A comment I made on another blog

It disappoints me to see what is happening to the Republican Party. No, I’m not a member of the party and don’t want to be. I thought Sen. Specter spoke for many people when he suggested today that the party had been taken over by the right wing, which appears determined to stand on principle instead of attempting to govern. I’m drawing a conclusion that President Obama will be to his party what Ronald Reagan was to his — the man who broadened the base of his party while the opposition stumbled along on (many) outdated policies.