[mjolnir]

And here I thought the Republican party was the party of of "no child left behind", massively increasing spending, and amnesty for illegal aliens.

Then you thought wrong. Using your logic, America itself would rightly be described as the country of welfarism, legally enforced racism and corporatism via tariffs, anti-trust and the rest. And so it is... Compared to Heaven, America is no doubt a dung heap. Compared to other nations, it is a shining star, a city on the hill. So, too with the Republican Party... Which is why Ronald Reagan set out to reform it rather than join or start some third party that would have given Jimmy Carter a second term as Teddy Roosevelt's foolish challenge led to the election of Woodrow Wilson.

[from occupied ga]

Then you thought wrong

Actually I beleive I'm right. Other than a few token tax cuts Republicans aren't all that different than Democrats. They have gone on a spending spree that would have embarrassed Bill Clinton

Using your logic, America itself would rightly be described as the country of welfarism, legally enforced racism and corporatism via tariffs, anti-trust and the rest. And so it is

As you say. However when you say

Compared to other nations, it is a shining star, a city on the hill. So, too with the Republican Party.

your logic fails. just because the Republicans are marginally better than the Democrats is no reason to wholeheartedly embrace them. And a third party strategy works wonders. Ralph Nader forced the Democrats much farther to the left by being a spoiler.