Rush Limbaugh already spinning Ken Cuccinellis defeat Radio show host Rush Limbaugh speaks at a forum hosted by the Heritage Foundation, on the similarities between the war on terrorism and the television show Rush Limbaugh already playing the blame game in Virginias gubernatorial race (transcript from his website): RUSH LIMBAUGH: [Ken Cuccinelli] is a Reagan conservative. Hes a genuine conservative. He really is. Theres no RINO about him, is my point, and I think the Republican establishment wouldnt mind him losing because if Cuccinelli loses, what do they get to do? They get to blame the Tea Party, they get to blame conservatives, and they get to say, See? Conservatives just cant win! You people are killing the Republican Party, you Tea Party types and you people insisting on conservatism. Conservatives are just too small a minority. Theres no way you can win. Youre losing elections for us. I think thats what they want to say. [...] I think theres very little doubt that the Republican Partys not happy with its base, Tea Party and conservatives. I dont know this, but a lot of people have this theory, and I think its got a lot of credence. Limbaugh is probably partly right: When Cuccinelli loses, establishment Republicans will point fingers at the tea party. But thats not because they wanted Cuccinelli to lose, thats because pointing fingers is what losers do. Look no further than Rush Limbaugh: Cuccinelli hasnt even lost yet, and hes already pointing fingers at the GOP establishment. When you lose races like this, civil war is what you get. But whatever they say after the election, before the election the GOP establishment clearly wanted Cuccinelli to win. Thats why the Republican Governors Association spent $8 million trying to help him win. Thats why so-called RINO moderates like Rep. Scott Rigell endorsed Cuccinellis campaign. To be clear, saying that the GOP establishment wanted Cuccinelli to win isnt a defense of them: Its an indictment. We keep on hearing how GOP moderates are trying to steer the GOP back from the brink, but it never seems to result in anything tangible. During the shutdown, lots of Republicans said they didnt support the shutdown—Rigell was one—but up until the very end, on every vote that mattered, they voted in favor of the shutdown. And tomorrow when Republicans start whining that only reason Ken Cuccinelli lost is that hes right-wing conservative lunatic, people should keep in mind that while they might be right, the follow-up question is this: If you think Cuccinelli was such a toxic right-winger, then why did you support him?
Posted on: Wed, 06 Nov 2013 22:24:22 +0000
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