Limbaugh may actually speed the demise of the Republican Party....

[Junkdrawer]

Moderate Republicans can find a home in the DLC/Democratic party,

righties can move to the Libertarian party,

and the 99% can begin the formation of a New Democratic party.

[zbdent]

1. dream on ...

Sorry, but I doubt it.

In fact, Koch, Murdoch (from his country club "jail cell&quot , and the Coors family will double, even quadruple down ...

[Junkdrawer]

7. Whether the Right component of the above Three Party system is called "Republican" or "Libertarian",

I'm guessing 5-10 years from now, American politics will be configured something like my OP.

[Cognitive_Resonance]

2. This is another step toward the inevitable fracturing of the GOP. nt

[librechik]

3. I always thought he would eventually

let's hope this is the camel nose under the tent

[anti-alec]

4. DLC?

Surely you jest.

They can stay with the sinking ships along with the Republican rats.

[loudsue]

16. Yes, the DLC. They are the group that are moderate republicans who

began infiltrating the Democratic party during the Reagan years. Big corporate donors for the DLC are the same group that finances the republican party. Did it not seem apparent to you when Joe Lieberman gave a keynote address at the republican convention?

The DLC has been extremely influential in moving the country so far to the right that we've almost fallen off the earth. They are corporatists. Rahm Emmanuel is their poster child. They are "anti-populist", which means they are NOT in favor of doing things that help the population, but are in favor of helping the corporations. It has worked amazingly well.

[Jennicut]

20. The DLC as a group is pretty dead.

Their main influential period was in the 90's.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

5. Conclusions much to be hoped for.

[RZM]

6. You hear this a lot. I really don't see it

Granted, 50 years from now the landscape will probably be different. But the current flap over birth control/Rush etc. is a short-term blip and shouldn't be over-emphasized. It's going to hurt them, but probably not in a major way. I remember right before the election a headline on Daily Kos read:

'One week until the Republican party becomes a regional party based in south'

And then two years later we had the midterms and the House went Republican. So reports of the party's impending demise are probably greatly exaggerated.

[Blue Owl]

8. Ru$h Limbaugh -- Catalyst or Anal Cyst?

n/t

[Junkdrawer]

9. LOL - almost an anagram.

[Blue Owl]

12. Just one letter away

Ah well, close enough for the likes of Ru$h...

[Junkdrawer]

13. Calling Will Shortz...I think we have next week's Puzzler.

[Junkdrawer]

14. Here it is:

"Take the reason for Rush Limbaugh's military deferment, change the "n" to a "t", rearrange the letters, and you have the effect of Rush Limbaugh on the demise of the Republican Party"

[Blue Owl]

21. Beauty!

[Junkdrawer]

22. I turned it into an OP (with a tip of the hat to you):

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002386424

[liberal N proud]

10. We could only hope

But I doubt anything will tanish the already filthy reputation of the GOP.

[RKP5637]

11. Limbaugh's hatefulness is a billboard for what's wrong with America today. n/t

[villager]

15. Moderate Republicans *are* the DLC, already. Or vice-versa.

Alas.

[Vincardog]

17. I say let the DLC and the "moderate" take over the GOP and leave the Democratic party to the

LIBERALs Feminists GLT and other freaks who believe the government is BY OF and FOR the PEOPLE.
Let the radical right take all the fascist and vulture capitalists with them.

[Junkdrawer]

18. Which is easier: Getting the Big Corporate Money out of the Democratic Party....

or forming a new party with bylaws that limit corporate money?

[Vincardog]

19. Getting the Big Corporate Money out of the Democratic Party. By

forming an new COUNTRY with constitutional limits on corporate money.
Or returning to our real roots where companies were what we revolted against.