The "Democrat Socialist Party" --Let the Rebranding Begin!

Contrary to what my friends, family, and even the media outlets are saying, I think this idea of re branding others is fantastic! The Republican Party (what do you call a Republican anyway? A Repub? A GOP'r? Perhaps I will certify them here as the Whigs). has decided to announce their "re branding" of the Democratic Party, the "Democrat Socialist Party". I assume this is to harken images of the "People's Republic of China", or the "German Democratic Republic" (you know, the old East Germany? The ones that always gave the lowest score when judging the figure skating championships? Yeah, those guys!). I'm not really sure what it means to "re brand" someone else's name. Does that mean that ANYONE has the right to re brand ANY name they don't like? Let me give this a whirl:

Sarah Palin--I have officially declared that the Alaska Governor no longer represents and lives the values that she professes to embody, such as fiscal responsibility, intelligence, or family values. By this logic, I shall re brand Sarah Palin "Ms. Alaska No-Brains, All-Game, No-Shame, Dame"


Newt Gingrich--I have decided that Newt should have to face the music for cheating on his wife while trying to impeach Bill Clinton for the same offense. He was in fact, hounded out of office for doing exactly what he hounded Jim Wright out of office for in the 1980's--royalties and fees for a book deal. So we shall re brand Newt Gingrich "Mr. Sell-the-rights Shtick, Vote-out-Slick, Divorce-the-sick, Hypocrite"

I am beginning to like this game.

Rush Limbaugh--Mr. Family values has a habit of bloviating on family values, and party allegiance. This thrice divorced, former drug-dependent addict, with no discernible tolerance for any other than his loyal dittohead following, will now be referred to simply as the "Bloviation Nation for the Conservative Conflagration"

Dick Cheney--What more can we say about Mr. Vice President? Twice picked up for DUI, 5 Deferments from Vietnam, One face shooting (that we know of), Three waterboarding efforts (that we have been told about), and a striking resemblance to Darth Vader. Let's "re brand" him "Dead-Eye Dick, the Drunk, Deferred, Deer-Hunting Darth Destroyer". Yeah, it's a little rough, but then again, have you seen his recent interviews?

Republican Party--Despite my efforts above to re brand these guys as the "Whigs", I think that may be too generous. Seriously, is the Republican Party at the point where calling their opponents names is the best option? I think I do have a re branding title for the Republican Party: "Irrelevant"