GOP Scratches Bereuter

Regarding Rep. Doug Bereuter's parting shots Marvin wonders:

Is Rep. Doug Bereuter a flip-flopper? Is he soft on terror? Does he hate America? Yes or No?

Marvin didn't receive a direct answer to his questions in comments. But really they are the wrong questions. When a Republican breaks with George W. Bush the real questions are "How long before his motive or personality is attacked" and "How quickly does he become a persona non grata?" The answers are immediately and immediately:

Rep. Ray LaHood, R-Illinois, a member of the intelligence panel, described Bereuter as "very bitter" for having been passed over in recent years to head the intelligence and international relations committees. He suggested Bereuter's comments were a parting shot to House GOP leaders and President Bush.

..."He is not an opinion maker or someone who has taken a leadership role. I don't think you can take this as a sign his comments are a barometer of other Republican thinking," one Bush political aide said.

Mmmmm, delicious! Republicans waste no time eating their own (or anyone else's, for that matter).

By the way, the correct answers to Marvin's questions are No, No, and No. See, that was easy.