U.S. Senate: Burning Down the House

[Don Corleone]

The Republicans have been opposing Specter for years, more and more each year. The Democratic party put up with Joe Lieberman for far longer than they should have because they seem to be more welcoming of opposing ideas. To me, the Democratic party is much more of a coalition of various smaller parties and minority groups that they have to learn to work together; the Republican party has become progressively (ironic word) more conservative and more homogenized. The recent faces of the Republican party seem to be an attempt to hide the fact that it seems to be a party of middle-aged white men and young evangelicals only.

I can always count on you for a tu quoque argument. And I can only imagine how Repubs would have responded if, say, Tom DeLay campaigned for Kerry and made a speech at the Dem convention. And then let's say DeLay lost his primary, and ran as an Indie. If anything, allowing Lieberman to hold his seniority and committees illustrates my points about the Dems (weak and resilient) rather than otherwise. (Still waiting to see a Dem run to the Daily Show to apologize for daring to criticize Jon Stewart, but really, he's just the same as Rush Limbaugh! No, really he is!)

While the two of you are busy patting each other on the back for being so open-minded and tolerant, I'd like to call your attention to a new powerful PAC that has sprung up... one that is dedicated to identifying Democrats who aren't Left enough in their views, recruiting primary opponents to run against them, then hammer them with Union and special interest money in their primary campaigns. They're known as Accountability NowThey're going after the real scum of the Earth, guys like Ben Nelson and Walt Miinick. Their offense? These two dared question the 785 billiion stimulus bill and had the audacity to ask for details.....