How, indeed?

How exactly does one convince the teeming masses that Republicans deserve to stay in power despite botching a war, doubling the national debt, keeping company with Jack Abramoff, fumbling the response to Hurricane Katrina, expanding the government at record rates, raising cronyism to an art form, playing poker with Duke Cunningham, isolating America and repeatedly electing Tom DeLay as their House majority leader?

Former GOP Congressman Joe Scarborough

Of course, you can try scaring the bejesus out of everybody. It's worked before, but its effectiveness seems to be ebbing. Joe recommends tossing the Prez overboard, but that's proving difficult for many.

Fact is, there's really no excuse for leaving the Republicans in power. There's no excuse, in fact, for leaving them in office at all. Not just the Presnit, or the leadership. Nope,