Going Down Fighting

The GOP seems to be testing a new strategy in a last-ditch effort to keep the reins of power from slipping out of their fingers. The strategy: gimp bullying. First, they go after Michael J. Fox. But apparently not satisfied with making derogatory remarks on right-leaning message boards, they’ve decided to make the attacks more personal. After a debate between Wyoming congressional candidates, the Republican incumbent, Barbara Cubin, threatened to slap the Libertarian candidate, who happens to use a wheelchair. The threat came following the Libertarian’s criticism of Cubin for accepting donations from a PAC associated with disgraced House leader Tom DeLay. The only thing that apparently prevented Cubin from following through on her threat was the fact her opponent uses a wheelchair.

How magnanimous of her. And how uncharacteristic for a Republican to walk away from a fight rigged in her favor.