Why, it's none other than the heavyweight fight for control of the Republican Party. On one side we have the retired four-star General, previous Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, former Secretary of State, Colin Powell. On the other side, we have a tag team that only the immortal Professor Taru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji of WWF fame could like, the "Doomsday Duo" themselves, Dick Cheney and Rush Limbaugh. Let's take a closer look at the participants, shall we?
- Colin Powell, the man who should be President, universally well-regarded as soldier and statesman, a most reasoned voice amidst the current cannibalism engulfing the party of Reagan.
- Dick Cheney, finally emerged from his eight long years in the secure undisclosed location, a.k.a the basement of the VP's residence (thanks Joe Biden), the man who would not speak who now can't stop talking, owner of the world's most famous and irritating smirk, and leading all elected officials in draft deferments.
- Rush Limbaugh, the self-proclaimed most important man in radio, the one who sits in judgement of all that is deemed to be "right" (pun heavily intended), and owner/operator of the EIB, the "Ego In Broadcasting" operation.
The current conflagration is a result of Mr. Powell declaring that the Elephant team has become too narrow, a party of extremists, a group of exclusion rather than inclusion. Judging by the recent election results, you would think that this is fairly obvious. However, the Doomsday Duo's response is to declare Powell a sinner of the worst sort for them, a Democrat!
From afar and here in the center, I get the feeling that the Duo would rather be the big fish in a little pond, instead of the smaller fish in a bigger pond. That approach is surely fine, as long as you fully understand the ramifications of that existence. Following their logic would ensure being the minority party for years to come, but Dick can smirk and Russ can puff his cigars all the while.
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From the Center? Yeah, the center of the far left lane.
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