Kicking a Dog When It's Down

Seems to be a lot of that going around lately.

Not that it's necessarily bad. Not that it's necessarily undeserved. Not that it's untrue, either.

But for a Republican to read the New York Times or Politico today, words like "crazy," "idea-bankrupt," and "powerless" are jumping off the page and piercing into their hearts like a dagger.

Oh, how the mighty have fallen.

Krugman takes a bearded look at these Tea Parties that are sprouting up around the country, indeed, here in Little Rock, laughingly. Finally, an idea that Republicans are unifying behind that seems to get a couple of people at least half-interested and thud: America's Hometown newspaper writes this is the desperate act of a semi-brain dead political party.

Politico unbiasedly observed that the No. 2 man for the GOP in the House is trying desperately to assert the competency of the Republican Party by offering no ideas. Crazy like a fox, perhaps, but maybe just crazy period.

Politico's poll is also telling. Of all of the people in the Republican Party offered, one is a radio host (Limbaugh), one who has amounted to little more than an obscure governor/gimmick (Palin) and a no-name who reminds many of John Kerry (Romney).

The Republican Party is in a bit of a bad way. Luckily, the contest is politics, where those who are in power absolutely lose power each and every time. This isn't the Republican's Decade. Wait til next time.