Oh, man. Moments ago, watching a discussion about this debate on Hardball, Joe Scarborough (yes, that Joe Scarborough, former Republican Congressman from Florida, elected in the 1994 Gingrich Revolution, and without question, a conservative's conservative), made a key point that the Democrats, in general, are united, and for the first time in a very long time, the Republicans are anything but. He made another point, that Democrats are pretty satisfied with their field of declared candidates, and Republicans are not. Asked by Chris Matthews why that was, he said: “George Bush, over the last seven years, has done more to damage the Republican Party than any Democrat could ever do.”
A lot explained, from a conservative Republican and a very smart guy, who knows the difference between reality-based analysis and wishful thinking.
The sad part of this is, we're rolling into an election that increasingly is shaping up as a referendum on a failed Presidency, and not on the kinds of issues we face as a nation. I'm not entirely confident that kind of mindset in the American voting public is going to give us the best person to be the next President of the United States.
The happy part of it is, given the group of serious contenders for the Presidency in both major parties, it will be a significant improvement, regardless who becomes the next President of the United States.
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