Congress, Cole, and Conservatives

An interesting and important article in the Washington Post about the difficulties Republicans are having now, most notably obvious in Congress. If the Dems lose the presidential election in November, it will be the greatest lost opportunity perhaps in American political history. I'm not here to say that that is a good or a bad thing, just a real thing. Still, even if Sen. Obama blows his opportunity, it seems that Dems are solidifying their lead in Congress. Picking up three seats from conservative areas is a real sign of coming trouble for the GOP. Here's a few more gems from the WaPo article.

GOP leaders sought yesterday to "re-brand" the party with a new slogan and renewed pledges of fiscal rectitude and limited government. But the slogan -- "The Change You Deserve" -- came under mocking fire, because it parallels Democratic presidential front-runner Barack Obama's "Change We Can Believe In" motto and it mirrors the advertising slogan for the antidepressant Effexor.

I know this SEEMS bad, but those options are far better than their first choice: Coke is it!

MOST AMAZINGLY IS THIS QUOTE FROM REP. COLE (R-OK):

"I don't see it particularly as an advantage to be in a debate with our president," he said. "It's not for me to second-guess the president of the United States."

Um, isn't that EXACTLY what Congress is SUPPOSED to do? I think it's called CHECKS AND BALANCES. I think the problems of Iraq show that lots MORE second guessing is needed BY both parties, and OF both parties.