The Equivalent of A Slap on the Wrist

Republican Party officials say they will try in January to pass a resolution accusing President George Bush and congressional Republican leaders of embracing socialist policies

Isn’t this just special.  The RNC wants to adopt a resolution declaring that President Bush and congressional republican leaders do not represent their ideology.   Of course they see this as the equivalent of a slap in the face.  Realistically, it is no more than an ineffectual slap on the wrist.

In what would amount to a slap in the face to a sitting Republican president and the party’s Senate and House leaders, national GOP officials, including the vice chairman of the Republican National Committee, are sponsoring a resolution opposing the resort to “socialist” means to save capitalism. [Read the full post here]

Needless to say, this is one of the sorriest attempt to try an establish a failed ideology — small government, free market and small taxes — as a viable strategy.  This will only further the cause that the GOP is in complete disarray and lack any form of true leadership.  This particular outcry would have had more weight if there had been any previous outcries against known failures such as the Iraq war, the mess of Katrina or the economic meltdown.  At those times the new town criers were obviously a sleep and saw no reason to draft up any resolutions to disassociate themselves from the (now) lame duck President.

The new resolution is more like a pity party then a real effort towards chastising the offending party.  More to the point, this does not change the fact that the RNC does not have a message that can be inclusive of all American people.  This is just another distraction.  Although the drafting and issuing of the resolution will make the RNC feel like they are taking steps to correcting their internal problems it will not serve as a magic bullet for drawing people to their party.

“Jim Bopp is the author of the no-bailout resolution because he wants to articulate our core principles now, not every four years when we have a presidential election,” said Mr. Yue, an Oregon member of the Committee. “This is based on the thinking that articulating political philosophy is equally important as applying it consistently.”

“Failing to do so, we have today’s identity crisis, which resulted in our losses in 2006 and 2008,” Mr. Yue said. “The bailout is a good example … In my view, if we are not going to address this, we will see more losses in 2010.”

Talk about living in a bubble?  It is shaming to say that our politicians could be wasting time proposing such nonsense for the beneift of ‘articulating our core principles’ and ‘identity crisis‘ as part of solving the RNC’s problems.  Can someone please go and remind them that while they are dabbling in self awareness our economy is tanking.  No one cares whether or not the RNC finds their zen.

“We have enough co-sponsors to take this to the RNC floor” at the party’s Jan. 28-31 annual winter meeting in Washington. “I will take it to the Resolutions Committee, but I intend to press this issue to the floor for decision.”

This is my favorite part.  While they are busy giving themselves balm — for their temper tantrum? — over the next 30 days for all the bad things that has happened to them, they will enact this resolution after Bush leaves office.  What, might I ask, is the real point?  Can’t they do like the rest of the psychotics in the world and just hire a shrink?