While I agree with Kathleen Parker’s overall analysis, I do not think she understands the nature of the party she clings to like grim death. And I don’t agree with giving Mitt Romney a 100% pass. He ran the most dishonest campaign in modern history. The high point of his campaign was the first debate, but historians will note that Romney told about 150 unrebutted lies in roughly 45 minutes of speaking time. Romney was a terrible candidate who stood for nothing, least of all honesty, and made one gaffe after another. If it is true that he was head and shoulders above his Republican competition, and it is, that still doesn’t speak well of Romney. In Haley Barbour’s words, Romney was a shitty candidate.
The whole party should put on their clown suits and go play in the street.
