Public down on GOP

Cheer up GOP four years is just a blink of an eye and before you know it war of words will fly around on the other side.

The GOP has done nothing but advocate murder and torture and exploitation. They are all corrupt. Hello, GOP, your world is over.

Voters have rejected the GOP in both 2006 and 2008, but Republicans think the solution is to become *more* extreme! Yowza.

i truly believe the dems lead by pelosi and read will screw it up soon enough. just wait repubs and you can come back bigger and better. im no republican but watch pelosi and reid ruin it.

I would rather be a member of the GOP, than a party that elects a far left winged Socialist to the great office of President of the United States. The GOP works for people with jobs unlike the Democrats that work for the people that freeload off the Government to live. The GOP will come back very strong in the mid-term elections in 2010 and the next one for President in 2012.

More conservative direction? Less flexible move?Keeping the old stuff like exploitation, divisiveness and torture? So long, GOP.

Re " ...Cheer up GOP four years is just a blink of an eye ..."

Now THAT'S denial!.

With corruption (Stevens, Cunningham, Abramoff, ... ) and incompetence (Brownie's heckofa job, agency heads ignoring science, 'no' to stem cell research) you just want to ignore that?

Republicans "misunderestimate" the problem, thinking it will take 1-4 years to fix what has been 28 years in the making.

They're in for a rude awakening.

Goodbye Old Party

It is so disheartning to see nothing but old white men and women when John McCain spoke. Where were the young, the black, the asian, or the hispanic republicans? Where are the government contracts for the black, the asian, or the hispanic people during the last republican presidency? Where were the independent voices? Where was someone to scream shame to Palin when she made polarizing and hurtful remarks? Oh, America the beautiful!

This party is evil and has no consideration for the issues affecting common Americans. Their continued arrogance will ensure that they remain out of touch with average people.
They have literally destroyed every American institution their hands have touched, and haven't got a clue on how to restore them.
They have presided over the largest move toward Socialism in the nation's history, yet continue to preach anti-Socialism messages.
Hypocrites!

"loveable liberal" you got it right. The country has moved away from war-for-profits-and-oil, away from torture and rendition and they want more. Go figure.

The GOP must admit defeat on its social conservative agenda and get back to spending restraint and fiscal hawkishness. The folks that hijacked the party must be brought out and publicly chastized. (Rove, Cheney, Limbaugh, etc) These folks turn people off. I will not vote republican until they give up on outlawing abortion, quit discriminating against gay people, recognize the separation of Church and State doctrine, and open the road so all people get a fair shot at the American dream on a level playing field. It's a new world and you better get used to it.

Corrupt CEO's, Corrupt banking managers, Greedy accounting firms, stupid president, maniacal vice president, inept chief of staff, lame secretary of state, opportunistic CIA officials, murderous and barbaric army officials, useless treasury managers, rampant and cruel campaign managers, exploitive church leaders, thieves in congress, sexual deviants, merciless lobbyists...

MY! MY! The Grand Old Party, what happened?

McCain lost by a little over 5 million votes.. With total distortion from all the news media including this one what else could be the outcome. The America people that voted for Omama has to be the dumbest people in history... Just like this article trying to say 66% percent of Americans hate the GOP.. What BS...

