The latest effort by the Party of No to remove the "taint" from the GOP has already failed, but there's certainly room for further mockery of the new faction of the Republican Party; The National Council for a New America.
Let's start with a little background; The NCNA is, according to Eric Cantor:
... a forward-looking, grassroots caucus ... [that] will engage in a conversation with America that seeks to remove ideological filters
So, who are just some of these non-ideological, regular folks? Besides the House Minority Leader, the Minority Whip, the Senate Minority Leader and last year's Republican presidential nominee? Mitt Romney (R), Bobby Jindal (R), Haley Barbour (R), John Cornyn (R), and ... wait for it ... Jeb Bush (R).
That practically screams bipartisan grassroots, doesn't it?
And what's the group's reason for being?
We do this not just to offer an alternative point of view or to be disagreeable. Instead, we want to ask the American people what their hopes and dreams are.
In my country, we call this an election.
But this my favorite part:
The council marks a new phase in the Republican Party’s effort to remake itself: A formal acknowledgement by top congressional and national leaders that the GOP needs to change its pitch and its ideas.
So, what's the first change?
The National Council for a New America launched with an open letter that’s notable for what it leaves out: The issues that a large segment of the party’s base are most passionate about. The letter, signed by 14 congressional Republican leaders, makes no mention of same-sex marriage, immigration — legal or otherwise — or abortion.
Yes, they're throwing the "values voters" under the bus, which one assumes is the reason they were:
... unable to reach Palin to ask her if she would like to join the group.
It seems that the marginally less insane faction of the Republican Party is attempting a coup. This should be fun.