Brain Fertilizer

I agree with pretty much everything Mr. Goldberg says in his article today.

So, yeah, I'd gladly take Republicans losing the next 20 elections if taxes and spending were both continually reduced, we continued to take military action to depose dictators and defeat terrorism, and the nation adopted a more conservative attitude toward morals and standards.

Excerpt:

If the Democrats won more elections by moving to the middle, it would be bad news for the Republican party, to be sure. But it would be good news for America — if you believe, as I do, that America would be better off moving in a more conservative direction. Keep in mind that when the Democrats move to the left, the Republicans move leftward to the middle — that is, to the left. So Republicans who cheer the leftward tilt of the Democrats shouldn't be surprised when the entire political center of gravity moves to the left as well.

Yep, I want what's good for America according to my value system far more than I want what's good for Republicans. Maybe the difference is that Democrats generally assume that what is good for their party is automatically good for the country? Dunno...it's a thought.