I agree with you

crazedandconfused — Sat, 09 May 2009 21:12:41 +0000

I agree with you wholeheartedly. When the band of Republicans got together and said they were going on a listening tour - then one day later Rush barks at them that they don't need to be listening - they need to be telling - then watching them scramble to try not to anger their master again. It was actually sad.

I know a few moderate

Michael Wolraich — Sat, 09 May 2009 18:30:36 +0000

In reply to SHOCKER!! GOP Christian Extremists kill efforts to bring party back to the mainstream - but STUPID people can still be DANGEROUS!

I know a few moderate Republicans. They certainly suffer from intellectual conflict regarding the exteme positions of the party, but I think that you misunderstand what motivates them to vote Republican.

These moderates despise the extremes of both parties. They don't see themselves as making a "devil's pact" with the right-wingers. Rather, they vote Republican when they feel that the risk of an extreme right-wing agenda being enacted is low. In their eyes, Limbaugh can spew to his heart's content, but he can't kill Roe-v-Wade, and he can't get creationism taught in school.

Ironically, the Republican party's fall from power makes its easier for such moderates to vote Republican. When Republicans ran the government, most moderate Republicans I know were anti-Bush, and if they voted for him, it was with reluctance. But now, they don't feel that they need to worry about the right-wingers, who are essentially powerless for the moment. Their chief concern is unchecked Democratic power and the abuses that such power could engender. I don't share their concerns, but their position is neither unreasonable nor unethical.

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I agree with you

I know a few moderate