[jpsb]

"That has all but evaporated "

Yup (the GOP) NAFTA killed the buy American movement. The GOP drank the free trade, global economy cool aid and it is going to be the death of the GOP. This no jobs ecomony is going to generate at great deal of resentment towards the GOP. Now we have the GOP pushing to open the flood gates to millions of third world poor, pretty much killing American jobs in the trades.

I worked my butt of in 94 to elect a GOP congress, now I am going to work my butt of to throw the (GOP) bums out. The GOP has completely betrayed my trust in them. Right now the Constitutaional party looks good, maybe some other party will get going, but the GOP blew it.

[futureceo31]

Good luck with that but my humble opinion is that you might want to try to influence your local GOP reps to cater towards your views than outright reject the GOP party as that will probably give the Democrats an additional vote. But then, who knows.. maybe you might succeed though dont see that happening in this decade..:) More power to the people I say...