GOP Reassess After Shutdown

The link to the article on the Washington Post is here.

The message of the article is simple, and clear: The republicans are recognizing a need to push back against the extremists in their party. The government shutdown was a shocking event. One that perhaps changed the dynamics of politics for forever. Never in the history of political polls has the approval rating for Republicans been this low. If they do not act quickly then they will be in big trouble, and it could cause somewhat of "political chaos" due to their falling apart.

So what do I think? I'll be honest, I am a conservative Republican. But I do agree with this article. There is a division in the Republican party. There was once a story told about a wedge, that was rested by a young farmer in a young tree, at the base of one of the "Y's" that branches come together at. He decided he would pick it up later that day, but got busy, forgot, and left it there. Years passed, and the tree grew around the wedge, swallowing it up. But then a storm hit. The wedge was in the center of the tree, and because it had weakened the tree, the tree fell apart. It was split in half and fell, all due to a small wedge. This is the position that the Republican party is in. There is a division, a wedge, in their ranks. If they do not take the time now, when it is exposed and easy to remove, then it will become so deeply rooted in the system that it will be nearly impossible to remove. And then, when the storms hit, they will fall apart. Now is the time to act. Now is the time to make the necessary changes, and restore relative balance to the two-party system.