The Republican Party used to be the party of Fiscal Discipline, until George W. Bush and the Republican Congress spent wildly on the War on Terror and a Prescription Drug Plan without raising taxes, and in fact, cut them dramatically on the wealthy, causing the economic crisis of the Great Recession as a result!
The Republican Party used to be the party of National Security–Foreign Policy Expertise, the party of Richard Nixon and George H. W. Bush, until Sarah Palin came along as a Vice Presidential choice in 2008, and then Michele Bachmann and Herman Cain came along, all three of them displaying total ignorance of the subject, and Rick Perry not much better!
To believe that the Republican Party could have serious challengers for the Presidency who have no clue on foreign policy or economic matters is something that promotes speechlessness!
Sarah Palin showed plenty enough ignorance, and there was a great sigh of relief when she decided finally not to run for President.
But instead, we have Michele Bachmann and Herman Cain, who seem in many ways, even worse than Sarah Palin.
We also have Rick Perry, who seems even worse than George W. Bush.
What has happened to the party that used to be respectable and knowledgeable, the party of Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Bob Dole, George H. W. Bush, John McCain, and yes, even Ronald Reagan?
The Republican Party is in mourning for itself among its Establishment, and the nation should be in mourning as to how far downhill the party has gone!
A major political party with a glorious history in many ways has become an embarrassment to itself, and the nation suffers as a result!