Aw c'mon, Jim, haven't you seen the exponential increase in the Libertarian vote? It's risen at least 200% over the past election cycle...from .5% to 1%.
All kidding aside, I'm with you as a member of the 'glass is half-full' set. Would I like to see the Pubbies in the Senate get some real cojones? You bet!
However, there is legislation that has passed that would have never taken place had algore won in 2000, such as banning partial birth abortion, and significant reductions in income tax rates.
At the risk of being called a Bushie, I shudder to think what a Gore administration would be like.
Retaining the 'Republican' moniker makes us more effective, IMHO. We worked hard to get Dubya and other Republicans elected, and the vast majority of Freepers are registered Republicans. Dropping that label, rightly or wrongly, would leave us on the fringes of the extreme right, just as the DUers are on the fringes of the extreme left. I've been posting here too long to know that we are more mainstream than that.
Thanks for the early wake-up, Jim.
Bush irks me almost daily. Yet I remember Carter and Clinton, and how much damage they caused the US and support they gave our enemies... God help me, I hope to never see another anti-American president as long as I live.
Great post!