Memo To GOP: You Can't Put Lipstick On An Elephant

Ryan, Other Republicans Shooting Their Party In The Foot
FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2012, file photo then-Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., gestures as he speaks during a campaign event at Johnson's Corner in Johnstown, Colo. Ryan acknowledges that he was shocked when he and presidential nominee Mitt Romney lost last week's election. Ryan says President Barack Obama won fair and square. In an interview with ABC News being aired Tuesday, Ryan says he and Romney thought they had a very good chance of winning Nov. 6. He cites polling, other data, and what he calls "the smart people who watch this stuff" for his optimistic view election night. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2012, file photo then-Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., gestures as he speaks during a campaign event at Johnson's Corner in Johnstown, Colo. Ryan acknowledges that he was shocked when he and presidential nominee Mitt Romney lost last week's election. Ryan says President Barack Obama won fair and square. In an interview with ABC News being aired Tuesday, Ryan says he and Romney thought they had a very good chance of winning Nov. 6. He cites polling, other data, and what he calls "the smart people who watch this stuff" for his optimistic view election night. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

The Republican Nation Committee’s postmortem on 2012 is hardly a guarantee that the party will come back to electoral life in 2014, or even 2016.

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