Unfortunately, what will happen is that those who are socially moderate within the party will refuse to move to the Democratic party for economic reasons. To be honest, I don’t think they should. The same is kind of happening on the other side of the fence. The more liberal areas of the party are increasingly attacking the more conservative members and edging them out.

Could this be the beginning or a 3 party system (4 maybe) in our history? God knows the Green and Libertarian parties have failed to get a hold in the public and the 2 party rule is getting old and tired.

Now as for Virginia I’m facing a conundrum. I will not vote for Deeds or Shannon over fiscal matters but cannot vote for McDonell or Cuccinelli because of their opposition to gay rights. Sadly there’s not even a third party candidate runningt o register a protest vote. Guess I’ll leave those slots blank or write in Mickey Mouse.

I really am sick and tired or extreme Right or extreme Left in this country. Damn I wish we had a third alternative.

I’d like to think that will eventually be the case. The Republicans are clearly turning into the neo-Dixiecrats. But the thing is, they’re still able to get enough votes in most places to do things like ban gay marriage, so I wouldn’t start playing the funeral dirge just yet.

The problem isn’t the GOP; it’s that it’s come under the domination of people who 40 years ago would be complaining about “de coloreds.” But at least back then, the Democrats still had a good-sized liberal wing. Right now, the GOP is almost 100% reactionary (“conservative” just doesn’t seem adequate anymore).