Lemmings

Lemming dialogue

Let’s talk about the current state of the Republican gop-establishment-advice‘establishment’. I think the picture to the left says it all. Why do I label them as lemmings? Because they are acting like those little critters. Let me ‘splain.

Here’s the scoop from Wikipedia.

A lemming is a small rodent, usually found in or near the Arctic, in tundra biomes. Lemmings are subniveal animals, and together with voles and muskrats, they make up the subfamily Arvicolinae (also known as Microtinae), which forms part of the largest mammal radiation by far, the superfamily Muroidea, which also includes rats, mice, hamsters, and gerbils.

Wikipedia goes on to say their breeding habits are somewhat chaotic, resulting in either an overabundance that stresses the habitat, or near extinction. So let’s talk about what happens when the habitat gets stressed.

Lemmings have become the subject of a widely popular misconception that they commit mass suicide when they migrate, by jumping off cliffs. It is in fact not a mass suicide but the result of their migratory behavior. Driven by strong biological urges, some species of lemmings may migrate in large groups when population density becomes too great. Lemmings can swim and may choose to cross a body of water in search of a new habitat. In such cases, many may drown if the body of water is so wide as to stretch their physical capability to the limit. This fact, combined with the unexplained fluctuations in the population of Norwegian lemmings, gave rise to the misconception.[6]

Which brings us back to Republicans. Apparently their breeding has exceeded their habitat, so they are figuratively jumping off cliffs into fjords or some other cold body of water. Why do I say that?

1) Donald Trump;
2) The Senate refusing to confirm Merrick Garland as the next Supreme Court justice;merrick-garland-cartoon-bagley
3) The North Carolina bathroom caper
4) The eternal, perpetual do-nothing Congress.

"I'm afraid there's a no-return policy on those...you elected him, you're stuck with him..."

“I’m afraid there’s a no-return policy on those…you elected him, you’re stuck with him…”

Only a weakened party would have a candidate like Trump rise to the fore; only a suicidal party would allow him to actually get the nomination, without so much as a whine or a whimper. With Trump as the Republican nominee, any 5 year old could tell that Hillary Clinton will win the election, with a majority of electoral votes from winning the usual blue states, along with Ohio, Florida, Colorado, Virginia and maybe even Nevada. When she wins, there will likely be a tie in the Senate when you include the Democratic Vice President. With that on the horizon, the lemmings, er Republican lame duck Congress will try to quickly get Judge Garland confirmed as the replacement for Scalia. Then the Democrats will say, “Wait until after the inauguration and let the ‘people’ have their say.” Funny and ironic? Not really.

Pushy ElephantAnd then there’s the Republican hijinks in North Carolina that may very well defeat the sitting Republican governor, who ran on a platform of moderation. If this is moderation, holy moley! I think the cartoon says it all. But does the governor change his position? Nope. He’s taken his place in the Muroidea line and is well on his way to the big jumping off place into oblivion.

But what do all these Republicans have in common? The first two cartoons say it all: resolute and decisive leadership. Get in line and follow..all the way to the precipice. See ya!

And what will be the reaction after all these predictions come to be? “We weren’t sufficiently resolute and decisive. We need to be even more conservative. We must alienate even more people of color and gender.” Yeah…that’ll work. One of these days y’all will get around to realizing things have changed and you’ve become obsolete. Or, to quote that great line from A Knight’s Tale
black knight
Wat: You have been weighed.
Roland: You have been measured.
Kate: And you absolutely…
Chaucer: Have been found wanting.
William: Welcome to the New World. God save you, if it is right that he should do so.

I think God might take a pass this time. Too much using his name in vain for evil purposes. Oh whale…who nose?
who nose

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