regime change
the republican party was very different before watergate. that pleasant little footnote in history led to a bit of a changing of the guard. the two things that catch my attention are: religious conservatism to the point of fanaticism, and supply side economics. hopefully the passing of this administration will be marked by another changing of the guard. maybe we can finally get rid of this self destructive defend israel at all costs baloney. and/or the tax cuts for the rich help the poor nonsense. both preferably. i'm keen on this hope because i'm not the first to express it. nope. that honor goes to the republican extremists. my working theory is that this group is really good at identifying their own problems. and spinning them as the other guy's weakness. so if these nut jobs are predicting regime change after obama's first term... i'm pretty confident we're gonna see the good old gop get a bit of a makeover. which, depending on the particulars, might be a very good thing for this country.