving" the financial crisis tells me that the bank truly are running the government. When the Treasury Secretary spends more time on the phone with the CEOs of the big banks than he does with congress or the President, it doesn't take a genius to see where their priorities are. The final straw is the appointment of a 29-year-old, whose only experience in a real job is five years with Goldman Sachs, to run THE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION OF THE SEC. I don't care how bright you are, that tender age is a HUGE negative and I would need to see compelling evidence that this guy has a real plan to serve the public in fighting the very same institutions he has worked for. The Democratic Party needs to really start showing me that it's not a tool of big business, cuz I'm about to cut loose. Posted by: bdop4 on October 20, 2009 at 9:37 AM | PERMALINKIt's only Tuesday and I'm almost out of popcorn. Posted by: oh my on October 20, 2009 at 9:46 AM | PERMALINKRep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) took shots at his own party's leaders in the House.... Read: the rats are looking around at the rapidly rising water and are beginning to get nervous. Posted by: Little Miss Attila on October 20, 2009 at 9:50 AM | PERMALINK" I wouldn't be surprised to see the GOP's big business patrons start to get queasy with the company the Republicans are keeping." -SaintZak Many of those 'Big Biz' guys are already leaving the Chamber of Commerce. . . Posted by: DAY on October 20, 2009 at 10:11 AM | PERMALINKWhat SaintZak said. Steve has really mischaracterized Rohrabacher's position here. He's not telling the GOP to stop the childish living in the moment and act like grownups who can look six seconds down the road. He's telling it to start embracing teabaggers and the rest of the underinformed and overemotional base. Posted by: shortstop on October 20, 2009 at 10:27 AM | PERMALINKIf Dana's so miffed at the current Republicans in Congress, maybe he should just resign for the good of the country. Posted by: fry1laurie on October 20, 2009 at 5:34 PM | PERMALINKPost a comment
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