From a recent thread with a great message, we have this:
I like to consider myself a genuine liberal, believing in limited government, equality of opportunity, equality under the law, pluralism, toleration, constitutionalism, colorblindness, a robust, internationalist foreign policy, sound and equal education, a common culture, etc. Nowadays, that makes you a flaming right-winger. But it shouldn't be so.
I think this applies to this caucus.
Many years ago, you had Buchanan type racists writing columns, warning of the dangers of letting too many Irish and German immigrants into the country.