Yeah, that video looks pretty accurate.
Back in the Clinton presidency, yeah, the Republicans were biased enough to impeach him over trumped up garbage, but at least they were willing to work with him on policy. I can even say the Republicans were able to be reasonable when Dubya was elected in 2000 (he was even willing to make a compromise on stem cell research). Then 9/11 happened and the entire party took a hard right and hasn't stopped since. The reason the party is endangering itself now is because, when they take a hit like this last election, instead of adopting more moderate positions they do the opposite: purge more and more moderate thought from the party in the name of ideological purity. Thing is, if you throw too many people out of your party, you're going to be sitting there in the party, all by your lonesome and wondering wher all your friends went. Right now, that's their challenge. They have to do the opposite of what they've been doing all those years and start to reach out to groups that they usually wouldn't welcome within the GOP. They tried reaching out to black voters when they made Herman Cain into a big name, but he was such an idiot that I have to imagine there are a lot of black people insulted by being associated with him. Marco Rubio might be a much better attempt to reach out to hispanic voters and as long as they don't alienate even more people between now and 2016, he could become our next president.
That being said, 4 years is a long time in politics. Things can change fast. I still remember all those pundits saying Cain, Bachmann, Santorum or Perry would win the nomination.
Back in the Clinton presidency, yeah, the Republicans were biased enough to impeach him over trumped up garbage, but at least they were willing to work with him on policy. I can even say the Republicans were able to be reasonable when Dubya was elected in 2000 (he was even willing to make a compromise on stem cell research). Then 9/11 happened and the entire party took a hard right and hasn't stopped since. The reason the party is endangering itself now is because, when they take a hit like this last election, instead of adopting more moderate positions they do the opposite: purge more and more moderate thought from the party in the name of ideological purity. Thing is, if you throw too many people out of your party, you're going to be sitting there in the party, all by your lonesome and wondering wher all your friends went. Right now, that's their challenge. They have to do the opposite of what they've been doing all those years and start to reach out to groups that they usually wouldn't welcome within the GOP. They tried reaching out to black voters when they made Herman Cain into a big name, but he was such an idiot that I have to imagine there are a lot of black people insulted by being associated with him. Marco Rubio might be a much better attempt to reach out to hispanic voters and as long as they don't alienate even more people between now and 2016, he could become our next president.
That being said, 4 years is a long time in politics. Things can change fast. I still remember all those pundits saying Cain, Bachmann, Santorum or Perry would win the nomination.
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"If you cling to something as the absolute truth and you are caught in it, when the truth comes in person to knock on your door you will refuse to let it in." ~ Siddhartha Gautama
