by Robert Reich re: The crackup of the Republican Party

[elleng]

The crackup of the Republican Party between its corporate and religious wings runs deeper than the current spat over “religious freedom” laws allowing businesses to discriminate against same-sex couples. The divide also relates to abortion rights, women’s rights, prayer in the schools, the teaching of evolution, science in general, even immigration. And it threatens to split the party in the 2016 election, as the corporate wing rallies around Jeb Bush (as it did around Mitt Romney in 2008), while the religious wing looks for its own candidate. In the past, the corporate wing has prevailed in presidential primaries because it has the money. But the religious wing now has a few billionaires ready to support it, and it also has the ground troops and enthusiasm to turn out the vote.

The 2016 presidential election will depend on turnout -- which in turn depends on passion, enthusiasm, and excitement. Jeb can’t provide that. And what about the Democrats?

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[underpants]

1. crackup

Nope just gonna let that one pass

[Martin Eden]

2. Reich mentioned prayer in public schools

Whenever a fundie complains about that I lay out a scenario of government-controlled prayer in public schools, and what a can of worm that would be. Diversity would definitely be a part of it, so if there were any Muslim students then occasionally there would be readings of the Koran with prayers to Allah and the prophet Mohammed.

How would they like THEM apples?

[LiberalElite]

3. NYC School System has added 2 Muslim holidays

to its holiday calendar. Sharia law is next, obviously.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/05/nyregion/new-york-to-add-two-muslim-holy-days-to-public-school-calendar.html?_r=0

[blkmusclmachine]

4. Who does Diebold/SES like???