This article in Foreign Affairs describes the decline of the moderate wing of the GOP. The changes in the GOP are represented by the differences between Mitt Romney and his father who represented the moderate and more progressive wing of the GOP. Romney's father would roll over in his grave is he were able to observe the contortions being made by his son in order to win the support of the current GOP base.
The article is well written and it describes an ongoing problem for America. This is no longer a party that is concerned about governing in the national interest. One observer described the party under George Bush as a well muscled party without a head. Indeed it may be a party that would like to lead a nation with an electorate without a head. It is a dangerous party that has the potential to disrupt the operation of government even if it fails to take over the awesome power of the state.
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