While focus is being given to speculation about Barack Obama’s Cabinet post selections, there’s another issue I’m really curious about. We know who’s the new leader of the Democrats. It’s Obama, but who’s going to emerge as the leader of the Republicans?
After being crushed in two consecutive national elections, they need a leader, but who? They’ve got prominent names… Newt Gingrich, Tom DeLay, Mark Foley, Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney, Larry Craig, Rudy Guilliani, Alberto Gonzales, Lindsay Graham, Ted Stevens, and a few others, but who seems even remotely likely to emerge as a leader? Many of their name recognition members are more infamous than famous.
It’s possible the Republicans, with help from the disastrous terms of George W. Bush, the blundering campaign of John McCain, and the ridicule infested Sarah Palin are so damaged no one will even want the assignment. That will leave them scrambling to find another sacrificial lamb to serve up. It’s quite like being asked if you’d like to be a ship captain, only to realize it’s the Titanic and it’s already hit the iceberg.
The next few weeks and months are going to be quite interesting to follow the installation of the Obama administration, and watch what the Republicans do as they try to pick themselves up from their crumpled heap.
After being crushed in two consecutive national elections, they need a leader, but who? They’ve got prominent names… Newt Gingrich, Tom DeLay, Mark Foley, Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney, Larry Craig, Rudy Guilliani, Alberto Gonzales, Lindsay Graham, Ted Stevens, and a few others, but who seems even remotely likely to emerge as a leader? Many of their name recognition members are more infamous than famous.
It’s possible the Republicans, with help from the disastrous terms of George W. Bush, the blundering campaign of John McCain, and the ridicule infested Sarah Palin are so damaged no one will even want the assignment. That will leave them scrambling to find another sacrificial lamb to serve up. It’s quite like being asked if you’d like to be a ship captain, only to realize it’s the Titanic and it’s already hit the iceberg.
The next few weeks and months are going to be quite interesting to follow the installation of the Obama administration, and watch what the Republicans do as they try to pick themselves up from their crumpled heap.