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May 06, 2008

Gingrich Discovers "Catastrophic Collapse of Trust"

Well, it's about time someone noticed. Newt Gingrich has called an emergency meeting of House Republicans to discuss Americans' "catastrophic collapse of trust in Republicans." To woo the flock back into the fold, Gingrich has outlined nine acts of “real change” he wants Republican leaders to consider, including a gas tax holiday and a moratorium on earmarks.

Michael Steel, a Boehner spokesman, said, “Leader Boehner certainly agrees - and has said repeatedly -- that Republicans can only succeed this year by being agents of change and reform. The American people know that Washington is broken, and we have to convince them that we can fix it.”

I am reminded of the words of Jeff Spicoli, after he and star football player "Jefferson's" little brother totaled Jefferson's hot new car:

"Relax, all right? My old man is a television repairman, he's got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it."

No, you can't.

The car is destroyed, and now that it's time to be held accountable for the results of their reckless joy-ride, the Republicans are panicking. The temporary bandaid solutions Gingrich is proposing (a gas tax holiday and earmark moratorium) will only delay the inevitable pain. I hope Republican voters aren't brain-dead enough to believe otherwise.

Posted by Becky at May 6, 2008 11:48 AM