Bob Dole Hates America and is Muslim

Bob Dole goes to Fox News and tells the cult exactly what they don't want to hear.

Asked whether he would be welcomed by the Republican Party today, Dole said, “I doubt it. Reagan wouldn’t have made it, certainly Nixon wouldn’t have made it, because he had ideas. We might have made it, but I doubt it.”

No doubt Reagan, who raised taxes 11 times, grew government to enormous levels, supported gun-control, granted amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants, secretly sold arms to Iran (one-third of the Axis of Evil), armed Saddam Hussein (one-third of the Axis of Evil), armed, funded and openly supported al Qeada and bin Laden, and who dared call the neocons the "crazies in the basement," would not be considered for a precinct committeeman's office in today's GOP, much less anything higher.

I find it highly unlikely that Dole, a two-time presidential candidate, would be either.  Insane people like Ted Cruz, and Darryl Issa are what Republican voters want in their candidates.  On the contrary, Bill Clinton is welcomed to the Democratic Party with opened-arms, and by the public in general.  So is his wife who will probably be the next and first female president.  So is Gore, and so is Carter.  Aside from Dukakis, who is still very much a part of Democratic circles, I can't think of any who would be shunned today.  The GOP is all but reserved for crazies, bigots, and entertainers.  The 70s, 80s and 90s Republican Party is long gone.

Republican Adam Kokesh Calls for Armed Overthrow of America

A 2010 Republican candidate for New Mexico's 3rd Congressional Seat, Adam Kokesh, is calling for a 50-state armed rebellion against the federal government.

Kokesh is a familiar face amongst the Ron Paul Republicans.  He claims to be anti-war and yet calls for an armed rebellion against the federal government.  Of course, as with all Republicans, he's just mad his Party isn't in power anymore. And since they can't win at the ballot box, they must turn to violent means to ensure the rule of the GOP.

Late update:

Kokesh has called off his march on DC.  He is instead insisting his followers march on their respective state capitols to force them to nullify the Union. Sounds like a cop-out to me.

Don't Let the Door Hit Ya

Sad, sad day for right wing extremists.  Also a sad day for The Fold Blog anytime a Batshit Crazy Republican calls it quits.

Count Me As Skeptical

(CNN) -- President Barack Obama recast the U.S. fight against terrorism as no longer a "boundless global war" but a targeted effort to dismantle specific extremist networks.

He said America was at a "crossroads" and should no longer see it as a "self-defeating" perpetual fight, but one that must at some point end, "like all wars."

Obama said "the core of al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan is on a path to defeat,'' but its affiliates elsewhere pose dangers. He also touched on new overseas and homegrown threats, and explained publicly the use of drones against terror suspects overseas.

For some reason I'm not grasping this.  I do agree the perpetual war agenda is self-defeating, ridiculous and very costly.  But I fail to see how "affiliates else pose dangers" as a refocus of the war is any different in the long term, perpetually speaking of course.

No doubt the Obama administration has waged a much more effective war against al Qeada.  There's no comparing Bush's invasion of a country with nothing to do with 9/11 to Obama locating and killing bin Laden.  No comparison whatsoever.  With that said, the war on terrorism has never been a struggle of military might.  It's always been a struggle of thoughts, ideas, and modernization. Let's hope another refocus of this 12 year war is finally defined in such terms.

They Said It...

This week's account of normal everyday Republican patriot speech

• Republican Fox News Host Andrea Tantaros: “This is what is happening to our press! This is Obama’s America! It’s like the Soviet Union.  He said he would change the country. He said it. And a lot of people voted for him.  And if you see any of those people today, do me a favor, punch them in the face.”

• Republican Alex Jones: "of course there's weather weapon stuff going on -- we had floods in Texas like fifteen years ago, killed thirty-something people in one night. Turned out it was the Air Force."

• Rep. Stephen Fincher (R-TN): “For even when we were with you, we gave you this command: Anyone unwilling to work should not eat.”

• Republican Pete Santilli: I want to shoot [Clinton] right in the vagina and I don't want her to die right away

First Black President Jinx

In 1993 Republicans claimed there would be no way Bill Clinton would get re-elected.  Back then, Republicans argued, Dems had stolen the election by implanting Ross Perot-- and also because the Clintons were murdering people that disagreed with them.  When in 1996 Clinton easily coasted to re-election and had successfully turned the economy around, Republicans still claimed that he wasn't a real president and was going to destroy the country.  So, just like all good and faithful patriots do, they created controversy after controversy to bring down his presidency.  We all forget, they came very close to doing so.

Fast forward to today.  Very similar situations.  A Democratic president stuck to clean up the economic mess his very unpopular Republican predecessor left for him.  And don't forget the constant crying of Republicans calling him a fake president that wants to destroy America.  It's all very similar.  Just like in 1997, when Republicans couldn't win at the ballot, they sought to remove from office a popular president by creating scandal after scandal.  Except this time there's a problem.  Rush Limbaugh, the leader of the GOP, concludes it's impossible to remove the first black president of the Untied States.  This really has to throw a wrench in their plans.