The GOP: Can't Get Out of the Stupid Zone

Full Transcript Reveals That Darrell Issa Lied About Obama Involvement In IRS Scandal



"By releasing the full transcript of interview with the IRS Screening Group manager, Rep. Elijah Cummings has proven that Rep. Darrell Issa lied about Obama’s involvement in the IRS scandal. Rep. Cummings absolutely destroyed Issa’s conspiratorial claims that Obama was masterminding the IRS scandal: 

 This interview transcript provides a detailed first-hand account of how these practices first originated, and it debunks conspiracy theories about how the IRS first started reviewing these cases. Answering questions from Committee staff for more than five hours, this official—who identified himself as a “conservative Republican”—denied that he or anyone on his team was directed by the White House to take these actions or that they were politically motivated."

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via HuffPost:


"While the [abortion] vote offered a chance for members from socially conservative districts to flex their political muscles, some moderate Republicans grumbled about the leadership’s decision to hold a vote on a controversial measure with no chance of going beyond the House.

'I think a lot of people are shaking their heads and not understanding why we’re doing this,' said one GOP official, who added that votes on hot-button social issues don’t help the party maintain much-needed Republican seats in moderate districts. 

Republican Rep. Charlie Dent of Pennsylvania bluntly told The New York Times that the vote is 'a stupid idea.' ”

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Another awkward remark about pregnancy from a Republican lawmaker:


GOP Rep Says Rate of Pregnancy From Rape Is 'Very Low'





Rep. Michael Burgess, a Texan: 

"Watch a sonogram of a 15-week baby, and they have movements that are purposeful. They stroke their face. If they're a male baby, they may have their hand between their legs. If they feel pleasure, why is it so hard to believe that they could feel pain?"

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Congressman Claims People Struggling To Survive On Food Stamps Are ‘Intentionally Buying Overpriced Food’


Robert Reich explains why the GOP can't get out of the Stupid Zone:


"...the Republican base is entrenched in certain states that are older, whiter, and more rural than the rest of America than rest of the country; and senators and representatives from these states naturally reflect the dominant views of their constituents — which are increasingly out of step with where most of the nation is heading. 

Despite all the post-election rhetoric about the necessity for change emanating from GOP leaders who aspire to the national stage, the national stage isn’t really what the GOP is most interested in or attuned to. It’s directed inward rather than outward, to its state constituents rather than to the nation. This structure also blocks any would-be “New Republicans” such as Chris Christie from gaining the kind of power inside the party that a New Democrat like Bill Clinton received in 1992. 

The greater likelihood is a steady eclipse of the Republican Party at the national level, even as it becomes more entrenched in particular states. The GOP’s national role will be primarily negative — seeking to block, delay, and filibuster measures that will eventually become the law of the land in any event, while simultaneously preaching 'states’ rights' and praying for conservative majorities on the Supreme Court. 

In other words, more of the same."

More GOP "stupid."