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Forgetting about the presidential race for a second I want to talk about the rising tide of liberalism sweeping this country and how it will affect both countries. In the 60s and early 70s liberalism was at its height but In the late 70s and early 80s we saw a backlash to liberalism with Reagen and a more conservative president due in part to what many Americans saw as a disastrous liberal president Jimmy Carter. But with the 90s we saw a very centrist divided government with a Democrat in the white house and a Republican congress. Our nation was very closely split in 2000 one of the reasons the election was so close in my opinion. Now Bush through 9/11 and national security fears has managed to push the country a bit to the right which is evident in the 2002 and 2004 elections. Now with years of an unpopular president and with the recent 2006 landslide for the Dems it appears that liberalism is making a comeback.
Now there are a number of reasons why I think this si happening: First of all While around the 2004 election both parties were around 33% of the American electorate. In the last 4 years a large gap has emerged the Dems now have 40% of the electorate as registered democrats and the Republicans now have 32% registered republicans which is about where it was when libealism and the Democrats were predominantly in power in the 60s and early 70s. Also Bush seems to have the potential to be a Carter or a Hoover for the naton a president who the majority of the populace believs messes up the country so muuch that their party suffers in successive elections. Also recently there seems to be an overwhelming amount of support among americans for increased government intervention in the economy and social structure of the country at the expense of profitablity. With over 80% in a recnt poll by time saying they would support increased government at the expense of profitability for more economic security. This comes at the same time a similar number of Americans seem to facor a new social constract one more based upon government intervention and less on the free market. This all points to the rising of the Dems and liberalism. The affects of this are already apperent the Republican party is begining to move to the center as the Dems had to move to the center when conservatism was rising in the 80s. McCain takes more liberal views of issues like the environment which his presecessor never would have. I think McCain might well win this election but he may lose the war. Ted Steven's recent inditement raises the spectare of a Democratic landslide in the congress this year when they are already expected to lose at leats 3 in the senate. McCain if elected will have to deal with an even more democratic congress with only him in the way. I wonder how long the republicans can put off this wave until it crests and falls on them. They have to wait until liberalism runs its course just as conservatism did but I wonder if the Republicans keep delaying will they be ready when it call comes apart and they have to deal with a heavily democratic controlled government?

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