The Democrats are the party of Socialism at full-speed whatever the cost (with lots of perks for special interests). There is a danger that the Republicans will become the party of Socialism at half-speed -- giving voters most of what the Democrats promise only more efficiently with better bookkeeping. I get mixed signals, some incouraging and some discouraging. That there is talk about privitizing part of Social Security and the Assault Weapons Ban was allowed to expire -- that was encouraging. I found the Campaign Finance Reform and the education bill the President supported with Ted Kennedy to be a dissapointment. I know there has to be some give and take, but the Republicans will have to fight the temptation of some to become the Democrats Lite.
My cold is making my brain foggier than usual and I am forgetting how to spell. Oh well.