[alloysteel]

Most interesting. Like Zell Miller, John Breaux is a Southern Democrat who has come to believe the party has left him, and there is no need to attempt to board a runaway train.

Back there a few years, in a country much like the one in which we now live, there were two major political parties, both dedicated to the preservation of a common dream, the shining city on the hill, the beacon for the world. At some point, one of those political parties lost that vision, and never recovered even a poor substitute for the one lost.

More's the pity. A great deal of energy is wasted, in constructing all these bogies, when in truth, the practical answer is responding to force with sufficiently superior force to impose your will. And there are occasions when imposing your will is imperative.

Else you shall be driven into positions not desired by anyone.

[Theodore R.]

John Breaux is a Southern Democrat who has come to believe the party has left him,

No, it was my understanding that Breaux worked very hard for the Clinton and Gore campaigns in 1992, 1996, and 2000. He is a Democrat true believer and can deliver the votes!