Realignment

I know it's heresy in Broderville, but I look forward to more people who aren't really Democrats becoming Republicans. Obviously having a majority in the House is important enough that a few bad Democrats is a price worth paying, but I really do think having parties which are basically unified on the big issues is a better way to do things. I don't mean complete lockstep, and I'm all for the occasional "crossing the aisle" to deal with certain issues. But one consequence of the ideological muddle that's existed to some degree is that it has empowered personality politics. It really doesn't matter if your congressman is someone you'd want to have a beer with, it does matter if he considers your uterus to be state property.