GOP: If the Public Would Only Leave Us Alone, We’d Get a Lot More Done

There are times you have to appreciate the honesty of a Republican. We get it so rarely.

The fleeting bit of GOP honesty came from State Senator Glenn Grothman (R-Far Right). In discussing his newest version of a Taxpayers' Bill of Rights (TABOR), or the so-called Taxpayers' Protection Act (TP Act), he said of having an invitation-only, public hearing:

"Realistically, I don't think a lot gets accomplished at those hearings."-- Sen. Glenn Grothman, explaining why the initial hearing for the "Taxpayers' Protection Amendment" was invitation-only.

Now THAT’s honesty from a Republican. Public input is for sissies.

The Republican leadership doesn’t care what the public thinks, just what the far right thinks. And of course, the corporate donors matter too. But the public? Who cares what they think.

Should pharmacists refuse to fill your doctor-prescribed prescriptions because if it doesn’t mesh with their “beliefs”? That’s OK by the GOP. Banning civil unions and same sex marriages which are already banned? Throw it in the constitution. Hidden guns? Hide ‘em if you got ‘em. Birth control? Sounds icky. Registering to vote on the day of the election? Isn't that rather democratic? Yuck, no way!

If the GOP says it is good, then just take it, shut the hell up and get out of the way.

I know a lot more Republicans think this way too. But you have to give credit to Grothman for his honestly. I just hope the public honestly remembers how they were treated by the extremist, dysfunctional Wisconsin legislature.