The Republican National Committee is borrowing several million dollars to shore up the campaigns of embattled Republicans in tight U.S. Senate races. It is a little late to be thinking of this, but speaks to the disorganization and calcification of the party apparatus.
That it should even come to this, is an embarrassment. There should have been excellent candidate recruitment, party building and training within each state where a Senate seat might be winnable over a year ago. This late in the game, the usefulness of a few extra bucks, without having laid the groundwork earlier, is open to question.
It shows the increasing desperation that is creeping into GOP ranks. There is no question, due to prospective Supreme Court ratifications, New Deal type social programs and reigning in taxes, a veto-proof Democratic majority in the Senate would be a disaster. Somebody should have thought about that a long time ago.
The Senate has been the main line of defense in the last two years of the Bush presidency, where the minority GOP forces could at least mount or threaten a filibuster to keep the Democrats in line. With 60 Democratic votes suddenly looking very feasible, an Obama presidency could not be kept in check.
When combined with the weak-kneed Republican leadership in Congress (to get along, go along), such a loss of seats would be an unmitigated disaster. Things could only be saved if such a Democratic wipe-out led to overconfidence and over-reaching, becoming a four-year Jimmy Carter type reign.
We can only hope.
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