As a professional in the business of Public Policy for years I prided myself on the fact that my conservative friends thought me liberal and my liberal friends thought me conservative. But six years ago that changed dramatically. Today I want nothing to do with Republicans. Eight years ago we had a zero deficit. Since then the Republicans cut rich people taxes and increased government spending until we built up the biggest deficit in history. More, they did not spend the money on investment, it was pure consumption. Tell me Mom's & Dad's out there, what happens when you have to borrow to buy the groceries? Exactly what has happened. Collapse. Next, the R's lied to start a war that Senior Bush was advised not to because it would lead to religious civil war with all sides targeting Americans and eventually result in Iran having greater power in linkage to a Shiite Iraq. Well, junior - and lesser - Bush did not read much less follow expert advice and 4000 American's are dead, the Iraq government is corrupt and incapable of surviving for ten seconds after we leave. Gee thanks R's, nice job. Meanwhile, Afghanistan is undone after 6 years. Bin Laden is still free. Russia has fallen back to full blown dictatorship invading other countries, without more than a peep from us. Mexico is a full blown narco-terrorist state without action from us. And a growing number of people in my neighborhood don't have a job and cannot find one. And just to top it off, they are all losing the health insurance, lousy though it is. And they lost those jobs because Republicans said we don't regulate business they can do it themselves - which is bull beyond belief - and so we got credit swaps which are air and the entire credit market collapsed. Yes we hate Republicans and think they should be allowed no higher position than dog catcher. We will continue to think so until they get on their knees and apologise for hubris beyond all measure. Nope, not my friends any more.

To the GOP folks who still can't grasp the concept of accountability, let alone envision a radical change of course, let me suggest a regimen of honest self-appraisal, confession and meaningful amends to the country that you have nearly destroyed over the past 8 years. What I fear is that your may be genetically pre-disposed to the arrogance and ignorance that drive you to self-fulfill your delusions of cataclysmic end-times.

With the Prominent and studied African American Republican at the helm of the RNC, the party has already begun its road to recovery. The current administration's dramatic drop in popularity has been directly attributable to the popular hate-mongering mantra that BHO has been able to successfully peddle to the less than stellar constituency at large. Bill Burton's prosecution of a campaign that hinged on the Soros/Clinton nexus of 32 different 527s that were spearheaded by "Moveon.org," a creation of the powerful Armenian Billionaire, George Soros was the key to Obama's success.

Dear Proud Member of the GOP:
I happen to work in the Medicaid industry. We provide Home Health Services to the elderly and otherwise seriously disabled low income individuals. Boy, have I got some news for you! There are people of all races, ages, representing all of our political parties and turning to the government for help with health care issues. And with the economy taking the turn it has we could be on the brink of a health care crisis that most of us in this country have never imagined. I think the loyal members of the GOP might do some reconsidering when they themselves are the ones needing help from the government.

My, my, the Right has swung so far its rhetoric is identical to the Left of '00 and '04. You know, it was this wannabe intellectual rhetoric that got Bush elected in the first place, and got him reelected by comfortable margins.

Keep it up, Republicans. Keep calling us socialists. Keep calling us idiots. Watch as your dreams of recouping your losses in '10 and '12 shatter like crystal at the scathing shrieks vomitting from your ranks.

from a man who believed the bull for 25 years and helped vote them into office - GOOD RIDANCE - hope the go away and do not come back under some other baloney spin line - we need 2 other "for real - for the working class people" parties to start rebuilding a "real democracy" in this country - what choices have we really had until Obama? Will we have any after him? Will the good men and women of this country step up and start a different party of choice?

I don't believe the Republicans are capable of reading what Frank Stein [#16] wrote. They may put their eyes over the letters but their brains will not mentally process the content. They will not be able to see that the economy is the result of unopposed, uncontroled republican philosopies in action. As cars pile up at the Long Beach docks, unable to be sold, the market is indeed self-regulating. People aren't buying because they have no money, and are losing their jobs. However, republicans will look [with eyes closed] and blame the democrats.

And the democrats are partly to blame, because Pelosi and Reid have done nothing, nothing, nothing. There is little difference, if any between those two and most republicans congressman. Republican voters out of touch with reality can blame the democratic majority, but really can they show anywhere significant that Bush was not given what he wanted. Anywhere? The two parties like to blame each other, but on they go with Iraq. On they go with Afghanistan. Does anyone stop Big Oil? Does anyone control the stock market? How have democrats made any difference from the policies of Bush?

Will anyone be held accountable, will any consitutional rights be restored? Pelosi and Reid have not mentioned it. Will Obama be any different?

