tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851578517872251953.post2661952909397278502..comments2023-10-10T05:07:13.577-07:00Comments on En Tequila Es Verdad: "Rush awards himself sole custody of Steele's testicles"Dana Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00890312745525306991noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851578517872251953.post-60983035999285370392009-03-03T15:59:00.000-08:002009-03-03T15:59:00.000-08:00The problem with the authoritarian faith-trumps-re...The problem with the authoritarian faith-trumps-reality mindset is that if you do something and it didn't work, the <I>only</I> explanation is you didn't do it hard enough.<BR/><BR/>This is occasionally a good response (in those rare situations when additional effort in the same vein will in fact attain the goal). But a whole lot of the time, its disastrous - but since reality may not intrude, no alternatives are allowed.<BR/><BR/>The only way around it may be another couple of disastrous election cycles, until either there's a palace revolution from reality-based conservatives (and yes, Virginia, they actually exist), or perhaps the Republican party splits into two pieces, a faith-based one and a reality-based one. A third possibility is that Rush has a major brain aneurysm at some point, the Cons find a stronger centrist leader and the party manages to shift itself dramatically toward reality.Efriquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08526031804261484547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851578517872251953.post-64437587971215434792009-03-03T10:38:00.000-08:002009-03-03T10:38:00.000-08:00The old schtick isn't working any more. The GOP ne...The old schtick isn't working any more. The GOP need to realize that soon.Cujo359https://www.blogger.com/profile/10385213658828021737noreply@blogger.com