Dysfunctional Dystopia

Today in the NYT writer Adam Nagourney, the king of fomenting dissent among Democrats, takes aim at the delicious new dysfunctional discourse taking place within the Republican party.

In interviews, officials attending the Southern Republican Leadership Conference here described themselves as shaken by mistakes that have afflicted the White House, culminating with the collapse of the deal to allow a Dubai company to manage six American port terminals. Several urged the president to bring in new advisers to avoid losses in the midterm elections ahead and three fallow years in the White House.

Please don't get the impression that I take pleasure in the troubles of others. Oh, who am I kidding, this is the Republican party we're talking about, watching them implode is the most fun I've had in years. So, let's top off this GOP party with a few fun "we've had the keys and we've screwed things up" quotes:

"We are spending too much money," Mr. Romney said. "Our discretionary spending — taking out Iraq and mandatory spending — grew 49 percent in four years. Our debt has grown. Pork is always dispiriting. But pork being spent at a time of war is particularly dispiriting."

"Let's just say this: the president's position on all of this is not all that clear," Mr. Allen said after delivering his speech. "I want to be plain and clear: what we need to do is secure our borders."

"There's a lot of frustration here — we've had a run of real bad luck," said Tom Rath, a New Hampshire Republican leader. "You've got such longevity in that White House team that they are tired. They need a break. They need a big piece of good luck. I don't know what it is."

At the same time, Mr. Graham criticized his own party for allowing spending to increase, noting that Mr. Bush had yet to veto a single spending bill. "We're growing the government at a pace that makes Democrats look thrifty," he said.

My favorite quote above is from Tom Rath. Rath says the Republicans have had a "run of real bad luck." Now, that's funny. I guess if willful incompetence based upon greed translates as bad luck, then it has been a pretty unlucky time for the GOP.

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