The GOP circus is no laughing matter: One of these clowns could actually win it all

Salon ^ | June 8, 2015 | Bob Cesca

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A lot can happen between now and Election Day -- and with no GOP adult in the room, that's a frightening thought.

There was a time when the well-worn “clown car” description of the Republican presidential primary field wasn’t so on-the-nose. But as of right now, not even a few months into the process, it’s impossible to avoid daily news items in which one GOP candidate or another is self-immolating with ludicrous remarks or unforced errors. Frankly, it’d be really fun to observe if it weren’t for a nagging sense of danger. We’ll circle back to that.

Meanwhile, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., on Friday contributed a fantastic example of the politically deficient nature of the current batch of hacks and frauds running for president on the GOP side. Speaking about the political hot potato of Iraq, Rubio described how he, as president, would approach continued U.S. involvement there: “It’s not nation-building. We are assisting them in building their nation.” Yes, assisting in the building of a nation is distinct from nation-building, according to Rubio.

Clearly, inside the Rubio campaign (for president!), this is totally acceptable. To everyone else, however, it sounds like the Sphinx character from the 1999 Ben Stiller superhero movie “Mystery Men.” As the wise sage of the superhero team, the Sphinx spoke in seemingly profound chunks of wisdom, but he’d merely reverse the first half of each maxim to construct the second half. For example: “He who questions training only trains himself at asking questions”; “When you doubt your powers, you give power to your doubts”; and, “When you care what is outside, what is inside cares for you.” Adding: “It’s not nation-building. We are assisting them in building their nation.”(continued)

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For people like Mr Cesca, a proper GOP candidate would be someone just SLIGHTLY to the right of lunatic socialist Sanders, but not too much!

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The left must be terrified. I read this crappie and their abject fear just shines through.