Sunday, April 25, 2004
A READER RESPONDS
By Editorial Board
We recently received a comment from Steve, over at I Like To Write, a blog we recommend to our readers. Steve appreciated our "run whacko Republican" strategy but worries that it may result in strengthing the legislative wing of the Christian Conservative Movement (aka Republican Party). We appreciate his fears, and responded to his comment. But we wanted to clarify.
Our theory presumes a rationale voting public, a dangerous presumption on any given day. For those new to the conversation, our theory runs as follows, by nominating far-right Republicans, the moderate or liberal Democrat will win the general election or, at the very least, make the Republican Party appear more and more extremist.
Steve's concern is, what happens if the extremists carry the day for Bush & Co. As we noted to Steve, that is a risk, the downside of which should send many of the Hollywood intelligensia scurrying to Europe, following up on their pledges (get ready for them) that if Bush wins, they're leaving the country.
We think Steve's concern about Give it to Me Toomey would be far greater if the state in question were more of the nutsy type, e.g. Alabama. But Pennsylvania is a mid-Atlatntic, rust-belt state; filled with a great diversity. Further, the influence exerted by the last vestiges of the moderate-wing of Republican Party is about as strong as that exhibited by Rabbi Feinmann in 1937 Nuremberg. By killing it, we hope such people like Snow, Chaffee and Collins come home to the Democratic Party, where they truly belong and are wanted.
We seek an ideological showdown in the near future. A straight up and down vote between moderate/liberalism and the looney right-wing. If it goes against us, so be it. But let us face such a showdown with pride and our heads held high. If America is comfortable with the ideology of Ashcroft, Delay and their ilk, well, that's where extended work Visas come in handy. I hear Europe could use a few bloggers.
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By Editorial Board
We recently received a comment from Steve, over at I Like To Write, a blog we recommend to our readers. Steve appreciated our "run whacko Republican" strategy but worries that it may result in strengthing the legislative wing of the Christian Conservative Movement (aka Republican Party). We appreciate his fears, and responded to his comment. But we wanted to clarify.
Our theory presumes a rationale voting public, a dangerous presumption on any given day. For those new to the conversation, our theory runs as follows, by nominating far-right Republicans, the moderate or liberal Democrat will win the general election or, at the very least, make the Republican Party appear more and more extremist.
Steve's concern is, what happens if the extremists carry the day for Bush & Co. As we noted to Steve, that is a risk, the downside of which should send many of the Hollywood intelligensia scurrying to Europe, following up on their pledges (get ready for them) that if Bush wins, they're leaving the country.
We think Steve's concern about Give it to Me Toomey would be far greater if the state in question were more of the nutsy type, e.g. Alabama. But Pennsylvania is a mid-Atlatntic, rust-belt state; filled with a great diversity. Further, the influence exerted by the last vestiges of the moderate-wing of Republican Party is about as strong as that exhibited by Rabbi Feinmann in 1937 Nuremberg. By killing it, we hope such people like Snow, Chaffee and Collins come home to the Democratic Party, where they truly belong and are wanted.
We seek an ideological showdown in the near future. A straight up and down vote between moderate/liberalism and the looney right-wing. If it goes against us, so be it. But let us face such a showdown with pride and our heads held high. If America is comfortable with the ideology of Ashcroft, Delay and their ilk, well, that's where extended work Visas come in handy. I hear Europe could use a few bloggers.
