Bereft and They Know It

Trying desperately to remain relevant in today's political discourse, the Republican Party has embarked on some new initiatives to re-brand themselves to the American people. Over the weekend was their first public outreach. In between their self ranting and totally false suggestions that they are "mainstream America" and that they are the true descendants of the American Revolution, the Republican group took questions from some voters about real issues facing real Americans-- you know the kind of people Republicans claim to be. One of the best questions was in regards to rising insurance rates that smother small businesses and how to fix this system. The question came from the owner of the restaurant and small business that was hosting the event.

Eric Cantor's response is all one needs to fully understand this latest round of tripe from the GOP.

Instead of actually offering solutions to help the small business owner, Cantor said, "that should be a sure sign we ought to be promoting anything that can try to bring health care costs down.” You think? His response essentially was 'we don't have one.' A good way to promote a plan that would bring down health care costs would be first to have a plan to offer. But the GOP has no plan. Seriously, there is no plan, no alternative offer by the GOP, unless we consider their half-witted attempt that we should privatize and allow capitalism to run its course as a plan.

Check it out for yourself, the GOP website under "Solutions" and then "health care" has not one solution or alternative plan to help the small business owner or anyone in America. It's a press release center that immediately attacks anything the president or a Democrat might say about health care. And that's exactly what the GOP is and what their latest re-branding effort is as well. It's a place where Republicans can get together with some press involved, call themselves Great Patriots and the true bearers of the Revolution, bump peter heads, and claim that they are Mainstream "Real America." It's the same old tune, fiddle and guitar. It's lipstick on an elephant. I'm so glad these people are no longer in charge of this country.