When Both Major Party's Can't Seem to Find Themselves...

The Demcrates and the Republicans are imploding before our eyes. The democrates were wanting to make this into an anti-war campaign, but the republicans can use their lack of ability to get us out of Iraq against them. Bill Clinton taught the democratic party not to use class envy. He said it gets us no where and it makes us look like socialits. Then why is every democrat trying to run as far to the left on social welfare as they can. Every democrat has a plan to raise your taxes, and spend more money than the other guy. The problem the republicans face is that they are self-delusion that being pro-war makes you a conservative. LBJ was pro-war, does that make him a conservative? Pity the thought that we base our existance on being pro-war. Many of our best presidents never had us fighting in a war. Every republican tries to echo Ronald Reagan. What great war did Reagan get us into. Invading Grenada doesn't count. Reagan was a national defense president, and I think everyone can agree with that. So if he can be a National Defense PResident, and not declare war on any country then that means that a republican can seperate himself from this Iraq war and still be strong on national defense. Republican party has always been the party that people associate with strong national defense. It is their advantage over the democrates, but they are strongly loosing that edge. A recent gallop poll showed that more people consider themselves independent than belonging to a party. 38%- independent 35%- democrat 24%- republican 3%- undecided Now most independents consider themselves somewhat conservative. That is the reason why traditionally they have swung republican, but the majority of the independents are against illegial immigration, the Iraq war, and are against the outsourcing of jobs. This is the group that people like H. Ross Perot, and Pat Buchannan have spoke for in the past. The problem is that there is no candidate that fits this profile. I am not saying that it is time for Pat Buchannan to jump back into the race for presidency, but maybe it is. He fits all three profiles that the majority of independents consider themselves. Also 30% of republicans align themselves with Buchannan's point of view, that is more than other republican candidate's point of view is getting right now.