“Who comes in after the clowns” You are correct ,could be a problem. The republicans , even Rino’s, are way better than what we have now. This is no complement to the republicans either. Remember the “contract with America” ? Remember that thing about term limits in the platform? When Armey gained his new power then all of a sudden it was...we don’t need no stinkin term limits. The Republicans are beholden to special interest money too. That money is more important to them than either their constituents or their country.
C'mon. One sentence, you're saying Republicans are 'way better' than what we have now, and the next you're saying that they weren't batting 1000 in following through on their promises, so they're not really better after all. This illustrates the problems with the squishy equivalence viewpoint. There's always something to criticize, so criticize - don't throw the good out with the bad and invite all bad in.
I think the big revelation is that Republicans often are talking about and trying to 'reach across the aisle', be bipartisan, etc. and Democrats seldom if ever do that. This is because Republicans generally (still) think like adults and Democrats think like children who cannot respect or even understand any differing viewpoint. I say, just don't vote for (reward) politicians who are likely to think like children, and give the adults in politics who pander to the kiddies to gain votes a hard time. Hold both parties to the same standards. For instance, Zero is far more a unilaterist non post racial out and out liar than any Republican since the Civil War. Call him and the party he rode into Washington on it in 2010 and 2012.