Points, Sharpness Unassured

Well made points Madame.  To them I would add only:

Governor Christie may now hold some belief about climate change other than his party’s.

In reference to AC, your point about silliness evaporating in the event of life and death brings up an interesting point question to those who despise his orientation so much:  If you could for sure have your life be saved by help from a homosexual, would you accept it, or take a chance on a non-homosexual coming by?

Although I am rarely in the mood to give Mr. Mathews too much of the BOTD, perhaps what he meant by that semi-exhausted blurting was (instead of the apparent partisan advantage) that there would be more cooperation and sane political behavior?

Billed by the state for stupidity and obstinate behavior?  Capital idea!  “Freedom of choice” must have its companion with it: “Responsibility.”

A quick post-mortem of the election:

The status quo and potential stalemate was largely preserved.

The Republican Party now has multiple components—plutocrat servers, tea party activists, and religious and pseudo-religious zealots among them—but could not quite come together.  Also, despite rhetoric, not quite enough were truly convinced Obama was the Arch-socialist Antichrist Anarchist.

The Democratic Party has always had multiple components, and the progressive elements within it were ready to withhold their votes—except that the extremist views of the components of the Republican Party made them swallow their distaste for the corporatists and establishment servers of their own party and vote for them by voting against the other side.

Demographics do not appear on the side of the Republicans, and that and the Republicans’ own penchant for breeding distrust among significant numbers of the electorate overcame much efforts by the Republicans and their allies.   What much?  Despite their unenthusiasm for Romney, corporations and the wealthy went near-all out with Super PACs and other spending for him, Senate candidates, etc.  It wasn’t completely for naught, but it did not succeed.  Neither, largely, did the blatant voter suppression in many of the key states. 

With all that, and some fairly anemic Democratic candidates opposing their own candidates (and a weak economy to boot), they still couldn’t pull it off.  Goes to show both the weakness of their own candidates and the out of resonance stances of their own positions, but also that they are failing heavily with African Americans, Asians, Latinos, and even women.

However, those making dire predictions for the future of the Republican Party should remember that a prime vehicle for the possible reinvigoration of the

Republican Party already exists: The Democratic Party, which has proven time and again its consummate skill in squandering advantages, moments, and opportunities.