And as I say that

The Wall Street Journal makes me eat my words with a pretty excellent article about how the Republicans have real problems, namely that their point of view doesn't really coincide with that of the vast majority of Americans. The fact that national security, the Repubs number one issue has come to the fore during the last few years has really served to cover up the growing rift between the Republicans and America.

He found that the party is significantly older and more conservative than it was a decade ago. That, he says, suggests a Republican Party increasingly at risk of being seen "as very old-fashioned, very old and not in touch with the realities of today's society."

It seems to me what we are seeing is that the Republicans are going to go through a malaise similar to what the Democrats did in the 1980s, where the idea of "liberalism" was seen as old and out of date. With the Democrats younger and more energized, and the Republicans a mess, the tables have hopefully turned after 25 years.