GOPers Embrace Their Inner Adolescent

New York Times Columnist Paul Krugman writes:  The Republican Party has been driven mad by lack of power.  The few remaining moderates have been defeated, have fled, or are being driven out.  What's left is a party whose national committee has just passed a resolution solemnly declaring that Democrats are "dedicated to restructuring American society along socialist ideals," and released a video comparing Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to Pussy Galore.

The video Krugman refers to can be seen here.  It's not as overtly tasteless as Limbaugh's beloved "Barack the Magic Negro" anthem, but this juvenile attempt to link Pelosi to the femme fatale from Goldfinger will leave no one snickering except the aging ex-frat jock types that set policy for the GOP.  It does, however, illustrate the growing desperation of Republican leaders, such as they are.

British columnist Alec Massie is astonished by the party's utter lameness:  Has anyone at the Republican National Committee actually watched Goldfinger? Apparently not.  Do these people not realise that Pussy Galore is the movie's heroine?  Granted, her conversion to the cause is only confirmed after, literally, a roll in the hay with Sean Connery but from that point forward she's one of the Good Girls. Indeed, 007 and Felix Leiter would not have been able to foil Auric Goldfinger's assault on Fort Knox unless Pussy Galore and her Flying Circus had betrayed Goldfinger.  That's quite important!  Accordingly, any sensible person watching the RNC video is left confused: Do they mean to suggest that "Pelosi Galore" is actually on the side of the angels? Or, and I grant that this seems less probable, could it be that they simply haven't a clue what they're talking about?

I'll pick Number 2.  The RNC's deep thinkers chose this particular Bond Babe because of her name (wink wink nudge nudge).  There are plenty of other characters created by Ian Fleming that do qualify as villainesses.  Fact is, I'm surprised that they didn't compare Pelosi to Irma Bunt, who appeared in On Her Majesty's Secret Service.  But perhaps they're saving Miss Bunt for their next classy commercial.  It would certainly appeal to the GOPers who like to snicker over dirty words.