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Originally Posted by shakran
That said, they /have/ taken over the Republican party and thus far, the "true Republicans" aren't doing anything about it. So. . . -shrug- If the shoe fits. . .
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Well, the real tragedy is, for the last 8+ years, they're the ones claiming to be "true Republicans". They've so tainted the whole notion of True Republicanhood, it's almost impossible to hear it as anything but "Support our war in Iraq! Waterboard some towelheads! 9/11!!" Which is a shame, because a true meeting of diverse political minds is exactly what America needs.
It's also what Obama tried to have happen on the Stimulus bill, and was roundly rebuffed by the Republicans. I think he learned a lesson on that--he said about it, roughly, "I'm an optimist, but I'm not a sap." Guy's got the political will and the public mandate to take action, and I think those who would oppose it on flat political grounds will be utterly marginalized and irrelevant, no matter how histrionic Fox News gets about it.