| badgenome said: So the only division in the Democratic party is the Blue Dogs, and it's generally agreed among Dems that if they'd just purge them, they'll be one happy, unified bloc? That's pretty funny considering the Dems pride themselves on having "the big tent". It's also pretty funny because after NY-23, Frank Rich and his revoltingly stupid ilk were screaming their heads off about a Stalinist purge in the Republican party. Which was pretty curious because, if it's such a bad thing for Republicans, why would Frank Rich of all people have such angst over it? I think an ideal candidate would be someone like Paul Ryan or Chris Christie. They're able and willing to be specific when almost nobody else is. They have a lot of the same qualities that helped Obama to get elected in terms of their charisma and stage presence - something no Republican nominee since Reagan has had - but without the arrogance and unbecoming thin-skinnedness he tends to display. And both are conservative in the ways that I care about without having all the baggage and weird hang-ups the preponderance of social conservatives have. Finally, I don't know what the fuck you're talking about with this "says the side" business. For one thing, I'm not a "side". For another, I don't think I've ever complained that liberals vote along party lines. I do complain that their ideas are stupid and destructive. But everyone knows (or should know) that people tend to vote with their party 90% of the time, which is why all this business about HURRRRRR CHRISTINE ODONALD IS A FUCKIN RETARD WHORE is beyond me. The average Congressperson or Senator doesn't set out to write the most poignant, transformative piece of legislation in a generation; they're little more than a rubber stamp for their party. |
I just disagree.
I wish I had more information with which to argue, but I barely follow politics anymore. It's just a headache. All I know is that Tea Party and GOP used ot be synonymous. Palin was looking like the candidate for next election. Tea party seemed like the new evolution of the republican party. A party by the people for the people. Now the people are gaining power and the GOP is trying to oust them. On top of that, the religious right is growing in power and trying to claim a piece of the pie.
That's just how it looks to me.
There were always different groups within the democrats, but the fundamentals were always the same. Social programs, regulation, equality, etc etc.
To me it just seems like the right is breaking apart.
