Republicans, however, have become a simmering kettle of mutually antagonistic interests. Libertarians vs. authoritarians. Anti-immigration activists vs. the people who employ the immigrants. Theocrats vs. the corporatists who want maximum freedom to cater to our most base desires. Isolationists vs. neocon militarists. And, of course, professionals and intellectuals (a few real, most psuedo) who want government by reason vs. the ignorant hateful rabble who want government from the gut.
The only thing that held them together was that they hated us (liberals) and a common nearly patholocial fear that our policies would lead to social, economic and moral collapse. Now that their policies have led to social, economic and moral collapse, however, all those differences have boiled over and the stupid people appear to have won.
NCSteve goes on to detail how the splits in the Republican party will play out and whether the party is likely to survive at all. The point I would add is that Obama is the democrat who is most likely, simply by virtue of his name and skin color, to further drive a wedge in the GOP as well as maximize the power of the crazy wing, thus making the demise of the GOP that much more likely. What seemed to be his deficiencies as a presidential candidates are actually, in this rapidly changing political environment, turning out to be his strengths. All he has to do is stay calm and lead, and watch the GOP flail into the abyss.
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