Congressional Hispanic Caucus

With an ever decreasing hold on congressional power and a lack of an agenda to promote that has plagued them for the past decade, Republicans leaders are resorting to an old familiar playbook, and attempting to rally their base by showing them images of terrorist and Hispanics.  This tactic failed miserably for them in 2006 and 2008, but "if at first you don't succeed..." 

The Roll Call reports this morning that members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus have asked U.S. Representative Boehner for an apology and to remove the video from his website.  According to the story, his spokesman called this complaint "silly."  What is silly, is that after years of failed leadership, Republicans are only interested in returning to the tactics that led this country into the situations we now face. 

U.S. Rep Boehner, and the GOP should be ashamed of themselves.  They lost US Senator Specter this week because they continue to alienate differing thoughts and peoples, and they have been losing election after election because of this same strategy.  The American public is tired of your divisive politics, and this latest incident will only further complicate your desires to return to power.