[-...these people who dont do what we ask of them. (we voted them in to be our voice) ...-]

Sounds like a now-disenchanted Bushie.

I actually would LOVE to see a President who would clamp down hard on spending, cut taxes and shrink government.

I'd also love to bowl with Bigfoot, with my unicorn tied to Paul Bunyon's hitching post outside.

So I guess the Big Tent in the Republican Party is only open to Conservatives.

That's good, because it will facilitate the demise of the party or the expulsion of the Conservatives. I think the Cons should wander in the desert for 40 years and....wait, that's what they've been doing for 200 years. Forget that.

I honestly don't know what's up with the Republican Party. As they're in a cat fight for the soul of the Party, I guess it's fair to say they don't know either. There are a lot of moderates out there who no longer admit to being Republicans; they've swelled the ranks of the Indies and may well vote the GOP ticket for some time to come unless they're completely turned off by the screeching meemies in the Sarah Palin "out there" faction. Look at what they did in NY-23. Wow, but that was an eye-opener.

And don't forget all those ice-cold chair seats. What will the poor chairs do with out the plump rumps of The U.S. Chair Force warming them?

The Conservatives will criticize me (an unabashed Liberal and proud of it) for opining on the future of the Republican Party, but here goes anyway.

If they want to save the party they should dump or at least house-train the ultra-Conservative wing. There is no future for a hard Right party in this country and the younger generation is not likely to buy into their spiel.

If it were up to me I would like to see ultra-Conservatives become a separate third party and have to appeal to a majority of voters on their own merits. That would be a short-lived party, I believe.

Let them form their own third party and see what life is like in the political desert.

We should have 4 parties. Two moderates (liberal and conservative) and two parties for the wackos.

I like it! The Wacko Party - TWP.

I hereby nominate eljefe as my write-in for the wackiest wacko of all.

Vote 4 Jefe!!!

The Know-Nothings would be a good name but it has already been used.

The only problem that I have with multiple parties is the fear of inertia.

We can't even get 2 parties to agree on legislation now.

What would it be like with four (or more). Probably perpetual gridlock.

Our politicos don't seem to play nice in a compromise role.

I'll take it! And Stephen King would be my VP of the TWP.

But maybe it would weed out the crazies. Let them follow the others while the moderates have a true election.

LOL!!!!!

Cn we make Sarah Palin the chairidiot of the Wacko Party, Right-Wing Division?

Maybe a better way of restating what I said in previous posts is this:

No matter what people argue, whether our country is center-left or center-right, the key word is center. To appeal to those growing number of independents, a Party must move toward the center. For the Republicans, that means dumping the likes of Palin and Limbaugh. It also means that the moderates must denounce or at the very least, begin separating themselves from the far-right fringe. As an admitted Republican, I'd be quite surprised to see that happen any time soon, seeing as Palin has her following (sometimes I'd consider them, as Limbaugh has said, underestimated, but I also can see them as overestimated, misled, and embellished), and Limbaugh has many dedicated listeners. I, for one, don't back Limbaugh entirely (there are a few things that he will bring up that shed light on a few things within the Administration, but most of it is being pulled out of the place that sees no sunshine).

I think the next few months are going to be very telling. Both sides will over/down play it depending on who you ask, but I can see the strong moderate Republicans start to set themselves apart and appeal to a more broader base of Republicans and Independents. If the current situation continues (economy, jobs, health care), maybe the best thing for Republicans is to shut their mouths and let it all play out, and in response to the persistent problems, I see voters asking for a change or shift in policies, hence leaving the door open for Republicans in Congress.

These are my feelings and are open to interpretation and discussion, which I look forward to debating further.