Today’s Sunday Trib had side by side stories about the civil wars going on in both the Republican and Democratic Parties.
Long past are the days of Ronald Reagan’s “Big Tent” Republican party where people with many points of view were welcome. Today the most conservative Republican Congressman announced a party meeting to promote a completely non moderate agenda for the fall elections which will undermine the 35 remaining moderate Republicans in Congress.
As for the Democrats they are torn over Howard Dean’s pursuit of the angriest Democrats and this threatens to undermine the Party’s slim chance of retaking one or the other branch of Congress.
Its all very distressing for anyone who believes that there are answers in moderation and compromise.Â
