I’m waiting for the GOP to finally divide into 2 parties – the GOP and the “conservatives.” It’s obvious that they don’t want to be under the same tent. I think it’s only a matter of time.

Wow, that’s like, two-thirds!

Almost 50% have below average intelligence.

In each individual there’s a struggle to balance their fears and their loves. This is true for elected officials, too. And because of that, it’s very seldom even that they, much less the electorate, arrive at finished conclusions together. They do things piecemeal.

I was much more worried about the damage Reagan would do than about wingnuts now. We have to concentrate on keeping people voting, and the population trends are on our side.

As long as we behave as the good guys.

I do think this is a real possibility. Since we’re in a 2-party system there is always the chance that Republicans will take power. Right now there is real anti-incumbent mood in the country so Republicans could gain, which would empower the far right even more. I think Democrats do risk getting on the wrong side of public anger because some of the ConservaDems seem tone deaf to populism. So, yes, I think if Republicans could appeal to economic populism and Democrats don’t they could take a lot of power.

I realize currently they are too insane to win any kind of actual power. But if they totally purge the party…. and they have full support for Faux News. Glenn and Billo can wrap the M-backs and Palins of the world in “real american” packaging. There are ALOT of stupid people in this country. almost 50% voted for Palin, and this nation even elected Bush once. (in 04) It may only be a matter of time, between the GOP lack of leadership and false indoctrination my the ass-hats over at Fox until people like Westboro baptist become normal and accepted.

Think of the progressive movement. This was a pretty conservative country until the the end of the 60s. and when i say conservative, i mean de juro (sorry lawyers if i spelled that wrong) racism, sexism, classism, xenophobia (more than today), and isolationist.
THEN, the end of the world happened. we had civil rights, gender rights, we started to take care of the sick and poor and under privleged….
Our country has a long history of a pendulum swinging as far as politics and laws and movements. Are we on the verge of a real conservative takeover of the country?

Your unawareness that it’s a fairy tale does not make it any more real. Go suck military dick somewhere else. We didn’t ask, and we won’t tell.

I’ll be working outside, enjoying the fresh air at noon, feel free to move my birthday salutation to the open thread.