David Broder taking jabs at GOP

This far-from-profound op/ed David S. Broder - New Scorecard for A Republican Scramble - washingtonpost.com is ironic in that looks at the current open-ended GOP 2008 race and concludes that the GOP and the American political system are dysfunctional or scorn-worthy.

"The weakness at the top creates an opening for Fred Thompson -- a man who made little impact on the Senate and left it voluntarily when he could easily have been reelected. He is an odd choice for conservatives, since he was one of the few senators who supported McCain over Bush in 2000 and one of the few Republicans who voted enthusiastically for the McCain-Feingold bill limiting campaign contributions. His celebrity as a TV prosecutor outweighs all of that, at least in some eyes.

As for Tommy Thompson, his credentials include pioneering work as a governor on welfare reform, health care, school choice and other domestic issues. But none of that counts as much for him as turning out bodies for the Ames straw vote.

What a system! What a party!"

Though much of what Broder observes is accurate, it's ironic that a member of the so-called MSM would criticize our system of selecting candidates and particularly the GOP's particular style of selecting.