Competition makes us stronger. Competition between two evenly matched opponents is what makes sports so fun to watch. But the degeneration of the Republican party is not good for any of us.

As Cafferty says in his article, "The latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows the Republican Party's favorability rating at an all-time low. President Obama's is at an all-time high. The same poll shows that Republicans are getting most of the blame for the partisanship that hinders governmental progress. And perhaps most telling, when asked which party is best equipped to lead the country out of recession, the Republicans trail the Democrats by a stunning 30 points."

My advice to Republicans is this. If you find the fools among you have become too firmly entrenched to get rid of, then join the Independents and start a third party based on limited government, fiscal responsibility and social tolerance. Champion Instant Runoff Voting so your party has a chance to succeed. Allow the Party formally known as the Republicans sink from the self blasted hole in the side.

Read the rest of the article here.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/10/cafferty.republicans/index.html