Reply #3: There used to be a critter known as a moderate Republican,

[MadHound]

They were just that, moderate, business friendly, non-fundy, even intelligent Republicans. They had no problem crossing over and voting for legislation they thought was good for the country. This was also the group that had the real money in the house

But then the 'Pugs started thinking they could use the fundy conservative vote to get them into office, and it worked throughout the eighties. It worked with Bushboy too, but by that time the fundies were starting to take over at the Republican insane asylum, and what was a trickle of moderate 'Pugs running from the party during the Reagan/Bush years became a steady stream. Then came Palin.

I watched Palin's acceptance speech, and while the hoot 'n holler section down front loved her, as the camera panned around to the money seats in the convention hall, where the moderate 'Pugs reside, you could see the looks of shock on many a face. OMG who is this creature. That is when Obama one, because the moderate 'Pugs took their votes and their money and went Democratic. That's the whole problem, because over the years those moderate 'Pugs have morphed into DLC Dems, and Blue Dog Dems and Centerist Dems, and made the Democratic party over in the image of the the moderate, corporate friendly image of the 'Pugs forty years ago.