FANTASYLAND, REPUBLICAN STYLE

I am so tired of Republicans saying they want to get back to the values and ideals of our original Constitution. The only constitution they want to get back to is the one espoused by the Bush Administration.

The Republicans would like to get back to:

1. Tax cuts and loopholes for the Ultra-Rich. (Isn't their reasoning a bit obvious?)
2. No national healthcare. And no limits to healthcare costs or health insurance costs. No regulation of pharmaceutical companies. (I guess the religious right thinks that PRAYING for good health should be enough.)
3. More deregulation of investment corporations. (Does anyone remember what this did to the economy? Oh, wait...we are still reaping the rewards of that!)
4. Deregulation of oil companies. (Hello, BP, welcome aboard!)
5. Less environmental oversight. (The sky isn't falling, after all. The sky IS getting mighty hot and mighty grey, peeps!)
6. A really good war, some really good torture techniques, and we'll have 'em right where we want 'em. (Really? How's that workin so far?)

Personally, I really don't think we have to worry about the Republicans. Regardless of what the media is tossing our way (proving that Fox Schmooze is an entertainment channel...not a news channel), I doubt the Reps have the sense to change their game plan. Think about it...they've got Palin (yikes), Gingrich (double yikes), and who is that guy from Utah? They are pandering to The Tea Party at every turn, hoping to round them up and stick an elephant pin on their lapel before Election Day. Some Tea Party candidates may be winning a few primaries but the American people will never allow those loony tunes to take charge of anything. Especially since all they do is whine without a plan. And even more problematic, there is nary a black, brown or purple person in the bunch. A whole lotta grey at those rallies, tho.

Republicans will play their cards exactly as they did in the last election...their fantasy stories and rumors won't make any more sense this time then last time. Their straw-grabbing will be greatly overshadowed by the Dems who will (mostly) tell it like it is. From Healthcare to Iraq to The Economy...Obama is fulfilling promises. You may not agree with every little thing he does, but he IS making headway toward an America that we knew 10 years ago. (It took 8 long years to get us in this mess...it will take the Obama adminstration about that long to get us out of it.)