A TRADE HAS BEEN OFFERED
Got this comment today on our brand, spankin' new comment system. From a Democratic Brian:

You take Zell Miller and Joe Lieberman and we'll take Olympia Snowe and Lincoln Chafee. Deal? I'd much rather have a couple of moderate Republicans than a Democrat that thinks he's a Republican.

Why should our party move even farther right? Wasn't it Truman that said “When people are given a choice between a Republican, and a Democrat who acts like a Republican, they’ll pick the Republican every time.”

My party's been moving right for years, and so has yours. Eisenhower would be probably be a Democrat by today's standards. Democrats need to speak their views and offer a choice. Why would anyone bother to vote for a Democrat trying to be a Republican???

Well, Ike couldn't possibly be as weak on security matters as the Democrats are, so I'm sure he'd still be a Republican. And for the same reasons, so would Harry Truman.

We'll consider the trade, but Zell Miller's value is not so good now that he's leaving the Senate. Joe's OK on foreign policy, but needs to come a little right on other issues. But even without picking up these guys, I'd probably be willing to give Lincoln Chafee for a politician to be named later.

Really, is there a place to play Fantasy Politics online?