Remember when Republicans were statesmanlike and responsive? When loyalty meant loyal to the country, not an interest group? When did loyalty to one's country get crowded out by loyalty to (only!) about 16% of Americans, mostly a very vocal core of evangelicals -- a fringe group?
“It has gotten so bad now that Republicans don’t want to be seen publicly in the presence of Democrats or have a Democrat profess friendship for them or vice versa.” Ross Baker, political scientist at Rutgers, in the NYT
Besides a religious fringe and some teabaggers, do you ever wonder who or what has real power over Senate Republicans?
