I wonder if it's time for another major shift in American politics. Democrats have lost in the long run over the past 20 years, and it's because the democratic party has no real platform. It's more like a coalition of different extremists: The Civil Rights group, the feminists, the animals rights activists, and the environmental activists. The only real party line is opposing republicans. People don't so much vote for democrats as they do vote against republicans. I think (despite Bush signing so many social spending bills), that republican fiscal policy is winning out. What I see happening is redefining the parties as republicans vs. libertarians because the current conservatives are creating a lot of social/moral issues that some don't agree with. With the economy booming after Bush's tax cuts, democrats aren't even arguing fiscal policy anymore, just social/moral issues. Maybe it won't happen, but the democrats are currently without principles.
2006-07-28
10:17:29
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Jake 'N' Shakes
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