tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36404602.post6435564118102707972..comments2023-10-26T05:08:20.977-04:00Comments on Connecting.the.Dots: The Two Republican PartiesROBERT STEINhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11999996852219220599noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36404602.post-9746098877368609222008-10-19T12:48:00.000-04:002008-10-19T12:48:00.000-04:00I think an ideological split amongst the Rethugs w...I think an ideological split amongst the Rethugs was inventible regardless of who the nominee was because of the unstable nature of the Rethug coalition. You now have three mutually exclusive parts of the party. Main Street, Wall Street, and the Flat Earth Society. The thing that surprised me about the whole thing is that this unstable coalition stayed together as long as it did. A wise man once said that victory has 100 fathers and defeat is an orphan, so it is here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36404602.post-20775818983121349252008-10-19T12:00:00.000-04:002008-10-19T12:00:00.000-04:00The choice of Sarah Palin as McCain's running mate...The choice of Sarah Palin as McCain's running mate, I think, stems from the Rovian concept that the GOP must sell itself as the "OWAP," which is the "Ordinary White American Party." It's been successful in the past. <BR/><BR/>This concept relies on the notion that OWA's are simple provincial types easiy manipulated by symbols. The difference now is degree to which supply-side economics have shafted ordinary Americans of all colors and creeds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com