When you think everyone but you are crazy, who's c

When you think everyone but you are crazy, who's crazy?

http://www.salon.com/2013/12/01/the_gop_ignores_its_terminal_illness/

"We did a whole "Hardball" hour Friday on how the GOP ratcheted up the crazy this year. Chris Matthews made me break down Rep. Steve King's crazy anti-Mexican "calves the size of cantaloupes" slur, and I was forced to wonder why he's thinking with such a sculpter's eye for detail about another man's calves, while otherizing him into a beast of burden, not quite human. Way to go for that Latino vote in 2014, GOP."

So Hardball is the standard of truth for the GOP? I don't think so. Can we really believe this author has a concern about the success of the GOP? Other than assuring it isn't successful?

" Still, it may turn out that the ACA troubles were a brilliant Democratic plot to distract Republicans from their demographic terminal illness, and convince them that the Kill Obamacare playbook is all they need for 2014."

Bring on the brilliance! Although the current batch may be sufficient to kill off the DIMs for the immediate future. (notice I don't pretend to be hand ringing at the prospect). The GOP will benefit from the maturing of all the racial tribes onto the baby boomer generation. Not only are the life span of the boomers growing, but the growth from tribalism to rationality will continue to expand the group. Plus there are all those that are prematurely rational who are becoming active politically.

"It's easy to mock Steve "calves the size of cantaloupes" King. He's a doofus. But Sen. Ted "I won't study with people from the minor Ivies" Cruz is just as bad, and arguably worse." Why do they waste the ink on non arguments? But that is OK, I wouldn't want the DIM arguments to be effective, and it is just not in them to be rational.

"National reporters and pundits collude in the GOP's denialism. " Unfairly treated? It must be a shock to have a little balance in the mainstream media. They are just covering their tails in the event the DIMs go down hard. (It may be too late for them to save their brands). I need to try to restrain my optimism here, the DIMs will have to be exceptionally stupid to destroy 40 years of progressive gains, but I am hoping.

"I don't think Democrats should be celebrating just yet. A lot can still go wrong, and there's an industry devoted to finding and surfacing (or exaggerating or even concocting) scary Obamacare stories. Still, listening once again to Sen. Ted Cruz (on "Hardball") warning that people will become "addicted to the sugar" of ACA subsidies is a reminder of how the Tea Party leaders actually hate the Tea Party base. They'd privatize Medicare and Social Security and deny Mitch McConnell's constituents health insurance. It's amazing that Oprah gets grief for talking about when the Tea Party's racist base will die, when leaders like Cruz are the ones who would literally hasten that day." I believe the argument of Ted's may be a red herring. (Don't tell). A well run dole is addicting. obamacare is a sure loser. 100 million losers, picked so openly is not a recipe for addiction.

"actually hate the Tea Party base. " Where did this come from? You have to believe ObamaCare is actually helpful to make this true. The ObamaCare death panels are alive and well and they are coming for seniors. But I don't believe the tea party is significantly older than the DIMs.

"Rep. Michele Bachmann says the ACA's problems make Republicans "look like geniuses," and while it's easy to mock her non-genius, her party looks better politically than it did a month ago. " Another not smart dig to a successful GOP woman. The DIMs thinking they are smart is permanent self deception. Only the true believers will persist in this belief as the DIMs dramatically lose altitude. Only the straw filled heads will continue to think the Wizard's magic has made them smart.