Reply #174: Remember how quickly the Prairie Populist became the candidate of Amnesty, Acid and Abortion? [View All]

When a small town College history professor, a Methodist Minister and a World War II War hero can be turned into the very symbol of un-American counterculture - it is clear that there is not much that cannot be redefined and not much that they won't stoop to when someone seriously challenges the power structure. I'm afraid it is not coincidence that no progressive has come within striking distance of winning the Democratic Party nomination for President since then.

What is even more disturbing, is that even Richard Nixon would be a radical left-wing extremist by current Republican Party standards and at least on economic issues, the Democratic Party of today is way, way to the right of the Republican Party of Richard Nixon.