Agreed. I think I'm being objective - more or less - in seeing that the Rats are currently without leadership, without much of a platform or ideas (except the old ones which have already been accomplished), or much of a rational consituency.
What do they really stand for these days? Beats me.
My father who has long involvement in Republican politics said there used to be something respectable about Democrats, even if one disagreed with their ideas. Opponents could usually be civil with one another. Not now.
It is worrisome that Rats are now being driven by the DUmmies and Hollywierdos. Not only is much of their hysterical political belief logically ungrounded and without any philosophical merit, much of America strongly disagrees with it. Yelling and getting "outraged" is not a political platform.
This underscores my contention. Our 2 party system has worked, for the most part well, for 150+ years. If the Democrats are so close to marginalizing themselves then why would the Republicans want to do the same to themselves? It makes no sense.
I would prefer seeing the Democrats splinter and become marginalized completely, if that has to be, than the same happen to the Republicans; whether in tandem with the Democrats or alone. It's time to take hold of our strengths, reconstitute what the Republican Party used to be, and go forward with a clear agenda. THAT's success through strength! It is NOT sane to allow our differences destroy us.