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Why is this on YouTube?

by Clay Staggs

Everybody reading this blog knows that I consider myself a pretty staunch Republican. That said, the Republican party frustrates me to no end with its failure to do the smart thing. I’ve blogged before about the S-CHIP reauthorization, which you can read here.

It appears that the Republicans won that battle - the Congress failed to override Bush’s veto of the bill. However, they played it with the green eyeshades - it costs too much, it’s ineffective, etc. That’s not always the winning approach, even when you’re right.

This morning, I found this video at the Captain’s Quarters blog (which I highly recommend). This illustrates one of the Republicans’ problems, I think. They have the better part of the issue on the facts. The other side’s proposals are absurd. Yet, Republicans don’t put clever stuff like this on TV, where ordinary folks will see it and laugh - relegating it to YouTube:

I’m sure there are highly-paid consultants in DC and NY who churn out the crappy political ads that show up on TV these days. This guy’s doing it free on the internet. Who’s better? If the GOP were smart, wouldn’t they have someone trolling around to find this type of talent?

I love the internet. The GOP has yet to exploit it to their maximum advantage.

PS - The same guy’s got another of these here. Pretty funny.