In 1994 the Rep’s swept into power with the Conract with America. There were a few legislative victories but by large those people who came in were the same selfish, dumb conservatives who morphed into the Tom Delay, Jon Boner (spelling:), types that gave us the last 7 years of hell. So now it’s the Dem’s turn to show up with good intentions and have the entrenched people, money, and process corrupt them.

I swear they all take turns keeping each other employed – do I hear mandatory term limits?

Yes. Well, you see, that is kind of the problem. The lines you quoted…

“The Republicans will not tell the Democrats the truth. In 2006 they learned that if unpleasant truth is revealed to Democrats, the Democrats will cause Republicans to lose elections and go to jail.”

… were intended to be humorous. So, I am kind of at a loss how to explain them to you.

In 2006 they learned that if unpleasant truth is revealed to Democrats, the Democrats will cause Republicans to lose elections and go to jail.

But did the Democrats cause these things or is it just convenient for your meme to say so? And I’m trying to understand if you’re claiming that Abramoff shouldn’t be in jail and the things he did should be legal? What was the point?

“…that changed when the state party amended its rules before the 2004 primary. Instead of awarding all the state’s delegates to whomever wins the statewide vote, the GOP doles out three delegates to the winner of each of the state’s 53 congressional districts… The rule change might seem arcane… it has emboldened Paul supporters to organize here in San Francisco, across the bay in Oakland and in other districts with relatively few Republicans, under the theory that it’s easier for a small fish to campaign in a small pond. “We don’t have to chase that many people,” said Burns, a construction site manager from Sausalito who leads a 345-member group of Bay Area Paul supporters who came together through Meetup.com. “That’s what makes it attractive.” Under the rules, whoever wins in San Francisco’s District 8 — represented by Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and containing 34,000 registered Republicans — will receive the same number of delegates as the top vote-getter in Orange County District 48, held by John Campbell, with 200,000 Republicans. In Pelosi’s district, the winning threshold is low. Primary voter turnout historically is less than 50%, which means fewer than 17,000 Republicans are likely to vote. With a wide field of candidates, the number of votes to win a plurality — and the district’s three delegates — is likely to be just a few thousand.”

I live in Pelosi’s District, so this was an eye-opener. A small percentage of Dems in the district could seriously game the Republican primary. 7,000 or so votes in the district would give Paul more than a third of the expected vote, probably a plurality, and 3 California delegates at the Republican convention. Same thing could be done in Oakland and other heavy Dem districts. If the Republican convention is brokered, a significant libertarian delegate count at the convention could have quite a impact on Republican policy and and party. It could happen.