“...held captive to an ideologically rigid, unproductive and cynical faction...”
Let us ask Democrats a few questions.
1) How many Democrats leaders are *allowed* to be “Right to Life”?
The answer is “zero”, indicating rigidity of doctrine.
2) How many Democrats *cynically* support Planned Parenthood because its emphasis is on killing black babies?
The answer is “a lot”, with the balance just ignoring the obvious and embracing the “choice” lies.
3) How many bills are awaiting action in the US senate, solely because unproductive Democrat leader Harry Reid will not allow them to be debated, much less voted on?
The answer is “thousands”. For the last two years of the W. Bush administration, and the entire Obama administration, Harry Reid has obstructed almost all congressional actions in his power to do so.
4) How many Democrat leaders endorse cutting taxes and the size of government to improve government efficiency and stimulate the economy?
The answer is “zero”, again indicating a rigid, agenda driven ideology.
This list could go on and on. And it is not a case at all of “the pot calling the kettle black”, as the liberals in both parties fight as hard as they can to stop what the conservatives want, and to refuse to even compromise with them to show *any* restraint in government.
A “rigid, unproductive and cynical” group of people do not work to try to reign in an obviously out of control and intrusive, spendthrift government. In truth they seek moderation and reason, which is the furthest thing from rigidity, being unproductive, or cynical, except to far out and destructive extremes craved by the liberals.