In a Washington Post article about the current (bad) situation in Congress, I found a statement of something that should be pretty obvious to most of us citizens by now, but which still bears repeating. Especially in an election year.
The GOP's shifting goal posts
"Polarization in the House and Senate is now at the highest level since the end of Reconstruction, according to at least one measure. And it’s true that both parties have moved outward. But the polarization has been asymmetric, with Republicans having moved much further right than Democrats have moved left."
Anybody reasonable -- and I mean anybody -- should realize the danger of electing a Republican President if the Republicans control Congress. It's because the ideologues are in control of Congress, and the only candidate that's going to have a chance in the primaries is either going to be a far-right ideologue or he's going to have to pander at every opportunity to the far right. All of which adds up to a really bad situation, politically and governmentally.
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