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Michigan Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey has been on a roll lately. And not in a good way. This week on a radio show he managed to confirm that he is a
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America needs two viable, sane political parties. Parties provide voters with a coherent choice of governing philosophies, and galvanize people to unite behind an agenda and candidates; without opposition, any party inevitably falls prey to corruption and extremism. Liberalism and conservatism are yin and yang, parts of a whole, each contributing insights and values to guide the zigzag path forward. But when parties become enamored with unpopular and foolish ideas, they can die: The Federalists, the Whigs, and the Know Nothings all once flourished and then perished. (See The Last Word, p. 36.) Many Republicansâincluding Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnellânow worry that if their party canât evolve beyond blind fealty to Donald Trump, the GOP will also fade into history. (See Controversy, p. 6.)
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