re: #153 Charles

there’s a leadership vacuum in the GOP, and the extremists and religious right fanatics have moved in and seized control.

Agreed, but it could be stated that the CODE PINKS and MoveOns seized control of the Dems right after their loss in the 04 Pres election

History shows us it is not unusual for the losing party to be “leaderless’ for up to two years after losing the national election. Like Obama siezed ‘control” from the ANSWERS and Code Pinks leading up to November 2008, I expect whoever emerges on the Repub side to do likewise come November 2012