+It is not often you see real insight from a military techno thriller, brain candy, escapism novel. The following is a quote from Harold Coyle's "Pandora's Legion" I felt it summed up my attitude about the two parties.
"Well, it's like this, Doctor. The Democrats want illegals in our country. They talk about Mexicans doing work that Americans won't, but that's just a smoke screen. A guest worker program could handle that problem. No, those illegals who get the right papers are eligible to vote---some of them vote anyway---and they nearly always go Democratic. That's because they know the liberals provide funding and dispensation. On top of that, our constitution says that any child born in the U.S. is automatically a citizen. Even if the mother is there illegally. That's insane. But it'll never change."
"Then what about the Republicans? Don't they ever...."
"No, ma'am. Hardly ever. See, they mess their diapers at the thought of being accused of racism by the Democrats. And the Demos know that, so they use it like a club to beat the Goopers down."
"Goopers?"
Keegan laughed. "Oh, that's my expression. I sort of made it up. GOP: Grand Old Party. The Republicans." He shrugged. "Goopers."
The Brit shook her head slightly. "I still do not understand, Terry. If the Republicans--your Goopers--have the majority, why do they cater to the illegals and the political opposition? I mean, those people won't support the party anyway."
"I guess you'd have to ask them, ma'am. I'm a former Gooper myself, for a lot of reasons. Probably the biggest, though, is that the Republicans don't really stand for anything, except election. They want to get along with the Democrats, and the Demos are bent on destroying the country."