if the Republicans maintain control of Congress, then the Democrats are done as a party and will become the modern day Whigs.
This is going to happen soon whatever happens tomorrow. The Democratic party is too divided and have been unable to come up with anything to run on other than Republicans suck for two elections in a row now. Wow, what a platform. The problem is...is when Democrats tell you what they think, nobody in their right mind would vote for them.
i think the republicans are also struggling though. there's the christian contingent that votes republican primarily on social issues, and there's the old-school conservatives who voted republican becos they disliked big gov democrats. the latter are the ones jumping ship on the republicans right now. both parties are starting to fracture.
the thing is, the parties do not have set ideologies, they have coalitions. the democrats were the party of slavery and dominated the south until the 1960's or so. now they're the party of minorities. the republicans used to be more isolationist and the dems were pro-war and intervention, until lbj caught huge backlash. that's when nixon stepped in and the parties almost seemed to switch positions. i think we're seeing a realignment in american politics. im not sure how it will shake out. but neither the republicans nor the democrats are going away. they're just starting to realize they need new coalitions to sruvive.
i think the republicans are also struggling though. there's the christian contingent that votes republican primarily on social issues, and there's the old-school conservatives who voted republican becos they disliked big gov democrats. the latter are the ones jumping ship on the republicans right now. both parties are starting to fracture.
Absolutely right. I just created a post about the Democrats needing to be smarter and more inclusive in another thread. But the Republicans are starting to fall into the same trap. The fundies have taken over control of the party, and the traditional economic conservative, small government Republicans are completely alienated by them. The fundies aren't concerned with small government, limited federal powers, reduced spending. The Republicans need to tell the fundies to fuck themselves, and get back to what the party stood for (until about 20 years ago when the Robertson faction took over) if they hope to remain a dominate party.
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Five years away, and referencing an event that might not even happen...and you're already setting Bush up for the blame...
Talk about a pre-emptive strike
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That's only because you KNOW it will happen. That's an easy one to predict.
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And YES... the current decisions and actions set into motion the events of the future. Like Russia's Non-Aggression Pact with Hitler led to Germany's blitzkrieg on Poland and Chamberlain's Appeasment Act led to the German bombing raids on London... you can't blame that one on Churchill, can you? Or the Cruise Missile attacks on the al Qaeda Terrorist camps in Afghanistan on Clinton's watch that solidified Bin Laden's resolve to attack us on our soil, right?
I'm pretty much for taking personal responsibility for actions... I place blame where it lies... not where I want it to be.
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Hail, Hail!!!
And when (not if, when), the GOP maintains the majority in BOTH houses, it will be for the same reason. People are unhappy, but not unhappy enough to get out and make a statement.
No conspiracy. Dems pick up about 10 in the House and the Senate remains about the same (within 1 of current). That's my call.
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i think the republicans are also struggling though. there's the christian contingent that votes republican primarily on social issues, and there's the old-school conservatives who voted republican becos they disliked big gov democrats. the latter are the ones jumping ship on the republicans right now. both parties are starting to fracture.
the thing is, the parties do not have set ideologies, they have coalitions. the democrats were the party of slavery and dominated the south until the 1960's or so. now they're the party of minorities. the republicans used to be more isolationist and the dems were pro-war and intervention, until lbj caught huge backlash. that's when nixon stepped in and the parties almost seemed to switch positions. i think we're seeing a realignment in american politics. im not sure how it will shake out. but neither the republicans nor the democrats are going away. they're just starting to realize they need new coalitions to sruvive.
Absolutely right. I just created a post about the Democrats needing to be smarter and more inclusive in another thread. But the Republicans are starting to fall into the same trap. The fundies have taken over control of the party, and the traditional economic conservative, small government Republicans are completely alienated by them. The fundies aren't concerned with small government, limited federal powers, reduced spending. The Republicans need to tell the fundies to fuck themselves, and get back to what the party stood for (until about 20 years ago when the Robertson faction took over) if they hope to remain a dominate party.
That's only because you KNOW it will happen. That's an easy one to predict.
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And YES... the current decisions and actions set into motion the events of the future. Like Russia's Non-Aggression Pact with Hitler led to Germany's blitzkrieg on Poland and Chamberlain's Appeasment Act led to the German bombing raids on London... you can't blame that one on Churchill, can you? Or the Cruise Missile attacks on the al Qaeda Terrorist camps in Afghanistan on Clinton's watch that solidified Bin Laden's resolve to attack us on our soil, right?
I'm pretty much for taking personal responsibility for actions... I place blame where it lies... not where I want it to be.
Hail, Hail!!!
keep dreaming down there in hell on earth texas.
republicans are so delusional