Scorpions and Snakes

Yesterday's missive discussed factors damaging the GOP. Another instrument in the party's decline has been the neo-con movement. These interlopers do not share the cultural values of the mainstream but are marked mainly by their allegiance to furthering the interests of Israel. They are in the main fiscally conservative as well, but they can not be counted on. The neo-cons were at the forefront of the push to war with Iraq, but when our efforts did not go smoothly, they were the first to gainsay the enterprise. A handful of liberal Republicans such as the female Senators Collins and Snow from Maine have sapped the party. More moderate Senators such as Graham of South Carolina and our Presidential nominee have diminished the coherence of the party's conservative message. Many Republicans also feel revulsion when the Log Cabin Republicans (a homosexual interest group) enter the big tent. Not that the GOP can afford to be picky now with dead people, double voters, felons, foreigners, and the non-existent all casting ballots for Obama. Governor Palin appeared on Saturday Night Live. Why do Republicans grovel at the feet of people who hate them?