The people who really don't have their act together beyond "a show of unity", which generally means their various groups' protestors showing up together in the same van, act as if they own the place -- and they quite often get treated as if they do. These are the Democrats.
The people who have managed to get their act together over the years and put together a very good grassroots organization, enough so they've managed to knock their opponents for a years-long loop several times in the recent past, can't seem to find their asses with both hands when pushing comes to shoving, and it's the national leadeship that's the problem. They actually do own the place, but they somehow manage to keep forgetting it. These are the Republicans.
Both parties only pay lip service to the majority of their so-called base, and both take money and marching orders from the very same monied interests, both domestic and international. They perpetuate this dog-and-pony show of bipartisan competition and sometimes cooperation to keep people from realizing their getting screwed twenty different ways from Sunday. As I always say, "Everyone loves a seige," and sieges have a way of distracting. Works every time.
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The people who really don't have their act together beyond "a show of unity", which generally means their various groups' protestors showing up together in the same van, act as if they own the place -- and they quite often get treated as if they do. These are the Democrats.
The people who have managed to get their act together over the years and put together a very good grassroots organization, enough so they've managed to knock their opponents for a years-long loop several times in the recent past, can't seem to find their asses with both hands when pushing comes to shoving, and it's the national leadeship that's the problem. They actually do own the place, but they somehow manage to keep forgetting it. These are the Republicans.
Both parties only pay lip service to the majority of their so-called base, and both take money and marching orders from the very same monied interests, both domestic and international. They perpetuate this dog-and-pony show of bipartisan competition and sometimes cooperation to keep people from realizing their getting screwed twenty different ways from Sunday. As I always say, "Everyone loves a seige," and sieges have a way of distracting. Works every time.