To the people saying that because McCain lost by only 5 million votes the GOP numbers must be wrong .. well you have it backwards. McCain was popular because he was not a GOP hardliner.

In fact McCain could have had a real shot at winning if he had pulled further left and not gone after that ill advised Palin bump. McCain should have worked on the independents and let the GOP fearmongers whip up the racisim and ignorance of the unemployed 'working class' .. aka, too stupid to leave town when the jobs ran out.

It is a miracle!!! George Bush has achieved a stated goal of his presidency....To bring about lower energy prices on his watch. Oil reached $49 today. For the price of oil to retract so sharply markets, banks, and businesses worldwide have collapsed. GOP'ers laugh when they hear Bush ruined the world and point fingers elsewhere. Rationalizers and excuse makers for the last 8 yrs now see the truth in headlines daily. The free market, greedy businessmen and tolerant oversight in governmental regulation has brought the USA to its knees under George W. Bush.

to 'des'
This is how you express yourself? "The America people that voted for Omama has to be the dumbest people in history... " And you're calling US dumb? Ahhahahahah... good one. You are a classic Republican. What a maroon!!

Republicans are masters at finger wagging, and crying. Good riddance

Sorry, des...
My comments should have been directed at Michael L. Blair.
My apologies for the unintentional 'dig' at your Republican intelligence.

Grind ol party has leaders whose stupidity is only exceeded by their arrogance. And their arrogance is only exceeded by their ignorance. Just in one are they have managed to turn the justice system into the Criminal Justice System.

These people are so stupid they don't even realize the dual meanings of a Criminal Justice Sytem.

Having this two party system, if nothing else, keeps the scales balanced. Let's not overlook how ingenious We the People were to put such a system into place many moons ago. I don't think we would want either party to evaporate; each serves a purpose and is what it is because of the other. Party labels are taken way too seriously. Races are won, races are lost. There are good and bad people, good and bad ideas, in both parties. In the end we all still need each other. We can't even get born alone.

To #5 and 15: You say Democrat party works for the "people that freeload off the government" and those "who voted for Obama must be the dumbest people in history"? rolling my eyes. Guess you are not one of those "compassionate conservatives" of the old GOP. No wonder they lost. Furtheremore, McCain got most of his votes from people who live in rural areas, are uneducated and have low incomes.

Huge percentage of voters w/ college degrees and are wealthy voted for...guess who?! Obama. 85% of voters in New York City--alone-voted for Obama. They lived through 9/11; have one of the highest average salaries and prestigious jobs, are highly educated and live in extremely expensive real estate. In other words, they're in the top 1% of those being taxed the most! Now, why would they vote for Obama? Hmmm...perhaps because they are progressive-minded in the truest sense of the word?
C'mon....drink our Kool-aid, It'll make you feel better and refreshed. For sure, you won't be so angry and spiteful anymore. You will become a better human being if you just try giving hope a try.

minded

Why would the Republicans want to go more extreme? Do they want to become an even smaller, less relevant party? This is like trying to expand a base by eating your young.

The GOP needs more cowbell.

We just voted in CLINTONS THIRD TERM hurray we've got change thanks to Obama.My fellow Americans that voted for me I'm sorry if I mislead you all but I need Bill and Hilliary or else I can no longer carry this load forward.You people are crazy awsome.

Republicans and their embrace of the fervent religious right = the same, choke on this, well meaning doctrine of the Taliban. In other words forcing your gods belief's on everyone else. Thank goodness there were enough intelligent self thinking, self reliant people to see this and not just step back and say it's gods will, pure BS.

the gop will rize again. i did not vote democratic,taxes go up and down,issues are the ties that bring political parties,i stick with the gop,never liked the saying"when in rome be a roman".

There is an interesting study regarding conservative tendency to be followers of authority that explins quite a bit. The rapid nationalsm, evangelical authoritarianism, blind faith in dogma, disregard for truth - they are essentially explained in a book that came out a cople of years ago.
google...the raw story fifty year study shows conservative are followers.. to get he scoop.