Welcome to the Wilderness!

It would probably be justified to accuse me of partisan leanings, because I am absolutely delighted to see the GOP struggling to find an identity. What they seem to be failing to realize is that they never lost it. The GOP is trying to figure out how this identity can be revered in today's political and economic times. They're bumping up against the brick wall of reality. The problem is, the GOP identity is completely out of sync with a United States struggling to do the right thing for the times.



The GOP is a party of profiteering, privatization, and preaching. They rail against government, socialism, and moral depravity while completely oblivious to the fact that they are the best example of all they despise. The GOP is the strongest advocate for socialization when they demand that government provide a free market economic climate gratis, no strings attached. Without protectionism and government funds in the forms of charters and stimulus incentives, businesses would hardly be profitable. An unprotected market would be so unstable that sales and performance projections would be unthinkable. In this country, businesses can thrive because people are free and secure enough to participate in capitalism and claim some level of economic equality. That's the beauty and the utility of government. It helps to provide an environment where markets and democracy can coexist.