EVEN "THE DEAN" GETS IT

The GOP is turning into the Party of the Conservative South and is on its way to becoming a minority party for decades.

The GOP Goes South
By David S. Broder
Sunday, December 28, 2008; Page B07

All the signs are that the stimulus spending will be opposed by congressional Republicans, whose shrunken ranks are increasingly dominated by right-wing Southerners who care not what their stance does to harm the party's national image.

Will congressional Republicans again sacrifice their political interest to satisfy their Southern-baked ideological imperatives?