One wonders, though, if the situation were reversed, how many Republicans out there would say the same of the Democratic party? But there it is: America needs the Republican party, but they need to get their house in order. They need to marginalize their extremists, expel religious zealots from their deep councils, and hold each other publicly accountable to the point of political correctness. I hope they can muster the courage and determination to do so.
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Article comments
1 - Doug Hunter
Not bad for you Glenn. To your last paragraph, I like gridlock. We did great with a Republican congress/house and a Democratic president in the 90's, we need a repeat performance this go round. I shudder when either party gets the bulletproof congress/presidency simultaneously, just know one sided dumb shit is gonna get rammed through.
2 - Dr. Joseph S. Maresca
The story of this election is that people don't want more expensive wars in the future. The public
recognizes that we had a balanced budget until the Iraq and Afghan wars. That's first. Second,
the soccer moms are having a difficult time paying off college tuitions and mortgages on coop
apartments and houses. I think they feared a return to higher interest rates on major purchases.
The public recognizes that both Presidents Bush had good representation of women and minorities
in the cabinet. That wasn't the issue. The issue was how the government spends its money. The
electorate said loud and clear that they want more money spent on domestic issues and lowering
the debt. This is the basic lesson of Election 2012. Mitt Romney lost by 3 million votes. Even
with a minority person or woman on the ticket, I believe he still would have lost with the message
provided in this campaign. i.e. cutting taxes and increasing the military
3 - Igor
Excellent article, Glenn.
The only political party I've ever belonged to was the Republicans, and I might join again if they reformed themselves. Certainly, I am in sync with many of their principles. But they've double-crossed me so many times...
4 - Glenn Contrarian
Kudos to the editor - and the title was much better than the one I submitted.