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...former GOP county Chairman, I firmly agree that the Republican Party is toast, but what exactly do you expect will happen once the GOP is relegated to history's trash bin? That we'll all live in peace and harmony and sing "Kumbaya" together? Howard Hirsch, DAYTON...
...take on the Abysmal state of the GOP is a grab bag: the sea of rapturous pink-faced men in suits at last year's Republican Convention, Sarah Palin speaking of her gay friend's "choice," the endless seven minutes of Bush sitting still during the onset of 9/11, pretty much any comment from Dick Cheney. When Obama was elected, many wept from a mixture of deep relief and optimism--only to be mocked afterward by Republican pundits, who would begrudge Obama anything. When will they get it? Will Gilchrist, LOS ANGELES
When the American electorate feels the pain of double-digit inflation and higher interest rates and taxes because of the enormous debt racked up by Obama and the Democrats, the pendulum of public opinion will swing back to sounder principles and the Republican Party. Let's hope it will not be too late and the Republicans won't screw it up again next time they're in power. Bob Routsong, ST. GEORGE, UTAH...
...they only look dead" [May 18]: both parties need more faces like Joe Scarborough. I'm a left-of-liberal Democrat who could easily become a Scarborough Republican. At a time when Republicanism sounds like a social disorder, Scarborough is a welcome voice of thoughtfulness, reason and adaptability. Ideologues and vitriolic hatemongers like Rush Limbaugh raise the question, Have we outgrown the need for party labels? As both parties move to become more of what the other side hates, people like Scarborough and Arnold Schwarzenegger move toward pragmatic evolution. Bob Abrams, HIGHLAND PARK...
...majority leader Harry Reid's burden. Franken, for example, was a vocal opponent of the bank-bailout plan and could try to move the planned reregulation of Wall Street to the left. Still, Senate Democrats will benefit from having one more friendly face in the chamber - and one less Republican arm to twist. "It's one more vote," Dick Durbin said with a beleaguered laugh when asked last week about the difference Franken might make. As the No. 2 Senate Democrat, Durbin is the man responsible for counting the votes. "We have this tough situation with Senator Byrd and Senator...