"You've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?"-- Joseph Welch to Sen. Joseph McCarthy, 1954
I once was a strong believer in the importance of a strong opposition party.
The Republicans might be enormously misguided in their political philosophy, I reasoned, but a healthy opposition could serve as a useful devil's advocate, forcing us to examine and defend our proposals, and consider alternatives we may not have originally considered.
I was all for defeating the Republicans. But to call for their dissolution was foolishness, I thought.
That was before Thursday, December 11, 2008.
That was the day the Republican Party decided to risk a global depression in an effort to score a political point against a long-time rival.
That was the moment the Republican Party proved it had not a drop of rationality left.
That was the moment I finally came to this conclusion: We may need an opposition party, but we can no longer afford to let the Republican Party exist.
For America's sake, the GOP must be destroyed.