Like Father, Like Daughter?

 The new face of the Republican Party? 

With attention focused on a poor economy, and ending the war in Iraq, Rush Limbaugh becoming  face/mouthpiece for the GOP. However, a more reasonable voice is out there. Daughter of John McCain, Meghan has been making the rounds this week following a flurry of attention to her blog and the Daily Beast. While I cannot understand her "I love the Republican Party" approach, she is a breath of fresh air in the circles of political junkies,bloggers,and party insiders. 

Appearing this week, so far, on Sean Hannity, Rachel Maddow among others. Meghan McCain has a clear and consistent position on being a party person...much like her Father has had on numerous occasions. Standing up to Sean Hannity regading torture, she pointed out what many Americans beleive, America does not torture, "it is what seperates us from terrorists." I particulary enjoyed her interview on Rachel Maddow, and it appeared she and Rachel did as well. While they discussed the family member issues of prominent politicians, she noted that she is an open book. She has made that clear on the Daily Beast, where she gave the whole the world a rundown of dating woes.

As I mentioned, Rush Limbaugh has become the face of Republicans in the last couple weeks, and that should scare many people. Everytime a Senator or Chairman (Steele) speaks against him they run and apologize, I cannot see Ms. McCain stooping to that level. She recently picked a fight with Ann Coulter, bravely I might add, and is sticking to her metaphorical guns.Pointing out that a number of young Republicans are much more moderate, and Ann Coulter hardly speaks for that generation. I only hope Rush is on her shortlist? While extremism is bad on both sides, and there are plenty of hateful things said...where are the answers? On this blog, I attempt to post critical, humorous, and satirical commentary with substance. However, I am as guilty as many blogs and political websites that spew downright hate.Take the First Friday site, a daily diatribe of hate for Liberals and Democrats,a site co-produced by an old friend who offered to fly me to the Middle East for a visit and then fly my corpse home. Moonbattery, a complete group of ideologues who likely would slap me with a bible. DailyKos and Democratic Underground have also have their share hate filled statements regarding a number of issues regarding Republicans.  

So, I ask, are moderates the future of our respective parties? As a Liberal Democrat who has had admiration for Meghan's father, and on occasion hear some reason out of Pat Buchanan's mouth, I also find Thom Hartmann, Rachel Maddow and Dennis Kucinich to represent the future of how we move forward. That being said, the sideshow we have witnessed over the last week and a half has been that, a sideshow. What scares me for the Democratic Party is voices as reasoned as Meghan McCain's, as I am enjoying being a member of the Party in power for a change. Kinda kidding Meghan. If we are to move forward, as the country's founders envisioned, the likes of John McCain and John Kerry might have acheived more, George W. Bush may have been a better President, and bipartisanship is not fiction as Michael Steele suggested.