[LizardQueen]

But the emergence of a powerful libertarian strain within an increasingly triumphant conservative movement also suggests an almost impossible to avoid future clash between those libertarians and the social conservatives who have provided so many of the foot soldiers and so much of the energy in the rise of the right.
Boy doesn't this fit the template - This will tear apart the Republican Party

It could also tear apart the Dems to some extent. I know quite a few Dems who aren't on the bleeding-heart Liberal bandwagon but vote Dem because of their stance on social issues and because they don't like the perceived moral instrusiveness of the Christian conservative wing.

A third party with a strong South Park streak could end up sucking up the fiscally conservative Dems and the socially liberal/moderate Republicans.

LQ

[KevinDavis]

I for one would join that party..

[frithguild]

I know quite a few Dems who aren't on the bleeding-heart Liberal bandwagon but vote Dem because of their stance on social issues and because they don't like the perceived moral instrusiveness of the Christian conservative wing.

[bassmaner]

A third party with a strong South Park streak could end up sucking up the fiscally conservative Dems and the socially liberal/moderate Republicans.

Such a party already exists. If they would get on board with a strong national defense, support the war effort in Iraq and Afghanistan, and change their tune on border security, they'd be a force to be reckoned with.