Today's Republican Party is....

[GGT]

Do you think the Democratic party doesn't do this? Have you ever seen compared a Texas Democrat to a California Democrat?

Sure, but this is thread is about the Republican Party.

Both parties have conservative, moderate, or liberal members in their ranks, but today's (R) party is the one with the identity Crisis. Even after their "post-mortum autopsy" of '12 there's still no consensus among House Republicans, Boehner sucks as majority leader, and Senate Republicans (even McCain!) are calling foul against their 'fellow' party members acting like dolts.

[LittleFuzzy]

Sure, but this is thread is about the Republican Party.

Both parties have conservative, moderate, or liberal members in their ranks, but today's (R) party is the one with the identity Crisis. Even after their "post-mortum autopsy" of '12 there's still no consensus among House Republicans, Boehner sucks as majority leader, and Senate Republicans (even McCain!) are calling foul against their 'fellow' party members acting like dolts.

Well yeah. They're the party that was in power but lost it and hasn't been able to regain it. We saw the exact same thing from the Democrats from 2002 through 2006-7. It'll continue until the GOP starts winning again at which point whatever philosophy most of the winners or the biggest winners will be declared the New Way whether or not it is particularly different from the last time and the Dems will start their turn through the cycle again. It's how US politics have gone since the 70s, it's our Communication Age model.

[GGT]

Well yeah. They're the party that was in power but lost it and hasn't been able to regain it. We saw the exact same thing from the Democrats from 2002 through 2006-7. It'll continue until the GOP starts winning again at which point

whatever philosophy most of the winners or the biggest winners will be declared the New Way

whether or not it is particularly different from the last time and the Dems will start their turn through the cycle again. It's how US politics have gone since the 70s, it's our Communication Age model.

You're not curious about *whatever philosophy* wins out, or what the (R) New Way might mean?

I'm also not convinced this is "the exact same thing" we saw from Democrats during the same time frame. They didn't cede to their extremist fringe, as a party, like Republicans did.