  In today's editorial the NYT talks about urlLink John McCain and laments how more Republicans aren't like him . Unfortunately, they don't see the bigger issue here...They don't seem to understand the political dynamics that have led to Republicans like McCain being marginalized and Republicans like Inhofe and Santorum taking center stage. The issue is not one of Republicans versus Democrats. The underlying problem is that the Radical Conservatives have been very systematic, dedicated, and uncompromising in their efforts to take control of the federal, state, and local governments.
Liberals, on the other hand, have been disorganized, chaotic, and generally defeatist and apathetic. Guess who won control of the government? The RadCons. There is a vast conservative infrastructure in Washington, DC that has been working deliberately and systematically for at least the last 25 years. I am very familiar with it because I interned at two of the most successful conservative institutions in DC that many people have never heard about: Americans for Tax Reform and the Leadership Institute. The RadCon network is very tight in DC. Well organized (at least relative to the Left) and most of all organized and devoted. The Left is in a state of disarray and frankly most young liberals I know seem more interested i poetry jams and what indie band is playing this week...Not that there is anything wrong with culture, but for Christ's sake culture and politics are linked and eventually you have to get off your ass, get organized, get active, and most importantly LEARN how to win in politics.
When liberals begin to take politics seriously again we will once more have a progressive Republic that will be looked upon fondly around the world as an example of what a great society should look like. Right now we are looked down upon around the world as a decadent greedy imperialist power thanks to the RadCons inept management of social policy and foreign affairs. 
