The decline of American politics.

I don’t understand. Why. In a political party. Such as the Republicans. There can’t be a wide mix of political conservatives. Some that may be deemed deeply conservative. Others, only moderately so. And still others so liberally conservative that they could be mistaken for Democrats.  Used to be that way. Yes, 50 years ago. But now there’s only one kind of Republican. The ones that march in lockstep. With each other. But now Republicans brandish only swords of orthodoxy conservatism.  Unwilling to compromise. Even a little bit. Hostile to Barack Obama. To the point of hatred. Polls show that a majority of the Republican base believe that Obama wasn’t born in the United States. And that he may be a secret Muslim. That he’s an illegal president. Yes, preposterous stuff. Little wonder. That conservatives in congress have opposed Obama. On virtually every step of his political agenda. For seven years now. Claiming  that Obama is taking the nation in the wrong direction. These Republicans ignore the facts. Including that Obama was duly elected. Twice. By the people. The last time by a plurality of 5 million votes. Makes me wonder. If Republicans have gradually shifted. To a concept of minority rule. Yes, by a minority of affluent white men. Wish it weren’t so. But from my political perspective, that’s what America has come to. --Jim Broede