Not only that, you should stop claiming that you're the "party of ideas". No one believes that anymore. You don't even believe it. You're only the party of an obsolete ideology. And while we're on the subject, will you people please cease and desist from using the name of Jesus Christ as proof of your so-called moral superiority over the rest of us? While I can never claim to be a religious scholar, my Catholic school upbringing has given me, at the very least, a remedial understanding of what Jesus was (and is) all about. When he said, "Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth", I have a funny feeling he wasn't talking about Rush Limbaugh or Ann Coulter - or Canter, Romney and Bush. Enough already, alright?
"What we have here is a failure to communicate"
Struther Martin
from the film, Cool Hand Luke
It is not really a question of failing to communicate. After all, the patron saint of that party was called "the great communicator". The problem is the fact that for so long they were able to communicate a whole range of perfectly screwy ideas that the electorate (for reasons I'm still trying to figure out) took seriously. While the notion of a "trickle down" economy might have looked fine to many in 1980, in 2009 "that dog won't hunt", as Abraham Lincoln used to say. The people are no longer swallowing the snake oil.
This would appear to be the end of the line for the loony right wing, and maybe even the Grand Old Party itself. The "moderate wing" will not be able to save it now for the simple reason that the moderate wing no longer exists! Arlen Specter and Jim Jeffords are now Democrats; Jack Kemp and Barry Goldwater are dead (And yes, they have moved so far to the extreme right, today Goldwater "Mr. Conservative" is viewed as a centrist). As someone recently remarked, "This is not a party, it's a cult".
While I couldn't be happier over the complete destruction of what used to be known as "the party of Lincoln", my utter joy is tempered by the knowledge that one party rule can ultimately lead to disaster. Will absolute power corrupt the Democrats? Absolutely.
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