Politico scrubs their colonoscopy

[Pryderi]

I heard Chris Matthews quote the original article tonight, but Politico scrubbed it from their site, so I had to find a blog post about with the original

http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2013/02/07/republican-party-and-fox-news-both-trying-to-purge-their-crazier-extremists/

For establishment Republicans, this is all about survival, after two straight elections that saw extremely conservative candidates blow Senate races Republicans should have won. For Fox, it’s about credibility: The cable network, while still easily the top-ranked in news, has seen its ratings dip since the election, in part, conservatives tell us, because a lot of Republicans felt duped by the coverage.

(Snip)

So a political colonoscopy is going on before our eyes. Republican after Republican told us the party dodged a bullet with Mitt Romney’s loss: If he had squeaked in, this vital reboot would have been delayed four or eight years.

Politico now... no mention of colonoscopy in the original. The Tea Party would feel pretty shitty if they knew how they're viewed.

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/02/behind-the-curtain-gop-fox-political-purge-87293.html?hp=t1_3

[Ian David]

1. I happen to have a photo of the Republican Colonoscopy...

[madrchsod]

2. pat is the only liberal voice here in northern illinois

somehow he`s been able to keep his job in one of thee most racist cities in america rockford il.

[Pryderi]

3. Glad someone's carrying the torch nt