Moderate Republicans defecting
1. This is the Bush legacy. Sane people are abandoning the Republican party as they realize how radical (to say nothing of just plain dumb) it’s gotten. Scozzafava is pro-choice, anti-gun control, and well-educated. In exchange for a mobilized base, Bush alienated intelligent moderates around the county.
2. This is a self-reinforcing cycle. As more moderates defect, the more radicalized the party becomes. Palin and the religious right are all that remain of the coalition that was the Republican party. Literally, Obama could fly a plane into a building HIMSELF and still win posthumously in 2012.
A lot of people said “Bush isn’t running” in 2008. And that was true. Unfortunately, Bush’s tactical, campaign, and policy decisions from 2000 to 2008 have all left a very long shadow that looms over the GOP. There are some things that are far more important to the essence of the United States than low marginal federal tax rates. Bush obviously lost sight of that.
3. Frankly, I’d love to see Palin get the nod in ‘12 so the gal from Alaska can go to town on the law professor. Better than a mid-season Giants’ game.
