A Lament for the Republican party

"Something has gone wrong with the Republican Party. Once, it was the party of pragmatic Main Street businessmen in steel-rimmed spectacles who decried profligacy and waste, were devoted to their communities, and supported the sort of prosperity that raises all ships. Now, it's the No. 1 reason why the rest of the world thinks we're deaf, dumb, and dangerous." ~Garrison Keillor