Republicans Still Run The Village

Iggy wants to know what the hell is up with the All Newt Gingrich All The Time Show on teevee.

It’s a really strange situation. If were an editor looking for an op-ed from a conservative point of view about the California budget crisis, I would turn to one of the members of the California State Senate, or to one of the members of the California State House of Representatives. If I wanted an op-ed from a conservative point of view about the implications of the California budget crisis for national politics, I think I would turn to one of the 19 different Republican members of the United States House of Representatives. But the Post went with a former House Speaker from Georgia, who last held elected office about ten years ago.

If I wanted a conservative politician to go up against Dick Durbin (D-IL), the number two Democrat in the United States Senate, my first choice would be Jon Kyl (R-AZ), who’s Durbin’s opposite number. But of course Mitch McConnell (R-KY), the top GOP dog, would be a great get too. Failing that, there are 37 other Republican Senators you can ask. And there are lots of conservatives in the House leadership who might have an enlightening point of view on whatever it is they’re up to. But Meet The Press went with a former House Speaker from Georgia, who last held elected office about ten years ago.

Hey Iggy, news flash. The Village wants it to be 1993 all over again. It was the height of their power. Their incestuous relationship with the GOP began then, and only in the last 4 months has that even come close to changing. The Rush/Cheney/Newt show allows the GOP to stay relevant thanks to the Village, and the Village gets to run Washington and the country thanks to the Democrats pissing themselves in fear.

The Village wants it. The GOP wants it. The Democrats are powerless to stop it. You thought the Clinton years were bad for Democrats?

You have no clue.

[UPDATE] Steve Benen notes that Dick Cheney's daughter Liz has been all over the damn teevee too as a Serious Pundit. They literally can't get anyone to back up Cheney's garbage other than his own daughter, not a single sitting GOP anybody, and this is supposed to be Serious Journalism.