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a2liberal

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47. exactly

Sun Feb 12, 2012, 06:48 PM

Feb 2012

We already have the conservative party the author is wishing for, what we really need is a liberal party to provide opposing ideas.

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NYT: We Need a Second Party [View all] babylonsister Feb 2012 OP

"constructive conservative proposals" izquierdista Feb 2012 #1

I was about to reply that "constructive conservative proposals" = oxymoron 2ndAmForComputers Feb 2012 #53

How about "severely constructive conservative proposals" denem Feb 2012 #71

How about chervilant Feb 2012 #72

We do need a second party. RC Feb 2012 #2

+1 Scuba Feb 2012 #5

My thoughts exactly. nt. harmonicon Feb 2012 #12

+1! snot Feb 2012 #14

Right on. peace frog Feb 2012 #17

Aint gonna happen till we get publically financed campaigns. WingDinger Feb 2012 #22

Jim Hightower said something to the effect of... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2012 #31

The Left has been saying that for a while. bvar22 Feb 2012 #35

! City Lights Feb 2012 #43

exactly a2liberal Feb 2012 #47

Agreed! dflprincess Feb 2012 #59

exactly correct. limpyhobbler Feb 2012 #60

I agree, I have stated as much on several occasions /nt Dragonfli Feb 2012 #62

+99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999% nilram Feb 2012 #65

The GOP is a perfect example azureblue Feb 2012 #3

Hear hear wial Feb 2012 #9

"conservatism is based upon greed, anger and ignorance" sulphurdunn Feb 2012 #19

"conservatism is based upon greed, anger and ignorance" and fear but most of all Vincardog Feb 2012 #28

Yes indeed. sulphurdunn Feb 2012 #77

good point about the bad metaphor! renate Feb 2012 #20

I would like to add... jonthebru Feb 2012 #42

Wow! 90-percent Feb 2012 #37

Kicked and fervently recommended. Faygo Kid Feb 2012 #4

from your post to God's inbox... icarusxat Feb 2012 #6

I believe your being to optimistic. They still control alot of government at the cstanleytech Feb 2012 #8

"By 2014, they will be finished as a political party" - a lot of miles to tread between now stockholmer Feb 2012 #10

amen DonCoquixote Feb 2012 #29

The GOP will cease to exist. CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #13

The GOP is not dead . . Major Hogwash Feb 2012 #18

Missed that one. CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #23

The GOP will cease to exist. You can't imagine how I count on that! classof56 Feb 2012 #48

They created their own teabagger monster BumRushDaShow Feb 2012 #7

.......... trusty elf Feb 2012 #66

The Mustache Of Wisdom … late to the party as always. the_chinuk Feb 2012 #11

You are absolutely right Alcibiades Feb 2012 #21

I have to say, the Scrabble metaphor is rather apt. Bolo Boffin Feb 2012 #58

we have a "constructive conservative party" and a "destructive radical right party" Warren Stupidity Feb 2012 #15

What? No Friedman units? JJW Feb 2012 #16

LOL I had forgotten about Friedman Units - thanks for reminding us underpants Feb 2012 #39

I don't think BFEE will let that happen 99th_Monkey Feb 2012 #24

Family of Secrets 90-percent Feb 2012 #38

There are essentially 3 parties now NewJeffCT Feb 2012 #25

A glimpse of the course back to political sanity and relevance for the Republican galleon. VioletLake Feb 2012 #26

And when I say spineless, I mean severely spineless. nt VioletLake Feb 2012 #36

The republican party is called the dem centrists. What we need a new REAL dem party. on point Feb 2012 #27

Mr. Friedman, we have the party you described. JDPriestly Feb 2012 #30

Friedman nauthiz Feb 2012 #32

+10000! RufusTFirefly Feb 2012 #49

Wake up, Tom. 2012 Democrats = 1972 Republican Jakes Progress Feb 2012 #33

Whomever wins the GOP primary is the 'Bob Dole' of 2012 LynneSin Feb 2012 #34

I agree. bvar22 Feb 2012 #44

+1! snot Feb 2012 #63

+ a gazillion times infinity n/t chervilant Feb 2012 #73

The Republican party has been done since 2006 - a disaster for them that we are rarely reminded of underpants Feb 2012 #40

We DO need a 2nd Party! bvar22 Feb 2012 #41

A quote by John Kenneth Galbraith that pretty much defines conservanazis. TxVietVet Feb 2012 #45

A big elephant in the room that Tom missed - global monopolies & too-big-to-fail conglomerates that Kashkakat v.2.0 Feb 2012 #46

Hoi Polloi chervilant Feb 2012 #74

Rec'in this in honor of the small handful here that can let no criticism of the Repubs Number23 Feb 2012 #50

if ... padruig Feb 2012 #51

I would not trust Tom DonCoquixote Feb 2012 #52

"What we definitely and urgently need is a second party" "WE"? Thom- gotta mouse in yer pocket? stlsaxman Feb 2012 #54

Spoken like a member BlueToTheBone Feb 2012 #55

tom, you idiot, you rode team limbaugh off the cliff with the rest of the GOP now go certainot Feb 2012 #56

If "we need a conservative GOP," shouldn't we also have mistertrickster Feb 2012 #57

So close yet so far. quakerboy Feb 2012 #61

You're wrong, Tom. The GOP Scrabble tiles read C-F-K-P-S-U-U Kennah Feb 2012 #64

Rearrange the letters in "Republican Party", and you get....... trusty elf Feb 2012 #67

It'd be kinda nice if the Democrats were the radical party instead of the Rebublicans. Kablooie Feb 2012 #68

I Remember When DU and the Media Declared the Republicans Dead and Leaderless in 2008 NeedleCast Feb 2012 #69

The GOP/tea party live in a fantasy world created by Fox news kemah Feb 2012 #70

Friedman is often wrong, stunningly so, however,,, peace frog Feb 2012 #75

Wow... chervilant Feb 2012 #76