Meanwhile, Back On Planet Duh....

Too little, too late:

The divisions taking hold among Republicans are becoming more severe as the party prepares to accuse its outgoing president of embracing "socialism."

The slur that conservatives were so fond of lobbing at Barack Obama during the presidential campaign is now being directed toward President Bush and GOP lawmakers who supported federal bailouts of the banking and auto industries.

At its meeting next month, the Republican National Committee is set to vote on a resolution formally opposing the bailouts, accusing Bush of helping nationalize the banks and taking "another dangerous step closer toward socialism," the Washington Times reports Tuesday.

"We can't be a party of small government, free markets and low taxes while supporting bailouts and nationalizing industries, which lead to big government, socialism and high taxes at the expense of individual liberty and freedoms," Solomon Yue, an Oregon member and co-sponsor of the resolution told the Times.

This attack against 'socialism' would have more credibility if it wasn't just Southern politicians angling with the Asian car companies hosted in their states to finally destroy competitive American-based auto manufacturers.

And then this:

Chip Saltsman, a candidate to lead the Republican National Committee, distributed a CD to RNC members containing the parody song "Barack the Magic Negro."

The song created a stir among some party members worried that Saltsman would damage the RNC's ability to appeal beyond its dwindling base of Southern whites; current chairman Mike Duncan condemned Salter for distributing the CD as did Michigan GOP chairman Saul Anuzis, another candidate in the RNC chair race.

Now some party members are coming forward to defend Saltsman from the criticism. In the view of these Republicans, there are no racial overtones in a song sung to the tune of "Puff the Magic Dragon," whose verses deliberate whether Barack Obama is black enough. The only problem, to them, is suggesting that there's anything wrong with such a parody.

The irony, of course, is that as a film device (personalized by actors like Sidney Poitier), the concept of the 'Magic Negro' works. The 'Magic Negro' will solve all your pesky problems, particularly those grounded in racial differences.

The only question, when Rush starting flogging this during the 2008 election campaign, was whether the 'Magic Negro' concept works in politics too.

Fact is, as witnessed by the 2008 election results, the 'Magic Negro' works like a charm in politics! The harder the RNC pushes the 'Magic Negro', the better Obama looks.

Get a clue, get a clue.....