The silliness of the GOP continues, as represented by Sarah Palin saying that if the U.S. Government comes to the aid of states in trouble, such as California, then the state governments will be dictated to by the national government, and the states will lose all influence under our system of federalism.
Also, Rush Limbaugh has declared that if the Obama administration controls the banks, they will soon control the news media and be able to manipulate public opinion and control what we learn about government actions.
And Senator James Inhofe of Oklahoma says Obama speaking to Muslim audiences in the Middle East is an "UnAmerican" action, whatever that is supposed to mean.
The Republican party has a few moderates with rationality, but somehow the whackos and the extremists seem to still have a much greater input, and the recent statements by several Republicans that Sonia Sotomayor is a racist only makes the whole party seem ever more silly and hopeless as a serious opposition party.