"If Obama wins, he will take the country to a place from which it will not be able to return (which is precisely his own objective for a second term)." Charles Krauthammer
There you have the only thing I have ever agreed with Charles Krauthammer about. Though for very different reasons. Republicans – not running for President – have a bit of trouble with Charlie wanting to increase the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and begin new wars in Syria, Iran and Pakistan. BTW, that is what NEO CON means. Empire through war. On Muslims.
I can only hope Krauthammer is correct in his quote. That finally we will see an end to all this Right-wing crapism that has dominated our politics for a generation, A long needed move toward a more equatable democracy rather than our present bribe driven Republic.
The 2012 election cycle has been so dominated by so many LOUD and ANGRY conservative clowns it could be because the rank and file base see it as their last chance. The writing is on the wall with so many things they have no control over.
The demography of the growing Hispanic electorate. This is what the nasty anti-immigration business is ALL about. It also encompasses the ever whitening Republican Party pushing all minorities further away.
Having the intolerance and ignorance of the likes of Santorum and Bachmann up front in our faces for a year now is making matters worse for the sinking ship of FAITH BASED Evangelical Christianity.
Younger people have become far less homophobic, bigoted and racist than their conservative parents and grand parents.
More knowledge of the rest of the world coming from universal access to the net and so many cable stations are making Americans far less parochial than in the past.
The young tend to embrace science and technology in lieu of creationism, the climate change hoax, supply side economics and professional wrestling.
Gun shows are now mostly populated by white middle aged overweight beaded men. Well that and the Bloods, the Cripps, the Aryan Brotherhood and MS-13. Let me move into Andy Rooney mode, bless his heart. You ever notice all those men with face tattoos? You know, maybe there should be a law against selling guns to men with face tattoos…
So perhaps Charles is correct. If Obama wins a second term it may be possible to not only change the make up of the Supreme Court and Congress but an irreversible change in our political system from one controlled by Wall Street to one controlled by Main Street. Which by the way is what drives the Occupy movement.