Republican Congressman Blasts GOP: Party Caters To ‘Extremes,’ Is ‘Incapable Of Governing’

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http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/07/30/611651/republican-congressman-blasts-gop-party-caters-to-extremes-is-incapable-of-governing/

Congressman Richard Hanna (R-NY) is fed up with the GOP.

Hanna singled out Michele Bachmann’s “suggestion that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin be investigated to see if she has ties to Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood” as an example of a party that has gone off the rails.
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2012/07/rep_richard_hanna_fellow_repub.html

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“I have to say that I’m frustrated by how much we — I mean the Republican Party — are willing to give deferential treatment to our extremes in this moment in history,” he told The Post-Standard editorial board.

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This isn’t the first time that Hanna, who was first elected to Congress in 2010, has been critical of the Republican party. At at women’s rights rally in March he advised the crowd to “contribute your money to people who speak out on your behalf, because the other side — my side — has a lot of it.”

[longship]

1. Like a cheap sweater, things are beginning to unravel for the GOP

Let us continue to pick at the loose ends.

[kestrel91316]

2. Wel, duh. How on earth could the party that vows to destroy the government

be any good at actually governing??

[SunSeeker]

4. +1 nt

[DeSwiss]

3. Speaking of going to extremes.....

- K&R

[reformist2]

5. If he wins, let's get him to switch parties.