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Either the GOP will come with us or split off into a RINO rump. I have no idea which will happen at this time, but the status quo is surely unacceptable because nature abhors a vacuum, and a vacuum is what presently passes for Republican leadership. A really dumb vacuum, at that.

Worried sick over this. The Team Obama campaign is one of massive distraction and is working like a champ. If we go to a Three-Party Lineup, Rino-TP-Democrats, we shall become a People's Republic of Northern Aztlán within a decade. We have MONTHS to develop a Program, a Plan to implement it, and to find, please Jesus, some kind of credible leader (and frickin' spare me Rubio and Cruz who should remain, if they have a shred of decency, strong Republican SENATE leaders)

Aside from the cultural devastation wrought by the Progressive Hoard, the biggest threat we face is a consequence of the complete Progressive takeover of the Democrat Party. I see it as the institution of a wacky, inverse Carl von Clausewitz theorem: politics as the continuation of (virtual) war, by other means.

In other words: the Permanent Campaign, wherein political organization and the Executive Branch have become one. Organizing for Obama became Obama for America became Organizing for Action, courtesy of tax laws written by people who stand to benefit from ever-expanding government.

They have massive, coordinated field organizations funded by billion-dollar left-wing foundations, staffed by public sector labor union members and run by left-wing think tank graduates. They interact with the media organizations they dominate along with Progressive blogs to seamlessly disseminate the White House's messages not merely on a broadcast level, but right down to individual voters and donors. They are the Borg. You will be assimilated. Or....well...

And the feckless Republican "leaders" in Washington look at all this, wring their hands, throw up their arms, and do absolutely ****ing nothing. Why? Two reasons, I think. One: they really, really like their jobs and will be allowed to keep them (for now), if they just agree not to be too "controversial". Two: they really, really hate their own base voters and want them to go away.

I like Ted Cruz a great deal, specifically for his guts and honesty (so un-21st century GOP!). I like Marco Rubio for his character, his communication skills (again, so unlike most Republicans). I am nervous about his support for immigration "reform" that doesn't really address border security to my satisfaction. I like Rand Paul for his intellectual curiosity and willingness to risk political suicide in support of principle. But I don't think he's quite ready to lead, either. Senators don't tend to make great national leaders, overall. Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin... might be that guy. I'd like to hear more from him.