Ideological Purity Kills Political Parties

Ironic that he should mention "the Northeast" when Scott Brown just won "the People's Seat" that used to belong to hardcore leftist Ted Kennedy. Obama won in'08 by running as a centrist. Now, he is trying to polarize the country by playing the race card on immigration, and the "horse trading" and backroom deals on the healthcare bill have turned off moderate voters. Read the polls. More kids every year are growing up pro-life (partly because liberals abort their kids, so the conservative demographic is growing faster). We are still a center-right country.

Democrats are the ones who need "self-criticism and new thinking". "We've been there"? No, Mr. Gresser, you ARE there. Current Democrats have scared moderate voters by revealing the depths of their liberalism. Better move to the right fast before November.

Faith Walton of IN 4:27PM May 21, 2010