Comments on: MAINSTREAMING THE FRINGE

By: The Commissar

The Commissar — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

"so many people who have never supported Republicans who are shaken and disillusioned by what is happening to the Democrats."

My wife and my good friend Stan (mentioned in my blog as 'Comrade Ben'). Two, life-long, yellow-dog Dems who are shaking their heads and saying stuff I cant believe.

By: melvin toast

melvin toast — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

I "weak" party system probably comes as a result that it is a two party system. You've basically got one line to divide up the political landscape.

One would not think a priori that this is the best arrangement but I think it is. Having more than two parties generally results in small parties yielding power larger than their constituency. Two parties force candidates to appeal to a broader spectrum of political views. Nancy Pelosi and Newt Gingrich are not as far apart as what you might find in French or British Parliaments.

By: Baba

Baba — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

What makes Clark and Dean so outside the mainstream? Which ridiculous policy positions do they hold?

By: Sean Hackbarth

Sean Hackbarth — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

If I was more versed in the structure of the post-Goldwater GOP, I'd say the Dean campaign eerily reminds me of it. If somehow the Deaniacs could set up the infrastructure that conservatives did post-1964, then I wouldn't be surprised if a neo-Leftist revolution (akin to Reagan) would take place around 2016.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

What makes Clark and Dean so outside the mainstream? Which ridiculous policy positions do they hold

Well... Let's see....

Clark says 9/11 could have been avoided and that if he were President it never would have happened. Further he promises that if elected, we will never suffer another terrorist attack. EVER.

Where to start on Doc Dean. He is such a whack job it it hard to know where to start. But let's take his recent statement that homosexuality is not a sin because God made homosexuals and therefor it was not a sin.

By extension, murder is not a sin because God created the murderer. Same for rape, theft etc etc. Basically there is no sin because God created the whole shebang.

If you really think that Clark and Dean are in the mainstream you either need to accept that you too are on the radical fringe or you need to watch the news.

By: Somewhere on A1A...

Somewhere on A1A... — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Mainstreaming the Fringe
Michael Totten comments on the way Wesley Clark and Howard Dean are Mainstreaming the Fringe, but James Joyner doesn't like the comparisons he uses. James pulls in Christine Todd-Whitman's editorial while commenting on the same subject. But James said ...

By: Fables of the reconstruction

Fables of the reconstruction — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Fact-Checking Michael Totten's Ass Michael Totten has a Orcinus-like post up accusing the Democrats of mainstreaming extremism. He cites as an example this quote from a National Review Online article on Wesley Clark: The general has told us, "I'm one of those people who

By: Insults Unpunished

Insults Unpunished — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Around The Blogosphere
Unlike other bloggers I don't have a cute name for my posts which provide links to other bloggers. Unless I come up with something cute, I'll just keep calling it around the blogosphere.Scott, of The Daily Ablution, noticed that I'm...

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