Originally Posted By DAR <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_pl2570" target="_blank">http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/...s_pl2570</a> Say what you want about the guy. Both Barbara and Jenna seem to have a pretty good head on their shoulders.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan It also shows that there exists some diversity of opinion on these things even among the GOP side. I understand why they like to show a united front in opposition, but in the long run, it isn't good for the country. Wouldn't it be better to address various problems with input from all corners? I always thought so. Unfortunately, the GOP is very busy playing to the fringes.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper As is the Democratic party. As for the Bush family, I'm not sure why this is newsworthy. My wife and I don't agree on a lot of political stuff and I'm even more at odds with my parents. Why should a first family be any different?
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>As is the Democratic party.<< Please give me a left-wing movement that mirrors the impact of the tea party, in terms of rhetoric and potential impact.
Originally Posted By ecdc >>As is the Democratic party<< I think people are just so used to saying this that they rattle it off without even considering if it's actually true. Over the last few primaries, we have examples of tea party candidates winning and defeating longtime GOPers. Yet Blanche Lincoln retains her seat; we just don't have the same movement among the Democrats, nor do we have an example of the party pandering to the extreme left. Quite the opposite, they remain very moderate.
Originally Posted By ecdc >>As is the Democratic party<< I think people are just so used to saying this that they rattle it off without even considering if it's actually true. Over the last few primaries, we have examples of tea party candidates winning and defeating longtime GOPers. Yet Blanche Lincoln retains her seat; we just don't have the same movement among the Democrats, nor do we have an example of the party pandering to the extreme left. Quite the opposite, they remain very moderate.
Originally Posted By ecdc <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/14/rick-barber-is-the-latest_n_611329.html" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...329.html</a> Here's an example of a right-wing candidate who's done very well in the primaries. He wants to impeach Obama and wants an armed insurrection against the IRS.
Originally Posted By ecdc >>Moveon.org was pretty well organized.<< And yet, unlike tea party candidates, none of their candidates seem to be winning anywhere. Nor does their rhetoric or impact match the tea party.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan I'm sure it would set a Tea Partier's hair on fire, but the fact is that Obama is a pretty moderate fellow overall(some on the Democrat side might say far TOO moderate). He only seems extreme through the prism of the far right. His most "radical" thing so far has been health care reform, and as it stands, it's a VERY moderate approach compared to what is probably needed to do it most effectively. Bush the Senior was mostly a moderate, middle of the road kind of guy. I think his son was, at heart, but surrounded himself with some real extremists.
