Comments on: Fears Grow Among Some GOPers That Republicans Getting Too Extreme

By: Leonidas

Leonidas — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:30:23 +0000

The word DINO are appearing among the Progressives in the same way RINO has been used by the far-right. Birds of a feather.

By: tidbits

tidbits — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:36:41 +0000

StockBoySF – You said “I don't believe the Democrats have lost touch with their moderates…” My recollection, correct me if I'm wrong, is that it wasn't more than a few weeks ago when liberals were attacking Blue Dogs, including ad campaigns, to try to coerce moderates into going along with the liberal agenda including health care and cap-&-trade. They went so far as to accuse moderates of being in the pocket of the insurance industry as I recall. Didn't the WH intervene and ask that the internal warfare stop? Or did I imagine that?

Democrats may not have completely “lost touch” with their moderates, but they certainly don't treat them with much respect. One clear example: a pro-life Democrat has as little chance of being on a national ticket as does a pro-choice Republican.

By: StockBoySF

StockBoySF — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:39:21 +0000

"Both Democrats and Republicans have lost touch with their moderates."

I don't think the Democrats have lost touch with their moderates. The GOP calls Democrats every foul name and uses every looney description to describe Dems, with terms like Nazi, Socialist, child-molester, etc. The GOP also grossly and profoundly distorts any Democratic legislation as being wildly communist.

Such blatant lies and characterizations, attacks not only on the legislation but on the Democrats character, by the GOP distort the truth and make it difficult for most Americans to find the truth, try as they might.

I wish the Democrats would fight back more and call out the GOP on their garbage.

By: Leonidas

Leonidas — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:44:19 +0000

And yet they will still come out and vote for them next year

Sadly yes, because there usually is not a viable option. I think it will actually take a drastic move by moderates in office to break away from the democratic and republican parties. Until such a move happens with members from both sides not many will support it. Right leaning moderates are not willing to split their party if only the democrats will benefit, and left leaning moderates are not willing to split their party if only republicans will benefit. It will likely require a major move by the moderates of both parties to achieve this.

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By: Jim_Satterfield

Jim_Satterfield — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:29:54 +0000

And yet they will still come out and vote for them next year.

By: Leonidas

Leonidas — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:43:42 +0000

Both Democrats and Republicans have lost touch with their moderates. I wish the moderates of both parties would throw off the nutcases on both sides and form their own party. Even if it starts smalle like the Blue Dog Democrats and the moderate republicans in Congress it would still have the swing votes.

I could support a Liebermann/Collins ticket.

By: GeorgeSorwell

GeorgeSorwell — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:38:40 +0000

About two weeks ago, there was a Rassmussen Poll that said Republican voters were very unhappy with elected Republicans.

"Seventy-four percent (74%) of Republican voters say their party’s representatives in Congress have lost touch with GOP voters nationwide over the past several years."

"just 18% of GOP voters believe their elected officials have done a good job representing the base. "

"Most Republican voters (55%) say that the average Republican in Congress is more liberal than the average Republican voter."

Republicans are extreme in response to the wishes of their base.

By: Rambie

Rambie — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:03:33 +0000

“The argument to out of line Democrats that a Republican President should be treated with respect will be hard to make if a Democratic President has been treated with disdain and contempt.”

Short term memory, some of those who are protesting against President Obama were not too long ago calling anyone who protested against the President “Anti-american”, “terrorist sympathizers”, and others.

By: Silhouette

Silhouette — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:19:12 +0000

I don't know why but once again I smell Dick Cheney behind all of it. If he can milk and trump up paranoia he can maintain his precious atmosphere of fear. He had a great gig going for BigOil for years with that one, the Iraq invasion. I mean sky's the limit what you can get the herd to do when they're running spooked. All that time in Wyoming and I think the Dickster picked up a trick or two.

Yeah, dont' know why...just got a feeling is all...

*chews on a piece of straw, tilts Stetson back and looks up at the heavens.*

You know when people are running scared, they tend to vote republican [establishment] if I remember PSYOPS 101 at all. hmmmm?

By: DLS

DLS — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:54:18 +0000

If the current level of mischaracterization and obscession by the extreme Left isn't bad enough, imagine how low they'll be toward everyone else if the public option fails to be included in the health legislation that Obama finally will sign someday.