My expectations have been very low; I know they are still in shock, licking their wounds, that they have played out all their old ideas, and need to develop some new ones.

But jeez, the stuff they have been coming out with is so pathetic, they are a parody of themselves, leaving no material for the comedians except to just play the tapes straight.

Steele claiming that "jobs" are different from "work" (huh?).  Multiple Repubs saying we do not need any economic stimulus, that the federal government has no role to play here (debunked in the 1930s, guys).  Then they solemnly declare that building schools is not the federal govt's role, they want the feds to stay out of education-- and these are the guys who passed NCLB.  Then a bunch (most? all?) of them call for more tax cuts.  All the while shedding crocodile tears over the deficit.  They can't even make their own conservative arguments with any coherence or consistency.  Are they even trying??

Then we go to the not-merely-intellectually-deficient, but also lacking in maturity/ dignity/ professional demeanor.  Michael Steele's goose egg comment (truly juvenile), Limbaugh already explicitly hoping that Obama fails (okay, who can be surprised by that).  Add in Barack the Magic Negro and the new video about public employee unions out of Eric Cantor's office.  Honestly, a group of high school students would be embarrassed to be putting out this stuff. This is just on beyond pathetic.

Get a grip, guys!  If I were a Republican party member, I'd be asking for my money back now.  Bush showed that he could destroy competence in most of the federal government; the Repub leadership is now showing that they can spread incompetence throughout the party as well.