It is now apparent that the election of 2010 is a watershed for two reasons: Both the traditional Democrat and Republican parties will soon be no more. The Democrat is trending Socialist in the European manner (and the election of Clyburn would certainly hurry that fact along), while the Republican is trending Conservative. It is no longer easy to be the pragmatist who “votes for the individual” and thus blurs party lines. The ideological chasm that separates the party is now very wide and growing wider by the day. In effect, the individual who states, “the Democrats and Republicans are all the same,” has lost touch with reality.
let the dims get as far left as they can.
“...In effect, the individual who states, “the Democrats and Republicans are all the same,” has lost touch with reality...”
You make that statement too soon. We have to wait to see if the Republicans REALLY are conservative and represent those who put them into office. We have to remember that the party was (is) the party of compromise and of those who go along to get along.
Hopefully, the new office holders will stay the course and change the old ailing party but only time will tell.
Reality is that the old guard is still in power and RINOs rule the nest still today. Let’s see what happens and hope that the old guard is intelligent enough to see that their lifetime jobs are at risk.
I hope your statement becomes truth but I have serious doubts once these newbies are beaten into submission or corrupted by power.
Trending hard left not just trending Socialist in the European manner. I agree with your observation about the ending of the center we will have two political parties-left wing socialists and conservatives. The hard left allows for no middle ground.
If the Clinton side of the dem party decides that harming the party for a few years is worth taking out the communist in nuclear fashion then you will have a dem party only a little less demented, though one must remember Hillary care does not make them to far off from the Obama side of the party. Clintons took credit for the bills coming out of a republican house and senate to look centrist, but they really are not.
Rino's are still in charge of the republican party and unless a real hard line conservative can win the Republican primary and then the presidential election Rinos will still be in charge.