tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post702729560708866987..comments2023-10-22T04:57:07.468-04:00Comments on <center>WHAT FRESH HELL IS THIS?</center><center> (J.D. Rhoades' Blog)</center>: Bill Kristol Channels Baghdad BobJD Rhoadeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123361739160525998noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-51343271710396318432009-04-30T07:47:00.000-04:002009-04-30T07:47:00.000-04:00After the Rs pushing of the idea that "President" ...After the Rs pushing of the idea that "President" is a nine-letter word for "King" (a.k.a. the "unitary executive" theory) I don't think I'll ever believe that they really mean it when they tout checks and balances.Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-83420935858168833082009-04-29T13:55:00.000-04:002009-04-29T13:55:00.000-04:00Could be, Jim. The Democratic Party didn't regain ...Could be, Jim. The Democratic Party didn't regain power by moving farther to the left; it got back in the saddle by moving to the center. This, of course, caused their own hardliners (including the increasingly tiny community of Naderites) to bitch that "there's no difference between the parties".<br /><br />However, there is one difference between the current Democrats and the current Republicans: the Democrats don't let those hardliners run things. The problem with the current Republican party is that soon there won't be any of those "younger folk" left. They'll all have left to become "Blue Dog" Dems, and the only debate will be between factions in the Democratic Party. I don't actually regard this as a good thing.JD Rhoadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123361739160525998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-46621221587404578372009-04-29T13:14:00.000-04:002009-04-29T13:14:00.000-04:00"Hey, nothing's our fault now because we're comple..."Hey, nothing's our fault now because we're completely out of power! We can't do anything! Isn't this AWESOME?!"<br /><br />If they blow one more election, this might actually be the GOP's salvation. The current "talent" pool will get shoved aside by younger folk who can afford to win or lose based on "WTF? We haven't tried that yet anyway."<br /><br />Which is sort of how parties generally renew themselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com