tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22657443.post-74977079931033031092008-06-23T17:00:00.001-05:002008-06-23T18:33:15.461-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_RzNA7kJcN-k/SF-9NuBOc0I/AAAAAAAAAig/VMDQ1GAgNIw/s1600-h/ap_ballot_ma_070719_ms.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_RzNA7kJcN-k/SF-9NuBOc0I/AAAAAAAAAig/VMDQ1GAgNIw/s320/ap_ballot_ma_070719_ms.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215094936907445058" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">This one should be easy.</span><br /><br />The Republican Party is in serious political trouble today because:<br /><br /> 1. The Democrats have suddenly become very good at selling socialized medicine to the voters.<br /><br /> 2. The Republicans pursued traditional conservative policies -- reducing the size of government, balancing the budget, and protecting the value of the dollar -- and the voters did not like the results of these austere measures.<br /><br />3. The Republicans kept their promise to avoid unnecessary nation-building, but the voters prefer a more interventionist foreign policy.<br /><br />4. None of the above.Lester Hunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14746157071827337723noreply@blogger.com