[RoninLB]

Much Lib rantings come from a group in the process of being displaced. 'Nam started as a Lib Dem war. When they turned against it they justified the assertions as a higher morality. Military force was deemed immoral and American power was immoral. Bush attempting to assert American values as universal values challenges the Libs self image. They are in a consrant state of denial that Iraq and Afghan might succeed.

Currently the Rep's are watching the Dem Party's takeover by the far left. The prob is that the Dem's have no policy ideas other than bigger gov't. Their basic beliefs that Washington can endlessly improve people's lives has lost its appeal. Basically the Dem's is unable to cope with demands from its frustrated voters. The Dem voter base is being realigned into the Rep party. If this realignment of the voters is permanent history might consider the 2004 election as consolidating this realignment.