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June 12, 2007
Scott Stantis: Super Bush Republican
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!
In case you're reading this, Mr. Stantis, that's me laughing AT you, not with.
Looks like we're getting a full week of Carmen yelling at Republicans for not standing for something, which always cracks me up. Why? Because Republicans like Stantis DO stand for something, they always have, but now that those positions are incredibly unpopular they amazingly disown that platform and now claim that their party has somehow failed them. Yeah, right.
Why is it you weren't asking this question in 2004, Stantis? What's radically changed in your Republican party since then? Let's see - you botched the war in Iraq, yet you still fully support it. How is that a change in your position? You whined about the immigration issue last year, but you never even said where you personally stand on the issue. Heck, just last week you couldn't make up your mind about outsourcing, while your Republican party has made it loud and clear that they strongly support it - and since you fell back on the typical corporate talking points like "living wages are bad," it sure sounded like you were just another Republican.
Admit it Stantis - you're a Bush Republican, through and through. Bitching about some little thing he did once or twice doesn't make you a vocal critic of the Bush Administration - we all bitch about our political leaders at one point or another (just ask Dems how happy they are with Harry Reid right now - not so much).
If you want to see where the Republican party stands, just take a look at their votes in Congress. Even though Bush is at 28% in the polls, they STILL vote for whatever he wants. Heck, they just filibusterd a no confidence vote on Alberto Gonzales, and I'd think most Republicans would agree that he's a joke of an Attorney General (sidenote: remember how much Republicans hated filibusters and they're "unconstitutional?" Hypocrites.). Although we don't know where you stand on that debacle, Stantis, since you've avoided it like the plague. What, afraid to take a STAND ON AN ISSUE?
We know where the Republicans stand. They support illegal wiretapping (as long as it's only those nasty terrorists, of course - but hey, go ahead and spy on all of us just in case). They support the occupation of Iraq (fight those terrorists over there - but why are we spying on them here if they're all over there?). Tax cuts are good, raising taxes is bad (even though most of them still haven't figured out that you have to be rich to get a tax cut). Universal healthcare is evil (unless it's one of your friends or family members that is broke because of health issues). It's okay to imprison people who are accused terrorists (nevermind that they might be innocent - they've got brown skin and talk funny, so they must be eeevil). And of course my favorite Republican platform: Osama who?
The only difference now is that the majority of Americans have figured out that the Republican leadership is a failure and a joke. They don't like Bush, they know the Republicans fully support Bush, so they don't like the Republicans either. And Scott Stantis, you're the ultimate Bush Republican - even though you deny it. And that makes me laugh.
Followed by a big manly tear running down my cheek, knowing you somehow still have a comic strip BECAUSE you're a Bush Republican.
Comments
I'm glad he drew a giant GOP banner on the elephant today. Yesterday's passed-out, bannerless elephant was too subtle for me to grasp the symbolism.
I guess this is supposed to fall in the category of "GOP tweaking", but somehow the punchline is Winslow calling himself a member of the "mommy party". It's not like the Democrats stand for anything. They won the midterm elections simply be not being Republicans.
Posted by: John at June 12, 2007 05:02 PM
Yeah, those silly Dems don't stand for anything. It's not like they're in favor of getting out of Iraq, or in favor of universal healthcare, or anything like that. Gee, I'll bet they don't stand for anything at all and didn't accomplish any of those goals they made for the first 100 hours in Congress like they promised. Oh wait...
Posted by: The Furnace at June 12, 2007 05:30 PM
We've got company!
Or actually, YOU'VE got company, Shrubville...
A rival blog has started up, and you'd never guess who the blogger is...
That's right, it's none other than Scott Stantis!
Actually, he's had the blog since May 24, but no one cares enoguht o have noticed until now. Not even Alan, the blogger at The Daily Cartoonist, who usually knows everything comics-related immediately when it happens. Well, he just noticed. http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/06/12/scott-stantis-joins-blogosphere/
The blog is called "Stantis Speaks: Political Cartoons From Scott Stantis." Basically, Stantis posts his latest political cartoon and sometimes offers an explanation for it since it is too incomprehensible (see the 6/8 entry).
His blog is at http://blog.al.com/stantis/ but I'm not sure that I want to read any more of Stantis's work beyond Prickly City. I don't even want to read that.
Posted by: Prickly City News Flash! at June 12, 2007 06:23 PM
