That would be a disaster. The only real GOP leaders left are conservatives. Palin, Jindal, Pence, Ryan, Cantor and a few others.
What would you be splitting up? The moderates are all Obamabots now.
We are now the Dems in 2004, only I don’t see a quick path to flip FIFTY seats in the House in 4 years. Mindboggling.
We are now the Reps in 1992^H^H^H^H2008 and the path to flip 50 seats lies in the certainty that folks are going to be disillusioned when they find out who Obama really is. We've already been warned his poll numbers will drop and his policies will be unpopular.
I would not have believed, watching in near tears at the announcement of Impeached ex-President's Clinton's presidential victory that we could have ever won the House and the Senate two years later.
Well don't rule out Obama's ability to flip 50 seats in 4 years.
Possibilities include:
I have always favored a Parliamentary system to govern our country. That was each party (Conservative, Republican, Libertarian, Constitutional, Pro-life, Liberal, Socialist, Green, Pro-abortion, Democrat, Communist, etc, etc.) would vie for representation. Coalitions would form in order to achieve a ruling majority.
That is essentially what we have now in our two party system as each party is a coalition of various interest groups. BUT, with a parliamentary system when it became apparent to the people that the job wasn’t getting done by the leader of the ruling majority (ie. Jimmy Carter, Bush 41, Barry Obama) we would not have to suffer through four long years, but could force a vote of NO Confidence and hold elections in 4-6 weeks (not two year campaigns as we have now).
Some would say it would lead to instability as there is in Italy, for instance. But, I say why is it a virtue to be saddled with a “stable” BAD government for four long years when we can overturn it and forge a new one closer to the will of the people?