The Lamest Show on Earth

Today’s Republicans do not. Indeed, they cannot, because they have accepted the progressive framework. Their argument is not that the welfare state, deficit spending, federalized education, sharia-democracy promotion, and the rest are bad policies. Their argument is not that Washington needs to be dramatically downsized. It is that progressive governance is fine but needs to be better executed. [More]

And:

The gospel among GOP insiders these days is that no way, no how, Mitt Romney should attack Barack Obama.  Doing so, a sliver of independent voters might get huffy and throw the election to the president. [More]

Following the Bob Dole/John McCain Presidential Campaign Playbook again, I see...

What a circus. The Big Tent is so full of RINOs and jackasses, there's no room left for the elephants--who are increasingly regarded as a liability by the ringmaster anyway...maybe still fit for a sideshow to sucker the rubes, but no way for the center ring.

[Via Mack H]