I just loves me some "Daddy" party. You know, that musky, money scented band of competents who have to ride in to the rescue whenever we Democrats screw things up. Like Fred Thompson - that "indolent cracker hound dog" currently lurking in the shadows and causing dampness in the unmentionables of the GOP cognoscenti.
There's a fine example of the genre in an AP article today about the California GOP.
Two wealthy businessmen with close ties to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger have agreed to donate $3 million to the California Republican Party
[snip]
Ron Nehring, the GOP's state chairman, said the additional money "really helps us move into the fall and do what we need to do for the 2008 campaign."
But here's the money quote (heh)
The GOP reported that it had $4.4 million in debts and just over $1 million in cash on hand on June 30. By contrast, the California Democratic Party had $5.2 million in cash and about $3,000 in debts.
Who's fiscally responsible?
- h/t to Mr. Charles Pierce for the "indolent cracker" line