Amazing, the loose coalition formally known as the Republican Party is slowing corroding and falling into disrepair. Formed of social conservatives, fiscal conservatives, and security conservatives the party previously owned and controlled by the social conservatives has been hijacked by the so called neo-conservatives.
The religious fringe of the Republican Party started out being tolerated by the rest of the party, then courted by them and now it seems they are demanding the affections of a party that has simply lost interest in them.
Dick Cheney, in 1994, made it clear that he was completely against going into Iraq for exactly all the reasons we are now stuck in the middle of the worst mistake this country has ever made.
The Republicans thought they knew Dick, but as it turns out … not so much.
Florida? They seriously want to piss off Floridians? The DNC has said that Florida can have no delegates to the 2008 Democratic convention unless the duly elected legislature of the state of Florida moves it Primary to February 5.
Let’s think about this for a moment. Exactly why would the Republican controlled legislature in Tallahassee want to do anything to appease the DNC? After all, who will the voters blame if they get no representation at the Convention – the Democrats or the State House?
Then, come November, Florida’s electorate (still annoyed at the Democrats for shunning them) will head to the polls to vote for President. Why exactly should they vote for anyone with a (D) after their name if the (D) party doesn’t want their participation at the convention?
The DNC is actually trying to lose the White House in ‘08 by irritating the State that they lost by only 500 votes in 2000, and that is just plain dumb.
The DNC needs to suck it up and re-vote to allow Florida and any other state to hold their election whenever the people of that state want to hold their election. If that calendar doesn’t fit into the schedule of New Hampshire, Iowa or the DNC then too bad! But, Florida’s voters will not forgive the DNC if the Democratic Party is stupid enough to allow themselves to be manipulated by the Republican controlled Florida State House.
