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I couldn't agree more.

My husband and I were stuck listening to Randi Rhodes on Air America one day on a trip. We were stunned. It was very clear that the reason the network is tanking is that they have no grasp of what and who conservatives really are and therefore did not have the tools to do a meaningful show.

If you entire understanding of an alternative philosophy is based on a caricature, you become a caricature yourself and completely unconvincing. We decided that a good solid entrepreneurial conservative could do the show and actually make it work...because there are a lot of really solid conservatives who deeply understand the left's philosophy.

I often have the opportunity to debate liberals. I learned a few years ago, however, that the first thing I ask them is why they are liberal and what they believe. If they do not have a coherent answer...I don't even bother.

Why debate someone who is liberal because "they don't want to be one of those mean old baby killing money grabbing conservatives." That is pointless to debate because the whole thing becomes impossibly vapid within two minutes.

The good news is...I'm amazed at how many people discover themselves to be conservative once they go study the issues. There's nothing like having your opponents go out and convert themselves trying to convince you the left is right. ; )

...the network is tanking is that they have no grasp of what and who conservatives really are and therefore did not have the tools to do a meaningful show.

I would argue that this applies to most (not all, but most) liberals that I know. I've stopped debating for many of the same reasons that you have - it's no fun to debate with someone when you have a loaded weapon and the other guy doesn't. "Bush is a idiot" is an inaccurate opinion, not a philosophy or platform, and certainly not a debating point.

I hope that the Democratic party eventually stops embracing these fringe elements. No good comes from one party being too powerful - think of the Republicans now, and the Democrats back in the 70s. I think that both parties have valid ideas, and the Dems will never challenge the Republicans as long as they promote wild-eyed fanatics like AirAmerica as 'representative of their party'. They no more represent the 'common man', than lunatics like Eric Rudolph represent all Republicans.

If you entire understanding of an alternative philosophy is based on a caricature, you become a caricature yourself and completely unconvincing.

It's worse than that, I'm afraid...I believe libs have defined themselves in opposition. If conservatives say yes, libs say no. Suppose you define yourself as a mirror image of a cariacture?

That's why the left continues off the cliff, and can't stop themselves.