Rush Limbaugh is being touted as the current leader of the Republican party, but he’s not their leader. He’s a radio show talking head with an average listener-ship who mindlessly follow his absurd rhetoric. He is a conservative, not necessarily a Republican, and with the GOP in its current position, the GOP won’t be able to count on Limbaugh’s supporters as contributors to the party coffers. Limbaugh has preached to his audience to stop supporting the GOP financially.
The recent media blitz about Republican leadership, uh lack of leadership, gave Rush a huge forum in the mainstream media to promote himself. They’ve been talking about Rush all week on multiple shows. He even has Republicans who dis him on talk shows and then apologizing to him for dissing him. That so many Republicans hurry to kiss Rush’s ass is counterproductive for the party and even may prove fatal to it.
Republican politicians who are trying to distance themselves from Rush are walking a very thin line between standing for their own principles and offending Lord Rush. If these bozos can’t stand up to Limbaugh, how are they going to stand up to Al Quaeda, terrorists in general, and leaders of other countries when our own interests must be defended? It’s a circus and it’s disgusting to watch.
And don’t get me started on Sarah Palin, Bobby Jindal, John Boehner, Mitch McConnell, Michael Steele, and Eric Cantor. These are the most often seen on TV Republicans and all are buffoons. I wouldn’t call any of them leaders.
Ultra conservatives like Limbaugh, which make up about 15%-20% of the population, are not enough people to win any national elections. Yet the party keeps playing to this too small base that is becoming more likely to stop financially supporting it. The GOP is on the wrong path and have their heads so far up their ideology that they can’t perceive reality anymore. In reality, the country is moving to the left. It is becoming far more centrist than it was just 8 years ago, and some who were at the center have moved left of center to outright liberal or progressive.
The GOP doesn’t seem to have a clear message about what they stand for, nor a leader to present it in a way that will rally support outside their base. If they can’t find a way to expand their appeal to moderates, the GOP may become a minority party, and some other party may step up and become the second majority party. Only time will tell, but in 8 months, the GOP doesn’t seem to have made any progress. If anything, they seem to have taken steps backward.
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