Your Email:

Subject:

Message:
Entry: The World Without Roe v. Wade Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/the_world_without_roe_v_wade#26253 Post contents: American political parties were never meant to be ideological vehicles and yet since the 1960s the baby boom generation has pushed them into becoming European-like politcial parties based on race, class and ideology. The New Left refused to tolerate the Dixiecrats and had nothing but scorn for liberal Republicans like Jacob Javits (back in 1974, Allard K. Lowenstein was so determined to take on Javits in the U.S. Senate race in New York that during the state Democratic Party convention of that year he was practically screaming at labor boss Victor Gottbaum saying "Let me at Javits! Let me at Javits!" as if though he were a cartoon character ) while the New Right allied itself with the GOP, refusing to support conservative Democrats finanically while the radio talk show hots and punidts were attacking them on the airwaves and in print. Another conservative Democrats was elected to Congress last night as Travis Childers won a special election in Mississippi. Yes, there's always that fear they'll get Potomac fever once they get to Washington but perhaps if conservatives would actually support such Democrats with money and a good word or two maybe they won't need to go native. And likewise maybe if the Daily Kos crowd wouldn't look to kill off dying Liberal Republicans like Lincoln Chaffee in the northeast, then there could be more Liberal Republicans and more diversity and fluidity in our politics and more accountability as well. It's good to have conservative Democrats and Liberal Republicans around to keep the parties honest. Sent at: 2008 09 07