Just a few years ago in the New Yorker, Nicholas Lemann wrote this in a lengthy article about Mark Hanna Karl Rove
As important as building a long-lasting, dominant Republican majority is to him in practice, in the abstract he sees one-party domination as a problem that would automatically correct itself. He communicates the feeling that he’s having a great time trying to make the Republican Party dominant, and appears to believe that, if he succeeds, some Democratic Karl Rove will probably come along in a few decades and figure out how to undo his handiwork—so, no worries.
It's time to review how this permanent political majority is asserting itself in American politics.
- The Good (for the GOP)
Let's start with the GOP insisting it had to go forward with the 1998 Impeachment of Bill Clinton for... um... you know what
Who can forget the 2000 Florida Recount?
Then came the 2003 California Recall Election
Of course, I shouldn't forget Texas Redistricting in 2003
- The Bad
Family values are sacrosanct to the Republican Party. Every country needs at least one political party to uphold its best values and to insist upon morality in public life
Ethical behavior by elected officials is absolutely essential for a democracy to thrive. Such officials must set a high standard of conduct for future generations so we as a country can continue to renew ourselves every generation or two
While the country's constitution calls for a strict separation of church and state, religion can be a useful guide for some politicians
- The Ugly
It is a cardinal rule of domestic politics: the tide always turns. Sometimes, though, the past catches up with a political party... and with a vengeance!
It couldn't have happened to nicer people. Such paragons of virtue. Upstanding public servants. Defenders of our liberties. Role models to younger kids. Upholder of this country's best traditions.
Such a shame.
Oh. The. Humanity!