Repubs preparing bunker strategy?

[ewagner]

Think about this.

The Neocons spent years laying the groundwork for their bloodless (at least in the US) coup. They woiked hard to take over communications, the Senate, the House and the Supreme Court.

Do you think a little thing like losing the 2004 election is going to stop them?

What will they do after they get booted out? Hunker in the bunker and wait/plan for their next chance?

What do you think?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Bunkers don't have a positive connotation.

Back in '45, the Third Reich ended in a bunker. Would Shrub take Eva Rice with him?

[markus]

6. Better yet, will he take Ann Coulter?

Please??

[leftofthedial]

2. they'll either cheat to win

push the coup even harder this time if necessary.

if that fails for any reason, they'll use the RW media to sabotage the Democratic government at every step like they did Clinton.

[benburch]

3. While I hope they go peacefully, I have my fears.

This may be the first time since the civil war that force needs to be used to unseat a government that has taken power illegally.

[skip fox]

9. Utterly ridiculous! (one part of me says.)

But another part of me increasingly shares your concerns.

[On the Road]

4. Civil War in the GOP

Contrary to the face the administration likes to present, most Republicans are not neocon. A number actually care about the constitution. This is not Germany or China -- Americans of all stripes are used to dissent and would not stand for a coup. I think the administration knows that and that's the reason it's not going to happen.

[Mountainman]

5. I think they will fold up shop and go home.

They were naive to think that the world would just let them waltz in and take over or that we had a powerful enough military to hold on to it even if they could win.

I think reality has set in with the quagmire in Iraq and if they would ever come back they have to go back to the drawing board. The rest of the world will not let the neocons succeed.

[readmylips]

7. I hope all those bushes get chop down for ever....

no more bushes in pblic office.

[MatrixEscape]

8. Hmmm ...

I am thinking that the impact of a Democratic win will have a major impact on the Republican party, et al.

There are many factions to it, and there is a large Religious Right core that will have some issues to deal with when "God" loses, (from their perspective, not mine). A defeat here represents an idological failure and the stopping short of a greater plan, ala next phase.

IMHO, this is not just a typical election with a typical pendulum shift aspect to it. The Republicans have spent a lot of time, (since Nixon, I think) money, and effort on being the dominant party in perpetuum, if possible.

I think that led to over-confidence and way too much lust for power which is starting to backlash. The results of Republican "rule" have shifted so far towards Political Oligarchy that the backlash is going to be severe. The common people greatly outnumber the Oligarchs and they are following Lincoln's “fool the people” rule now.

It is possible, (I hope) that the Religious Right might form its own party and split from the traditional Republican platform, (or get booted!). They took the Conservative out of the party in the sense that the Repuplicans, at large, seem to have overdone it in a grandiose fashion.

Then, there is the media fiasco we have seen that has polarized the people with great skepticism concerning its credibility, bias, and alliances.

Perhaps the GOP will redesign itself and be less "grand" and "old". Maybe it will purge the extremist Dominonist elements from its ranks and move forward in a progressive way. Maybe not.

[ewagner]

10. Couple of interesting responses

I didn't mean "bunker" in the "end of the third reich" sense....

the regrouping, rethinking and reconstituting of the Repub party is what I think will happen...along with constant visious attacks on the Democratic (and Democratically elected) President.

The only thing certain is that the Neocons won't give up.