Apr 092005
After the warm afterglow of the Republican sweep in November, the first cracks are beginning to show on the mighty monolith of GOP unity. Recent polls show that the party is splintering over issues such as Social Security, the “nuclear option” regarding judicial filibusters, and the recent federal intervention in the Schiavo case. Rising gas prices and the continuing legal troubles surrounding Tom DeLay aren’t helping to improve Republican morale. Then there are the clumsy threats against judges from the far right’s sock puppets in Congress. After the election, I consoled myself with the thought that if the Republicans were given enough rope, they would hang themselves. Perhaps this is the tying of the knot.
