Posted on 08/25/2010 5:16:16 PM PDT by Kaslin
Republicans are in the midst of an insurrection. Democrats are not. This vast gulf between the situations of the two parties — not some grand revolt against "the establishment" or "incumbents" — explains the year's primary results, including Tuesday's jarring outcomes in Florida and Alaska.
The agitation among Republicans is not surprising, given the trauma of the final years of George W. Bush's presidency. After heavy losses in 2006 and 2008, it was natural that GOP loyalists would seek a new direction.
Liberals who saw Bush's presidency as a failed right-wing experiment thought Republicans would search for more moderate ground, much as Britain's Tories turned to the soothing leadership of David Cameron to organize their comeback.
But this expectation overlooked the exodus of moderates over the last decade, which has shifted the balance of power in Republican primaries far to the right.
As a result, the main critique of Bush in Republican ranks saw him as insufficiently conservative — too inclined to support federal action on education and in expanding prescription drug assistance to the elderly, and too ready to run up the deficit.
The Outsiders
That the deficit increased primarily because of two tax cuts and two wars did not enter their calculation because acknowledging this was ideologically inconvenient. In the meantime, the election of President Obama by a demographically diverse coalition anchored among younger voters helped unleash the furies inside an older, overwhelmingly white and Southern-leaning GOP coalition.
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IBD staff isn't the author of the editorial. Maybe you meant to reply to a different IBD editorial in another thread?
“Liberals who saw Bush’s presidency as a failed right-wing experiment “
Waaa Haa Haaa hee hee that’s good!
Let Dionne keep spinning like this. It will make his November 3 column that much more of a delight to read.
Dionne is so concerned about the welfare of the GOP. In the meantime, the Obama ratings are going into the toliet along with the country’s welfare. Many Dems don’t want Obama campaigning for them and a number are running away from any association with his policies along with Speaker Pelosi.
I know it says IBD but...
This is nothing more than projection from a left-winged hack concerned about the GOP. Dionne probably doesn’t vote Republican, so it’s asinine to take advice from a left-winged hack.
Dionne and his fellow apparatchiks are pretending it isn't happening, so as to avoid discouraging the faithful.
He is one of the good ol boys. We are not like black democrats. Bush and company raised taxes and grew government
E. J. Dion explaining what is going on in Conservatism, is like a man who just underwent a sex change operation to become one, trying to explain the finer details of male transition through puberty.
They are not conservatives in that case and they are Liberals. Out with em.
Dionne is an azzhat, always has been. He’ll still be spinning for the Demonrats even after they go down in defeat in November.
Yeah, well, E.J.Dionne doesn’t support Republicans anyway, so why would we give any weight to what he has to say about how the GOP should run its business?
Exactly
I tell, you the GOP is falling apart like an old Edsel, no a Nash, yeah that's it a Nash..... Rambler. HAH.
Why the GOP is fighting amongst themselves like Amos and Andy, no like Ralph and Glady's, that's the ticket, Ralph and Gladys, To the Moon Glady's........... No wait Alice, to the moon ALICE!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hah!
I see that Dionne is still off his meds.
Scott’s problems have less to do with his political philosophy, and more to do with the fact that he ran Health South into the ground and exposed it to a criminal investigation for medicare fraud. Even a lot of very conservative folks I know have trouble getting past that.
Nevertheless, we can’t afford to have Sink.
There were quite a few Freepers who blasted him last week or a couple if weeks ago
and the Country saw Obama’s presidency as a failed left-wing DISASTER!
Why would they do that? I have never voted for a Rat and will never vote for a Rat
Why would they do that? I have never voted for a Rat and will never vote for a Rat
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