The so-called GOP “movement” depicted on the cover of Time

[WCGreen]

Was more reactionary in nature than Revolutionary...

Why I call this movement reactionary is that it was all based on reacting to LBJ's War on Poverty, the Civil Right Movement and the unrest caused by the Vietnam War and racial tensions which exploded in the 60's...

In other words, it was all about tearing down what democratic leaders from FDR to LBJ built for the people, the common people…. And republicans, who have chosen to champion the rich and powerful, have despised the democratic approach to governing since they purged Teddy Roosevelt from their ranks in 1912…

LBJ said as he signed the Civil Rights legislation that he was tolling the death knell for the Democratic Party... And he was right… And sadly, it has taken more than forty years for America to grow up to the responsibilities that LBJ laid out in 1964…

That Civil Rights Act was the last straw as legendary yellow dog democrats, which we now refer to as DINO’s, started to drift slowly toward the Republican Party.

But it was GOP’s pioneer spin doctor Kevin Phillips who is the man most responsible for starting this reactionary movement... By dubbing the term “The Silent Majority”, Phillips gave cover to racism, greed and just plain meanness which allowed those who embraced the Nixon heavily coded Law and Order message a silent place to vent their fears and anger; the voting booth….

That drift toward a GOP majority in the House started in 1964 but wasn’t realized until 1994 because many “Dino’s” did not want to give up their positions of power and the ability to bring home pork for their districts by switching to the GOP… After the 1994 elections, several prominent Dino’s switched parties and caucused with the GOP…

What we are seeing here is a party that has run out of things to tear down, dismantle… And the American Public is taking notice…

Great political movements are about taking the message further, to a place where people can work together and society can move forward… JFK’s hope for the future’s message at the dawn of the sixties was replaced by the Nixon Message of cruelty, barbarism and despicable behavior and culminated in Rovian cynicism…

All that remains to make this election truly a realigning event is for the Dem’s to articulate a clear agenda when they take power in 2005 and rally behind a charismatic leader who can hone that message and once again bring hope to the American People…

A tall task… But we have done it before… We can do it again…