"People forget that there is a WAR going on and much of this other stuff is a political side show."
I would submit that there are TWO wars going on. One we are winning and one we are not. Losing either of them ends our way of life. Because one is a shooting war, which we are winning, and one isn't is no reason to diminish the inportance of the non-shooting one.
Actually, the number is three. (1) WOT (2) Illegal Immigration (3) Supreme Court.
All other issues pale beside them.
The dems are wrong on all three. The R's are right on two of the three. But there's no consolation prize for 2 out of 3 for these issues. Nor is it horshshoes and there's no prizes for a good try. We have to win all three to keep our nation resonably intact.
So the left in in an enviable situation, despite their minority status, in a weird sort of way. All they have to do is prevail on one of these three issues and they will have succeded in ripping the fabric of our nation apart, which appears to be their goal.