Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Rising from the ashes
It is premature to name Hillary Clinton as our next President.
But it wouldn't be too soon to assume that it is inevitable.
Where does this leave the Republicans? They are shattered, shuttered, and discombobulated. Out foxed by a an egomaniac. Mr. Wonderful.
So what next? Start a new Party? Or rescue the one that has been hijacked.
Rescue by all means.
Thomas Friedman spells it out.
Split by the religious right, the haters, the ultra right gunslingers, the GOP has become a collection of nuts mixed in with some people like Paul Ryan who are trying to hold the line on Party principles.
You know, I used to be a Republican.
In my first town, I registered that way because I wanted to be on the Committee and to have some influence in local affairs. If one was not a Republican then there would be few friends in a new place.
But that changed over time as I realized that while all politics are local, Party politics are not. And that one must take a stand from the beginning.
Richard Nixon did me in. I could not stomach his bunch of criminals. I defected and became a quiet Democrat.
That is a long time ago but it is worth reminding myself that is how it started for me.
How it ends is that there is no semblance of similarity between that Party and today's grab bag coalition that will embarrass itself further in their upcoming convention.
