Can the new chair of the Republican Governors Association turn around the Crazy Train?
We’ve also had enough of this dumbed-down conservatism. We need to stop being simplistic, we need to trust the intelligence of the American people and we need to stop insulting the intelligence of the voters.
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Rush Limbaugh does not
Rush Limbaugh does not approve that message.
We'll see if his tune changes
We'll see if his tune changes from 2.25.09: "the guy is good, folks. Don't throw him overboard."
Unless Rush, Grover, and the
Unless Rush, Grover, and the fundies approve it, this means nothing. The crazies run the asylum there.
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