It didn't take the GOP much more than a week to show they learned nothing from the election, that they hate most of America, have no clue about what most Americans want, or in short, are following their mascot, the ostrich, and have their heads in the sand. And it came from every almost part of the GOP.
From the religious right, the leader of one group said that the reason Latinos voted for the Democrats in the election and will in the future is that they are all socialists. He stated that they all came from Mexico and that socialism is in their veins. Can a person be any more generic about a group of people and more totally wrong that he was? To start with, you don't flee a place if you believe in what they are doing. Then, if a political belief is ingrained in a person, how come children when they vote normally vote opposite of their parents? And, of course, finally, Latinos don't come from just one country, but several, and for many reasons, and with many beliefs.
Then the states got into the act. First, it was a Wisconsin legislator who said that if voter ID laws had been in effect, Romney would have won the state. Say what? Obama won the state by over 200,000 votes. Was she saying that over 200,000 people voted illegally in Wisconsin? Or was she saying that voter ID laws would keep over 200,000 legal voters from voting? The former is statistically impossible, while the latter would mean that she really doesn't care about everyone's vote. Then the Ohio legislature went back into session, and with a GOP majority, made their first 2 bills defunding Planned Parenthood at the state level, and making abortions illegal after 6 weeks in Ohio. So, did Romney and the far right win the state? No, both President Obama and Democratic Senator Brown won the state, partially by standing up for women's rights, as women voted for Obama over Romney by 11%.
But then, the national GOP couldn't stay out of the act after all this, could they? First, Paul Ryan said that really, the nation had accepted the GOP message of lowering taxes and cutting domestic spending. What? Didn't you and Mitt lose the election? Then, Mitt Romney got into the act. He again got on 47% soap box, stating that the reason he lost the race was that President Obama had given free stuff to blacks, Latinos, and women. So, nothing about the country not liking the direction you wanted to take the country?
No, not one of you can see the real truth can you? And do you know why? Well, in my opinion, it's because you all have your heads stuck in the sand, or maybe, somewhere actually darker and more personal is where you have your heads.
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