re: #361 Desert Dog

Much of the blame for the Republican’s downward slip is on Bush’s shoulders. Just like Clinton damaged the Democrats. I like President Bush, but he did not always do the right thing. However, I place even more blame on the Republican caucus in the House and Senate. They wasted away and spent too much and basically acted like Democrats. Poor Leadership!

I remember believing Karl Rove when he made that statement about a permanent Republican majority. I think part of the equation is indeed that the GOP spent as much as the Dems, but I also think the Iraq war’s aftermath had a huge part to play. I’d also say that while talk radio and the internet mobilized Republican voters, those mediums also had a big part to play in the GOP becoming more radical.