I am not as optimistic about the “Center” in the country. I call it the Middle Muddle, because these are people who cannot at least pick a side in a war, political or military. They cannot identify their fundamental, uncompromising principles, and then stand on them. I was a lifelong Democrat until 2003, and much of the early part of that time was spent on the Far Left. Once I had exhausted my search for an epistemologically, theologically, and scientifically sound “third way” Marxism, I gave up the project and moved on away from the Left. Now, I’m slightly Right-of-Center. Not always happy with the Republican Party, but there is enough in that party for me to agree with some basic principles: limited government and strong national defense. And I agree with capitalism, with some minor tweaking thrown in. It works. If you think it doesn’t, then talk with people from Eastern Europe. They’ll let you in on a secret that Obonga and the Netroots haven’t figured out yet: socialism is a failure and has failed everywhere it’s been tried in history.
