IT'S OFFICIAL: THE KKK HAS TAKEN OVER THE GOP AGAIN-- WELCOME BACK TRENT LOTT

Although the House Republicans are still slashing each other's throats over who will have the thankless task of leading the loser Party for the next two years, the much-diminished Republican Senate caucus-- no more Santorum, no more Conrad, no more Talent, no more DeWine, no more Macacawitz (no more Frist); wow! what a lot of stinking garbage-- moved rapidly to choose new leaders. As expected, arch-reactionary and closeted gay homophobe Mitch McConnell was elected leader. As, as a perfect compliment to his team vile racist and bigot Trent Lott defeated the more moderate Lamar Alexander for the #2 spot. Although Alexander was widely expected to win, the true unreconstructed southern nature of today's GOP revealed itself as Lott took 25 votes to Alexander's 24. (This is according to Santorum, who wasn't allowed to vote but was apparently attending the meeting.)

The right wing blogosphere was behind Alexander because of Lott's corruption and reputation for being the most egregious pork barrel slob in the Senate. They weren't too happy about the vapid and ineffectual Mel Martinez-- screaming that all the Republicans do is cater to minorities!!-- taking over the RNC and they're all ready to slit their wrists if their extremist nutcase candidates, Pence and Shadegg lose their House leadership challenges.


One of the far right kook, Dean Barnett wrote on some anti-American blog:

Trent Lott has won the number two job among Republicans in the Senate! Whoopee! If there's one message that the electorate sent the Republican Party last week, it's that we hadn't given them enough of Trent Lott. I cannot adequately express my delight that Senate Republicans have moved with such expediency to right this egregious wrong.

Is it just me, or is it becoming increasingly apparent that the Republicans and Democrats are determined to engage in a two year dumb-off? If it weren't for the fact that there are some very determined lunatics out there trying to kill us, this would be funny.

But they are out there, so it isn't.

Glenn Reynolds and Captain Hook OR Captain Kangaroo, or whatever he calls himself, echo the same sentiments, decrying Lott as a corrupt pork barrel king and a slap in the face to voters who turned on the Republicans last week, at least in part, because of their endless corruption and pork barrel bullshit. "Republicans need to show that they have learned a lesson from their midterm drubbing. They lost their majorities because voters perceived that they had lost touch with the electorate on policy as well as attitude. We sent Republicans to clean up Congress, not to clean up for themselves in porkfests that rival anything that came before them. Trent Lott represents the worst of that class, and the mere idea that he remains in consideration for a leadership position after his commentary this year proves that the GOP hasn't listened hard enough."