Anonymous #2 12:30 AM (sorry, don't know your name) is right about the analogy between the US and the Roman Empire. It is fascinating, really.The Republican party has indeed become something of a branch of the Democratic party.To make any inroads with voters in the next election the Reuplicans still must confront an enduring perception problem--that it is the party of the rich and elite.Somehow they must reach out to the lower middle class and working class. |