The best lines from Pirates of the Caribbean could sum up what’s happening right now in the Arizona Republican Party.
The pirate captains (Republican leaders) are arguing and duking it out with each other while the entire British armada (Democratic Party) is moving in to destroy them all.
Elizabeth Swann: “This is madness!”
Captain Jack Sparrow: “This is politics!”
They’re both right. Aaargh.
Actually, the Captain is incorrect. This is not politics. Politics is the deliberation of citizens in seeking the greatest good for the greatest number. What is happening in the Republican party can hardly be called deliberation.
The infighting ought to be scary though if you are a Republican.