[lbo-talk] Reflections of a GOP Operative Who Left the Cult

[Carrol Cox]

I would like to see someone propose a program, opposing Democrats from the
right, and providing campaign fodder as it were, that is NOT lunacy. I think
it can't be done. The DP has so occupied the whole political spectrum to the
extreme rational right that there is no rightwing program possible other
than various brands of lunacy.

Also, on Congressional voting. Doug's statistics are of course simply
meaningless, for reasons Michael has  given. What would be meaningful would
be a two-step process.

1. Prepare a list of the 10 major acts of Congress over the past 20 years
that have been fundamental in determining national policy.

2. Check the voting on those 10 acts.

That said, the whole debate is meaningless in reference to left needs and
aims. It is the DP and the DP alone that for 45 years has been the main
stumbling block to recruiting left activists. Without overcoming that
barrier the left isn't -- that is, it isn't A Left but a collection of
leftists individuals and small scattered groups. And that is why yakking
about "the right" is destructive (in addition to be about as meaningless as
one can imagine any yakking to be).

Carrol

P.S. If my premise re 'room to the right' of the DP is correct, then the DP
can move further right  only by attracting more lunatics.