Three meltdowns ...

1.) The GOP's.

All due respect Titus, your last post was utter unequivocal horse sh*t. Pungent equine fecal matter, draped here like so many sausages in a pork factory. "Every time I am confronted with the opportunity to change my Party affiliation", something like this happens? What the hell are you talking about? What was the reason the day before you heard of this Palin bashing business? The day before that? And the day before that? First off, this unfortunate, low class Palin criticism by elements of the McCain campaign staff are hardly representative of the Party as a whole. Second, after a stunning loss, no matter the Party, it is a grand American tradition that the losing Party form a circular firing squad and shake out the new direction and leadership they will take. Now it doesn't always work, but it nearly always happens after such monumental defeats. And to further insult your own intelligence, not to mention the other 3 of us, you state that there is "no difference between the two parties", because of limited post election behavior of some SR. staff members in the Mac camp? The very notion is laughable. Look, I'm the first in line to scream about our losses stemming from being "socialist lite", fiscally. But both in terms of national security and social issues (most prominently abortion) there is a HUGE chasm between the two parties, and YOU KNOW IT! To state without qualification something like this is the type of commentary I would expect from hapless, occasional political observers. And to state it in such a way, so generalizing as to condemn the entire GOP to the point of your denying them your membership is to duplicate the VERY BEHAVIOR of the McCain staffers that you intended to critique.

Shame on you. As I understood it you have remained in the Democrat Party low these many years - despite being on the polar opposite of almost every proposal and position since 2000 - for the same reason Zeoll Miller has publicly stated he remained a Democrat. He feels the Party more properly belongs to HIM, a Truman/JFK Democrat, and he will be damned if the extreme leftists that now run the Party will run him out, rather he will stay and attempt to run them out. And I get that. It's similar to the reason I voted for Gene Taylor, I want at least some responsible grown-up's in that Party for years precisely like the ones we now face. And while I'm at it, Zeoll's position makes sense because until his retirement he had a very prominent and public voice. Why YOU remain in the Party I have no logical answer to. Not that you agree with the GOP 100% (I'm not even there, who is?), but lets face facts - the GOP represents YOU a higher percentage of the time then the Democrat party, especially regarding the "big three" tiers: national security, social issues, and fiscal policy. At least the GOP ranks a 2 out of 3 on most days. And guess what buddy? This isn't a fad. This hard left turn of the Dems is not temporary, not passing. It is here to stay for probably the remainder of our lives. So as a rank and file there is absolutely ZERO reason for you to remain a member. At the very least you owe it to yourself to reregister as an Independent, or simply unaffiliated; for you may be able to post flimsy reasons as to why you can not join the GOP, and even kid yourself into believing them, but there is NO REASON to stay in the Democrat Party. So I'm calling you on the carpet - resign your affiliation. Let not tradition, nor length of years, nor the unavoidable ayre of your Mother prevent you from doing what you know is right. What the Democrat Party deserves. You need not join the GOP, but neither should you remain in the Democrat Party. They value neither life nor liberty. If the Republican Party is beneath your coveted membership, then HOW ON EARTH can the Democrat Party not be as well?

To stay even one day longer is to carry on with a charade, a fake marriage, an unholy alliance ... such a thing should be unpalatable to one whom values his intellectual honesty as much as you.

As to the GOP's fortunes ... there is but one option for success - conservatism. Embrace two of recent history's most successful Republicans - Reagan and Gingrich, and in that order. Then success will return, for such an ideology as espoused by these two men will serve as a breath of fresh air and common sense when contrasted with what we are about to see emerge from the White House and congress over the next 4 years.

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2.) The financial bailout.

The long and short of it: it's turning into exactly the disaster we all predicted it to be. I even laid out a measurable and specific alternative to the bailout, but then again I'm smarter then most of the people working on Capitol Hill.

Surprise, surprise the banks and lending houses whom were allotted our money are sitting on it until such a time as it becomes less risk adverse to lend it. Now Representative Barney Frank (D) Massachusetts (a senior Dem leader and a man at the heart of protecting Freddie and Fannie during the years leading to their eruption) said today that because the banks are sitting on those federal dollars, the next $350 billion should be used to buy up bad mortgages DIRECTLY BY THE FEDS and write them down (meaning write them off as a loss immediately after purchase), making them as he described, "our houses." Meaning the government's. This was Mac's plan, as stated in that last debate, so I'm sure he won't get much of an argument from Senate Republicans (again, on fiscal policy the difference is rapidly evaporating ... although Obama may up the ante a level ... or ten).

Add to that the big three auto makers are asking for their own bailout. American Express asked to be recategorized as a holding bank so that they can get a piece of the $700 billion (and the feds said "sure"), and Mayor's such as the Democrat in Philadelphia are now lobbying for $50 billion to be cut out of that $700 for city's whom find themselves cash poor.

Lovely. It appears that socialism is contagious. And "Dr. Obama" insists we embrace an even more virulent strain in order to demonstrate our compassion as a nation. Nothing like a big bear hug from Typhoid Mary ...

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3.) The gay and lesbian community.

This one is particularly interesting. As you may or may not know California had yet another "controversial" ballot initiative on November 5th. "Question 8" would amend the state constitution to define marriage as between one man and one woman, thus cutting activists judges off at the knees, given they can not rule a part of their own constitution, unconstitutional. They can do that with any passed or proposed law, but if it is an amendment to the constitution itself, THAT must be repealed by the state legislature, and can not be struck down by the courts. At any rate an odd (in political terms) alliance was formed to pass this ballot question. The primary driver behind it was The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, or Mormons (as I am). The "question" passed 52 to 48%, and in no small part to a particular ethnicity whom joined with Mormons. Outside of Latter Day Saints, the largest minority voting for the measure was African Americans. In particular evangelical blacks whom regularly attend "black" churches. They voted for it in the same margins they supported Obama, roughly 70%.

Now, the gay community as gone ape you know what, and has protested outside of Mormon Tabernacles. But rather then fill the streets outside of black churches with countless lisp laden chants, as they did to Mormons, they have attacked their traditional Democrat party coalition allies, black Americans, via the Internet. The usual suspects of left wing sites has gays viciously going after the black community in California, even employing the most extreme of taboo words: the dreaded "N" word (taboo that is unless you are a rapper, comedian, or black yourself).

Between 2000 and 2006 the GOP became so big, so dominant, so powerful that it self destructed. The tent got so big it became overcrowded and once the elbows began flying it didn't end until 7 days ago (assuming that was the bottom). We will now see the Democrat Party begin that same process. Hopefully, in the mean while, instead of popping pop corn and watching we will gather our conservative ideology into a single, cohesive message, and be ready to deliver it when the opportunity arises ... and it will. Obama will see to that. Our immediate task now is to clear the field of moderate Republican bodies, and resupply our forces via a conservative ideology.

And by the way, THAT is why they're going after Palin in my opinion. The moderate (via the McCain-iacs) vs conservative (Palin supporters) battle is now raging within the GOP, and on more fronts then just that one ... will Titus stand up and be counted within the one Party that still has a chance of standing for traditional American values? Or at the very least will he abandon the Party that has clearly abandoned him and his belief system? We will stay tuned and see ...