http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/29/limbaugh-to-specter-please-take-mccain-with-you-2/
If nothing else, Rush Limbaugh is great entertainment. Never in my life have I witnessed such self-importance, such bombastic psychobabble as what comes out of this man's mouth. If I ignore the fact that millions of people nod their heads in agreement while he spews, I can actually enjoy the show. This is what he said on Tuesday regarding Sen. Arlen Specter's move to the Democratic party:
"A lot of people say, 'Well, Specter, take [Sen. John] McCain with you. And his daughter [Meghan]. Take McCain and his daughter with you if you're gonna... It's ultimately good. You're weeding out people who aren't really Republicans."
Later in the day, Meghan McCain filed this on her Twitter:
"RED TIL I'M DEAD BABY!!! I love the republican party enough to give it constructive criticism, I love my party and sure as hell not leavin!"
So why do I like this?
1) The whole point of the Republican Party is supposed to be less government interference. And yet they're trying to dictate what we can do in our private lives to an extent that we've never seen before. If anything, in my opinion the religious/conservative right members are the "people who aren't really Republicans."
2) Meghan McCain is not a genius, but she's not an idiot either. She's a young adult who views the world in much the same way that we all do - not as politicians but as people. We might not be running for office or have advanced degrees in economics, but we are invested in and concerned about our country's success. And we're not afraid to talk about it.
You know, she already had me with her Ann Coulter smackdown and her Tyra Banks "kiss my fat ass" moment with Laura Ingraham. But this? This officially puts her on my "public figures I'd like to have a beer with" list. Keep talking, Meghan!
