Dan Kone,
For all your political knowledge and insights you seem oblivious to the fact that we live under a "ONE" party system. Under George W Bush the "Democratic" party was dead. The word "Liberal" in fact was a dirty word after Karl Rove got done with it. Under Obama, the Democrats are now declaring the "Republican" party is dead. This works the people up and gets them to empty their wallets for the "ONE" party. In 2012 all the "ONE" party elections cost the USA $8,000,000,000. What did you get for your money? Over 90% of incumbants got re-elected and no change occurred.
Let me tell you the official name of the "ONE" party that you and all of us belong to. It is called the "222 TRILLION DOLLAR DEBT" party. This party is your "DADDY". It owns you, me and everyone else. They have spent all our money past, present and future. You say, "Democrat" and I hear "222 TRILLION DOLLAR DEBT"; you say "Socialism" and I hear "222 TRILLION DOLLAR DEBT", you say Tea Party and I hear "222 TRILLION DOLLAR DEBT"...
Stop using labels; open your eyes and join the rest of us who dread the day the "222 TRILLION DOLLAR DEBT" comes due for payment. Life will suck...