As impossible as it may seem....

[Minimalist]

the republican party just got even stupider.

http://apnews.excite.com/article/2012022...36E01.html

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - With centrists becoming few and far between, Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe cited the increasingly polarized climate of Washington in abandoning the U.S. Senate after three terms, giving Democrats new hope of winning the longtime GOP-held seat.

Sometimes criticized as a RINO - short for Republican in Name Only - Snowe continued to express her desire for the national parties to find middle ground to get things accomplished, saying she was frustrated by "'my way or the highway' ideologies."

One of the few moderates has had enough.

[The Grand Nudger]

Of course, smart people get out when the getting's good. Rat's wait until the water comes across the deck before they abandon ship.