The Republican Problem.

Earlier this week former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani told us all "I know this is a horrible thing to say, but I do not believe that the president loves America."

Let's take a step back and realize who it was saying such a thing. This was not some unknown staff member of an obscure congressman. This was a man who at one time was the odds on favorite to win the Republican nomination for president. (Remember when '08 was supposed to come down to Rudy Giuliani vs. Hillary Clinton?)

There are goofballs on both sides (all sides!) of the political spectrum. Just read the comments section of any political story on the internet and you will see many of them come out. But seriously, ask yourself this: What nationally prominent Democrat ever questioned if George W Bush loved his country? Or if he was really born in this country? Or if he were only pretending to be a Christian while actually being a secret member of some other religion? Yet we have nationally prominent Republicans, including many who have or will run for president, questioning President Obama on these matters continually.

This is what I call the Rush Limbaughization of the Republican party, where rational debate on the issues has been replaced by simply demonizing the other side. It's been a trend for many years for the GOP, but recently it's been growing to fever pitch. Now not only can a (at least once) respected Republican like Giuliani question Obama's love for his country but he can get swarms of followers saying "Yeah! Rudy's right! Rudy speaks the truth!"

Anyone who would really question Obama's love for his country (or for that matter either of the Bush's or Clinton's) is wading deep into tin-foil hat territory. It's a very worrying trend. But you know what? It isn't the Democrats who should be worried about this trend. It's the Republicans. Just what is your party turning into?