GOP, O Wither Goest Thou?

February 13th, 2009 by Leonard Birdsong


Back when  Birdsong was a radio talk show host I often  liked to have some good clean fun by skewering Republican politicians and their antics on my radio program.  Birdsong is so busy these days with other such pursuits as teaching law, writing, and  lecturingfor the  bar prep company, BARBRI, that I have had little time to make fun of the Repubs.

Unfortunately, given the GOP’s position in the Senate and House of Representatives with respect to the proposed $787 Billion bill that Congress passed earlier this afternoon without a single Republican vote, the GOP may be on their way to oblivion.  There may be no GOP to skewer in a few years to come.  The party’s monolithic obstructionism of Obama and the proposed stimulus package shows how out of step they are with the changing mood of our country.  Most people want the country  and the President to succeed.

 Birdsong understands the GOP now sees itself as the “loyal opposition.”  However, since the GOP has decided to stand together and follow Rush Limbaugh’s call to help see  that Obama’s policies fail