There's a lot I can agree with there. I don't agree with amnesty - that will change America for good. Change is not necessarily a bad thing, but that change would push us towards third world style socialism and rapidly. And, would further empower and enrich the elite political/economic group.
And, secondly, the divisions have always been here but the situation has not been this dire, the choices so stark and there has always been the promise of "maybe next time we can get someone more conservative" to keep us in line and continue to support the party.
"How to Serve Conservatives" is a cookbook.
Until we admit that Ronald Reagan was the outlier, and what we have seen since is the 'norm', we won't have a handle on what the entrenched power structure of the GOP really stands for.
Sure, they waggle the promise of conservative enactments at us. That's the carrot. The stick is the invective of "If you don't support us, you're a Liberal, just look what you'll get."
Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me.
It has been such an ongoing situation that I'm not sure where the shame belongs, or that it would have any sting, but one thing is obvious. This isn't getting the job done.
The Republic is getting lost in an avalanche of socialist programs, which likely line the very pockets which are supposed to be voting against them. We have been subjected to an endless string of fundamentally unsuitable candidates, and told to hold our nose, this once too often, and vote for the latest...and the Party has carefully avoided backing anyone who might be another Reagan.
They learned their lesson, so why haven't we learned ours?
Is it that harping fear of the uberLiberal we will get stuck with as an alternative, who will just try to accomplish more of the same things faster than the GOP liberal will?.
Better to bite the bullet and clean house while there still is a house.
I wonder how much the personal fortunes of those in Congress grow while there is a Democrat in office versus a Republican, too. Does all that Kabuki 'conflict' cause volatility in equity markets those who can take advantage of insider trading (Yes, the Congress is immune to those laws) cash in on? Considering they can set up the drama over cocktails and profit by next Friday, that could be one heck of a racket.
It doesn't so much matter which end we start on, but it is time to drain the swamp. I don't see that happening with the current party structure in D.C.
