Farewell, A Fond Farewell, to our Friends the Republicans.

[kennetha]

The reason that McCain is going to lose, and lose big time, and Obama is going to win, and win big time, is because the Republican Party is about where the Democratic Party was at the end of Carter's term. The Republican's have basically shot their wad of policy ideas. And that have proven to be seriously wanting. They have left us with debt and deficits, with failing markets, with broken entitlements, with non-competitive schools, with a rapidly fading industrial base. They have left us overextended militarily and isolated internationally. John McCain may not be George Bush the person, but he is a Republican through in through in most of his basic policy instincts. There is no denying or hiding that, as try as he might in these waning days.

Like the Democrats of old, the Republicans won't return to power unless we Democrats either screw up as royally as they did or some new and commanding paradigm emerges for the Republican party that can reassemble a new coalition from their now broken and scattered constituencies.

I seriously do wish the Republican's well in their coming time in the Wilderness -- whether it be 2 or 3 election cycles or a half century or so, as after the New Deal. I don't think I want to belong to a one-party state, even if that party is my own. Still, despite the fact that I don't want to be part of a one party state, I do think they need to spend as much time in the Wilderness as they can, getting their acts together, coming up with a new governing philosophy that is appropriate to the 21st Century and has broad appeal to the better angels of our nature.

There have been times when major parties have gone out of existence to give rise to a new party. Think of the Federalists and the Whigs of old. I doubt the Republican label will disappear. But I really do think that the Republicans need to morph themselves into something hardly recognizable as the current Republican Party.

So let us all bid farewell, a fond farewell, to our former adversary. And let us await their rebirth with anticipation.

But in the meantime, let us implement the Democratic Agenda to the fullest extent possible. It's the least that we can do for a nation done in by years of Republican misrule.

[Mme. Defarge]

1. Only "fond" because it's farewell - n/t

[hisownpetard]

2. "Fond"? There ain't nothing "fond" about the kind of farewell I'm wishing them,

that's for sure.

An ignominious departure of those wretched, conscienceless pigs, with their tails between their legs
would be more like it.

[Kerrytravelers]

3. Farewell, and good riddance. May the newly formed Republican Party return without the nuts & crazies

It would be nice to have the loyal opposition again, working on the business of the American people. Been a while. A long while.

[damonm]

4. Rec, 'cause I've been saying this for MONTHS

...to whoever would listen. It's 1980 all over, and Obama's our Reagan.

[Arugula Latte]

5. The Party's Over.

[az chela]

6. Just get the hell out of here and dont let the door

HIT YOU IN THE ASS ON YOUR WAY OUT YOU BASTARDS.The sad thing is so many have died and lost everything because of you filthy bastards.ROT IN HELL for all the EVIL you have done

[Joe the Liberal]

7. Goodbye and good riddance!!!

But we cant get too cocky, we haven't won this election yet, there is still the possibility of them stealing another one so don't think we've won it just yet. If we win however the Repulikkkan reputation and credibility has been hurt and it will take them a loooooooooong while to gain it back. You're right they will really have to re-invent themselves into something that is nothing like the republican party it is today in order to get elected.

[davidwparker]

8. Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. The first 6 years of

their control over the 3 branches of the government has let to the disasters that we have today.