tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post8145752206039263970..comments2024-02-11T03:50:53.613-05:00Comments on Counterlight's Peculiars: End of the Republican Party?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-47912806161980731042009-05-01T00:38:00.000-04:002009-05-01T00:38:00.000-04:00Here in California the Republicans have been pract...Here in California the Republicans have been practicing ideological purity for longer than the national party has, and they do not seem bothered a bit by holding fewer and fewer offices each year. They relish the idea that they are "right" and act as if their failures are proof of their virtue. I think the national party could easily go the same way.John D Bassetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01716421788208143074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-31167314852018250432009-04-30T19:27:00.000-04:002009-04-30T19:27:00.000-04:00I completely agree with the premature take.
What ...I completely agree with the premature take.<br /><br />What is interesting to me is what the party <I>has become</I> which is more of a theological party with populist overtones (thus Palin). Were they to cycle back to a moderate pov, that would stop. But, clearly, that is not going to happen any time soon and frankly, even Newt looks odd in GOP headwear which is really saying something.<br /><br />I don't like our two party system, really. I prefer a system of many parties where they can openly debate (including television). I really don't think the two-party system does us justice anymore.<br /><br />Dead, in political terms, means not going anywhere for a while and in this context, I would call them dead.<br /><br />But dead ain't gone!Canyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14737285360280766111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-67267354333381489992009-04-30T15:34:00.000-04:002009-04-30T15:34:00.000-04:00Leonardo,
I think that's the decision that the Rep...Leonardo,<br />I think that's the decision that the Republican party now faces. That religious right base, that is so disciplined and motivated and does all the party's footwork, is now hurting them. They alienate everyone around them. They can't work in coalition with others very well. The party is reluctant to face the fact that they can't use them anymore to build majorities.Counterlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345956180434795401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-25916046408942325712009-04-30T14:42:00.000-04:002009-04-30T14:42:00.000-04:00I realize playing ¨politics¨ is necessary for some...I realize playing ¨politics¨ is necessary for sometimes building consensus. However, being stupid by pandering and sell-out the brand name to self-righteous/serving, selective-Scriptural bigots is plain deadended. There is NO popular reward in demonizing fellow citizens (our families, our friends and our coworkers) in the end they have NO future...these Family ¨devaluing¨ folks are so busy lowering the projected % of LGBT people in our population, for their own rationalizing/silly comfort reasons, they forget that we come with OUR OWN EXTENDED TRIBE and HUGE families.<br /><br />Most of our parents, our siblings, our aunts/uncles and our friends are heterosexuals!<br /><br />Let the excluding religious zealots start their own sexually obsessed political party...a platform formed with rabid skewing of facts to promote injustice, fear and hate-mongering...Karl Rove, Ann Coulter and Scott Lively can lead them to their promised land.<br /><br />The GOP ought rememeber and honor Lincoln and ¨Emancipation Proclamation¨ then regroup and stop with the bigshot destructiveness.Leonardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16667415590825321701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-74334273260289576002009-04-30T13:30:00.000-04:002009-04-30T13:30:00.000-04:00"I think all of this speculation is very premature..."I think all of this speculation is very premature."<br /><br />Indeed! Most Americans have no sense of history - not even history from 10 years ago. Sometimes I feel driven to despair. The very last thing we need now are complacent Democrats who think the Republican Party is dead. And, as much as I hope it's not the GOP of today, we do need an opposition party.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.com