I don't think the GOP leadership is as radical as some of their coalitions.
Chaney is to the Right of Obama on gay marriage.
The Right hated the Clintons as much as they hate Obama.
Granted, the Southern Strategy (exploiting Civil Rights backlash) is what finally flipped the "Solid South", but I don't think racism is nearly as instrumental to electoral politics as it was back in the 60s and 70s.
That's kind of a lot of general points but okay. I would not pretend that there will never be racist Republicans. But the idea that the typical Republican lawmaker and typical Republican is doing things for racist reasons is absurd. We want people of all colors to embrace our values. Why? Because we believe in our values. We know that everybody doing what's right will make the world a better place.
Democrats on the other hand; they have to rely on us vs. them politics. They will always be making claims of racism b/c without it they can't count on the people they hold down to continue supporting them.
I think that is a silly statement. Both parties play the "us vs them" politics. The republicans and 'conservatives' are constantly complaining about "the libruls", etc. The republicans also play their own 'race cards' as well.
That is true. In my personal case as a Conservative, though, I just want to be left alone.
Liberals just can't resist trying to legislate my activities. To me, anybody who tries to use the law to regulate my activities is employing a Liberal approach.
This applies to all of the do-gooder things like the limit on soft drink consumption or the DOMA.
What difference can it possibly make to anyone if a gay couple is living together and getting the married guy tax deduction?
Get the government out of my life and keep them out.