Last night on the NBC news they showed Rush as the Republican party's response to Sotomayor.
I don't think I can embed this video but here's the link.
You could argue that Rush has always been the unofficial spokesperson, but really, they couldn't come up with anyone else. No Republican wanted to go on camera to bash her.
The Republican party is suffering from a lack of competent leaders.
Where was Mitch McConnell? So obviously they are having trouble coming up with anyone offical. O'Reilly is out. He pissed off Jim Robinson but good by saying Freepers are right wing loons. (Pot, kettle, black). That link is just hilarious BTW.
Of course there's Cheney. He is a terrific spokesperson for the Republicans. Their numbers tank every time he opens his mouth.
Michael Steele? Well, its obvious that if you have to apologize to Rush then you are NOT The official spokesperson.
Sarah Palin is an obvious frontrunner. Wingnuts cream their jeans every time she opens her mouth. But, the rest of us? Not so much. Probably something to do with the utter stupidity that proceeds out of it.
McCain, well, a RINO will never do. They have no use for pragmatism.
Karl Rove has been on the circuit spouting his crap. But the right are pretty disgusted with him. To quote one article from FR:
"Following the dictum of Bush’s Brain — Boy Genius Karl Rove — Republican leadership shied away from doing the right thing, abandoned principles in favor of pragmatism, and followed the path of least resistance. The rest, as they say, is history."
The brains over at FR are trying to figure out how to recoup.One word: Purify.
I've been extremely amused by all of the "how are the Republicans going to restore themselves" stories in the liberal media that would just as soon see the GOP disappear entirely, and I think I've figured it out.
They know two things: 1) Zero's going to eventually be less popular than he is today, that's inevitable. 2) Swings from Democrat to Republican are also inevitable, and predictably, will happen as each party grows "too big for it's britches."
Given that, they're trying to make sure we're saddled with RINOs and other moderates, because they want someone they can work with when we eventually get the government back. That's why we need to be strenuous about kicking the Specters, the Snowes, and the Collinses out of the party.
They are living in the past, the glory days of Reagan. It's sad really. But it seems that Reagan is still their official spokesperson.