I've been looking at the Republican pack like a clown car full of Crazy, but with growing unease. When the repugnant "Let them Die" remark gets cheers fro the Teahadist crowd... a grown up could get that same nervous feeling he gets when the kids are playing with matches.
And yes, it CAN go bad. The GOP picked up two seats in special elections, including one in a massively Democratic district in NYC that's been widely viewed as a referendum on the President (and the Economy). Essentially the Right voted in massive waves, and the Left stayed home, bummed out. If the Democrats and the President continue to let the Extreme Right that has co-opted the Republican Party, and the corporate shadows that bankroll them set the tone, the message and choose the battlefield. 2012 could be a disaster for Progressive... and sane people.
And what CONSTANTLY blows my mind, is how the Right can massively manipulate their working class base to repeatedly and enthusiastically vote against their one economic interests.
Oh you might enjoy this guy, writes clearly and thinks things through - Douglas Muder, The Weekly Sift (http://weeklysift.com/)
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And yes, it CAN go bad. The GOP picked up two seats in special elections, including one in a massively Democratic district in NYC that's been widely viewed as a referendum on the President (and the Economy). Essentially the Right voted in massive waves, and the Left stayed home, bummed out. If the Democrats and the President continue to let the Extreme Right that has co-opted the Republican Party, and the corporate shadows that bankroll them set the tone, the message and choose the battlefield. 2012 could be a disaster for Progressive... and sane people.
And what CONSTANTLY blows my mind, is how the Right can massively manipulate their working class base to repeatedly and enthusiastically vote against their one economic interests.
Oh you might enjoy this guy, writes clearly and thinks things through -
Douglas Muder, The Weekly Sift (http://weeklysift.com/)