He's Baaaack

by mcjoan [courtesy of Daily Kos]

Still the face of the House GOP, Newt arrives to save the day:

He led Republicans into government shutdowns in the 1990s, and now, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich indicates his party is seriously considering another shutdown threat to force a vote on offshore oil drilling in September....

Gingrich did attract more camera crews, and he used the opportunity to point to what may be the GOP's next strategy: If Democrats refuse to hold a separate vote on oil drilling, Republicans could try to block the votes needed to keep government running past September 30.

Because that worked so well for them the last time they tried it. Of course, this time they've got a seriously unpopular President in office, but this time he's actually, you know, one of them. Except that even the Bush White House is smart enough to know this is a loser of a cause, and has refused to engage in the theatrics by rejecting calling for a special session of Congress over the issue.

But, by all means, Newt & Co. should try it again. Maybe a repeat of past failures will remind the voters of the good old days of stupid Republican stunts and provide just the kickstart they need to widen the 18 point deficit they've got in polling against the Dems.