Was Howard Baker's death an extinction level event for good Republicans?

[Uncle Joe]

5. I don't believe so, but I also believe our actions have some influence on any possible moderation

of current and future Republicans.

We can trash them all just because they are in the opposing political party or we can recognize some measures of merit where it exists.

I believe taking the latter course will give some encouragement to any potential responsible, conscientious Republican (s) to think of the nation first and work with Democrats to find common ground and solve our nation's many pressing problems.

Should we take the former course and just say fuck it, they're all evil and burn the house down, we will only give aid and comfort to the radical extremists on the right wing and our government will continue to drift toward dysfunction and ruin.

Thanks for the thread, FSogol.