The State of the Republican Party

 

If you want to know where the Republican Party stands on Issues today, just look at a recent Daily Kos Republican Poll.  This poll was conducted from January 20 through January 31, 2010, and shows what a majority of Republicans believe.

Barack Obama is a socialist.

Sarah Palin is more qualified than Obama to be President.

Congress should make it harder for workers to join labor unions.

Opposes giving illegal immigrants now living in the US legal status if they pay a fine and learn English.

Openly gay men and women should not be allowed to serve in the military.

Same sex couples should not be able to marry.

Openly gay men and women should not be allowed to teach in public schools.

Sex education should not be taught in public schools.

Public school students should be taught that the Book of Genesis in the Bible explains how God created the world.

Marriages are not equal partnerships, men are the leaders of their households.

Contraceptive use should be outlawed.

Abortion is murder.

Supports the death penalty.

The only way an individual can go to heaven is through Jesus Christ and cannot make it to heaven through another faith.

Kevin Drum from Mother Jones has a good point.

I used to talk about the Texification of the Republican Party, but that's now obsolete.  We're officially seeing the Foxification of the Republican Party.  It's Roger Ailes' world now, we just live in it. 

Question	Yes	No	Not Sure
Should Barack Obama be impeached?	39	32	29
Do you believe Barack Obama was born in the United States?	42	36	22
Do you think Barack Obama is a socialist?	63	21	16
Do you believe Barack Obama wants the terrorists to win?	24	43	33
Do you believe ACORN stole the 2008 election?	21	24	55
Do you believe Sarah Palin is more qualified to be president than Barack Obama?	53	14	33
Do you believe Barack Obama is a racist who hates white people?	31	36	33
Do you believe your state should secede from the United States?	23	58	19
Should openly gay men and women be allowed to teach in public schools?	8	73	19
Should contraceptive use be outlawed?	31	56	13
Do you believe the birth control pill is abortion?	34	48	18

Bruce Bartlett concludes from this poll that he is not a Republican because "between 20% and 50% of the party is either insane or mind-numbingly stupid."

It is a close-minded sad state indeed!