Reflections of a GOP Operative Who Left the Cult

[Kurmudgeon]

http://www.truth-out.org/goodbye-all-reflections-gop-operative-who-left-cult/1314907779

"To those millions of Americans who have finally begun paying attention to politics and watched with exasperation the tragicomedy of the debt ceiling extension, it may have come as a shock that the Republican Party is so full of lunatics. To be sure, the party, like any political party on earth, has always had its share of crackpots, like Robert K. Dornan or William E. Dannemeyer. But the crackpot outliers of two decades ago have become the vital center today: Steve King, Michele Bachman (now a leading presidential candidate as well), Paul Broun, Patrick McHenry, Virginia Foxx, Louie Gohmert, Allen West. The Congressional directory now reads like a casebook of lunacy."

Long read but worth it, best definition of the current GOP that I've seen.

[Populist_Prole]

1. Very thorough analysis. Worth saving for reference

Salient as it is, the question nags me: What do we do about it. As it is now, the only surefire way I see their influence will wane is through time ( as in, "natural causes" ) due to the advanced age of a large part of their demographics. I hope the rest of us survive all the un-natural causes that continue to result from them setting public policy. You know; "In the long run, we're all dead".