Seriously, they need to shut up! And I’m saying this for their own good.
Step One: Someone needs to put a stop to Michael Steele’s foot in mouth tour. Let’s review Steele’s greatest hits…
“We want to convey that the modern-day GOP looks like the conservative party that stands on principles,” Steele told the Washington Times. “But we want to apply them to urban-suburban hip-hop settings.”
“Tonight, we tell America: we know the past, we know we did wrong. My bad,” said Steele.
“Let’s put it in the context here,” said Steele. “Rush Limbaugh is an entertainer. Rush Limbaugh, his whole thing is entertainment.” “Yes, it’s incendiary,” Steele added. “Yes, it’s ugly.”
Followed by…
“I went back at that tape and I realized words that I said weren’t what I was thinking,” said Steele. “It was one of those things where I thinking I was saying one thing, and it came out differently.”
And then there’s the question if he’s serious, or just joshing, about cutting off Republicans who voted for the stimulus. Now, today, he claims part of his job is ticking people off. And while Steele is a liberal blogger’s dream, the adage less is more has never been so appropriate.
Step Two: Republicans in the House and Senate need to shut up…
…until they have something of value to add to the discussion. I’m not kidding. These guys and gals could really benefit from a period of reflection. Hoping Obama fails is not a political strategy – its desperation. And as far as who’s in charge… Republicans have become the heartbroken soul after a bad break-up who suddenly finds themselves on the rebound. My advice is for them to take it slow. There’s no need to Rush headfirst into an abusive relationship. Look at your potential list of leaders (Palin, Jindal, Steel, Rush, Cantor, etc.) and realize that being leaderless is not the worst situation.
Step Three: Conservatives needed to shut up years ago, because, well… they scare people. Now, I’m not counting on Conservatives to shut up, therefore it is the civic duty of all Americans to shut them up. They need to be banished back to the fringe where they belong, to a place where abortion and gay marriage out trump every other issue. Oh, they’ll don a fiscally conservative mask when it suits them, but their priorities are clear. They’d have no trouble spending a trillion dollars to stop gays from marrying.
Step Four: Rush Limbaugh doesn’t have to shut up. In fact, I want him to talk more. That said, everyone listed above would be wise to shut up about Rush.
Now… I’ll shut up.