More on Joe-the-Plumberization

Freddie thinks it may be unavoidable.

TMV comments on conservatism's path out of the wilderness.

And this four line play is golden.

Krugman had a good assessment earlier:

Basically, the political philosophy of the GOP right now seems to consist of snickering at stuff that they think sounds funny. The party of ideas has become the party of Beavis and Butthead.

And that's just the most common behavior. Some cheer at suggestions the president wasn't born in the U.S., or laugh at Chicago being nuked, in-between spouting gay bigotry and hoping babies get AIDS.

Update: Larison and Douthat chime