tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088893.post113759851873895380..comments2023-10-18T07:02:57.612-04:00Comments on The Barking Dingo: Follow Up Post to Who Is More Out Of TouchDingohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04386587646469853172noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088893.post-1137620857756457032006-01-18T16:47:00.000-05:002006-01-18T16:47:00.000-05:00Following up on Bob's comment - You really have to...Following up on Bob's comment - You really have to have some respect for the brass pair that Sharon had for quitting Lakude. It is a little bit different with a parliament than our two party system, but it still takes a lot of balls.Dingohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04386587646469853172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088893.post-1137620698010381012006-01-18T16:44:00.000-05:002006-01-18T16:44:00.000-05:00Tommy - The split in the democratic party started ...Tommy - The split in the democratic party started in the 60's with LBJ and the civil rights movement. Dems in the south used to be the segregationist even though they also were a little bit more for the working man than the upper class. In the south, they used to lynch Republicans right along side blacks, because Republicans were the ones to end slavery. The first elected African American to congress was a Republican.<BR/><BR/>But as the civil rights movement came along, Democrats in the south started migrating towards Republicanism and Republicans started becoming Democrats. It is not really an issue of toleration. you really can't be pro-civil rights and pro-segregation at the same time. You have to choose one or the other. Both parties are vastly different than what they were 100 years ago.<BR/><BR/>Bob - we would all love to see a third party, but I doubt even McCain or Lieberman are daring enough to branch out even though it would be a winner.Dingohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04386587646469853172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088893.post-1137614555793245762006-01-18T15:02:00.000-05:002006-01-18T15:02:00.000-05:0030 years ago the democrats had a very solid conser...30 years ago the democrats had a very solid conservative wing of the party, giving a voice and power to those that weren't on the edges. I don't know why, or how that changed (I can present theories but that's all they are) but the movement of that party away from tolerating its conservative element has cost the dems the majority they enjoyed for so long, and it's left a lot of the country without a voice they trust.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088893.post-1137611672899303252006-01-18T14:14:00.000-05:002006-01-18T14:14:00.000-05:00Would a third party for the middle 40% of America ...Would a third party for the middle 40% of America be the solution? Would it be possible? Could a McCain-Leiberman ticket be the answer?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com