"Most Americans these days are simply ignoring Republicans. And they should"

[Ravi]

Good op ed.

http://thehill.com/opinion/columnist...senator-writes

[Common]

Quoted from the op: The two paragraphs below sum it up, the gop pushback against the far right is gaining strength.


Most Americans do not seek purity; they seek answers to the everyday problems they confront. They expect their government to be of assistance in addressing those problems, not to aggravate them through artificial and self-inflicted economic mismanagement, such as having a default crisis that could easily be avoided.

If the Republican Party ignores this concern and constantly speaks to an ever-narrower segment of the population, it is not going to be viable for long, no matter how vocal that small band of people may be.

[Chris]

I agree, Reps should be ignored, along with Dems. As O'Rourke titled a book, Don't Vote It Just Encourages the $#@!s.

[Ravi]

Quoted from the op: The two paragraphs below sum it up, the gop pushback against the far right is gaining strength.


Most Americans do not seek purity; they seek answers to the everyday problems they confront. They expect their government to be of assistance in addressing those problems, not to aggravate them through artificial and self-inflicted economic mismanagement, such as having a default crisis that could easily be avoided.

If the Republican Party ignores this concern and constantly speaks to an ever-narrower segment of the population, it is not going to be viable for long, no matter how vocal that small band of people may be.

Maybe one day the GOP will be a rational party. That would be a good outcome of this recent, long death spiral they've been in.

[Mainecoons]

Maybe one day the GOP will be a rational party.

Translated: They'll start "compromising" with the left again and return as full partners in growing government.

OK

[Ravi]

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Translated: They'll start "compromising" with the left again and return as full partners in growing government.

OK

A better translation is that maybe one day they'll start being rational.

[BB-35]

Maybe one day the GOP will be a rational party. That would be a good outcome of this recent, long death spiral they've been in.

And the democrats are 'rational'?

[nic34]

Translated: They'll start "compromising" with the left again and return as full partners in growing government.

Only to persons with the myopic mindset of Government = Bad, Private = Good.

[AmazonTania]

Only to persons with the myopic mindset of Government = Bad, Private = Good.

Even Ayn Rand knew she was wrong in the end.......

And yet, everything she wrote about has come to fruition. Investors and Businesses are taking flight left and right and America's capital account & financial account is a disaster.

[Mainecoons]

And then there's the mindset that prevents some folks from observing and learning from reality and mistakes.