And the Republicans will continue to slide until they expunge the birthers and creationists from their realm of ideas. However I am afraid Sharmuta is correct in #2, stating that the Republican reaction will likely to purge all the RINO’s from the party, thus leaving only the wingnut right. Their creationist anti-science loon for a presidential candidate will then lose the election in 2012, precipitaing another kleptocratic democrat left wing government for another 4 years.