Maybe. But that group probably represents even less electoral success in a general election now. After all, it wasn’t even good enough in a Republican primary this year.

McCain continues to become the new face of Republicanism

That only really happens if McCain wins. If he loses, won’t the representatives of the old face be coming back on a wave of “Told you so”s?

It’s instructive—and entertaining—to dig up what the merry band of climate inactivists were saying back then, and compare it to what they’re saying now. Lots of fun and merriment to be had.

Do the books discussed in this post get thrown down the memory hole?

Not whole books, just those parts of the books which no longer sound good.

 —bi, International Journal of Inactivism

I think this is the way to understand American politics. It isn’t two parties but two mostly-permanent coalitions of about a dozen or so parties: Social-democrats, theocrats, neocons, Reagan Democrats, libertarians, Dixiecrats, Constitionionalists, Progressives, old school Conservatives, Independents and Joe Lieberman.

Depending on the issue, the coalitions will change slightly (under the banner of Bi-partisanship) but they divide into two camps for what was at one time considdered electoral simplicity.

Thread already won.

I am curious to see what happens as John “Climate Change Is Real And Should Be Addressed Somehow” McCain continues to become the new face of Republicanism. Do the books discussed in this post get thrown down the memory hole?