The right-wing media (Fox "News", Rush Limbaugh, et al.) is destroying the Republican party. It used to be a huge benefit for the party, having a propaganda machine with an iron grip on the base, but in the failure of the Bush administration, this asset has turned into a liability. The American people have seen first hand the results of conservative governance, and it has scared the shit out of them. So much so, they elected a president that can only be described as the polar opposite of Bush. The Republican party is now in a political wilderness, and its propaganda machine isn't helping.
The best way to correct error is through feedback. You try something, you learn it doesn't work, and you correct your error. However, the right-wing media has broken the Republican feedback loop. The Republican base (the 25% or so that think Bush did a good job) envelops itself in a bubble world, where America is a center-right nation, McCain didn't win because he wasn't conservative enough, and Sarah Palin would make a great president. The right-wing media slings "comfort food" stories to a base that wants nothing else. The propagandists aren't interested in changing, as their income depends on serving the demands of their audience. Coulter, Malkin, Limbaugh, O'Reilly, Hannity, and the rest make their living by stirring up the base, fighting the liberal demons at every turn. Though this may line their pockets, its killing the Republican party. How can the party change when the base doesn't recognize that its wrong?
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I'll take issue with your comment "[The American people] elected a president that can only be described as the polar opposite of Bush."
Other than spending money even faster and promising to do his indefinite detention at a different location, how is Obama different from Bush? They are both of the same school of thought: Government can solve everybody's problems.
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