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There are arguably 194 countries in the world, of which about 191 belong to the UN. That is why the UN is useless in peacekeeping, diplomacy and law enforcement. All the criminals are on the police force. Every rogue country, every dictatorship, every brutal regime in the world belongs to the UN. You can't have an effective police force if the majority of the cops are criminals. Organizations generally have rules and standards that people must meet in order to be members. To join the Boy Scouts, a boy must believe in God -- any god. The UN apparently has no such standards. But this isn't about the UN.

I told you that to tell you this. People are generally disgusted with politics and politicians. They no longer see a difference between Republicans and Democrats. About 35% of voters identify themselves as independent (I'm one of them). The Republican Party can change that. The Republicans must establish standards and rules for membership and strictly enforce them. There were no pro-slavery Republicans, so why are there pro-abortion Republicans? If people do not want to abide by the Republican platform and Republican standards, they should not be allowed to belong to the party, much less to rise to national office. There is precedent for this. When David Duke tried to get into national politics as a Republican, Bush senior froze him out cold. Meanwhile, the Democrats have a former KKK Kleagle serving in the Senate. So, you CAN see differences between the two parties if you look hard enough. The Democrats certainly had no problem freezing out liberal Senator Joe Lieberman, who wasn't on board with their cut-and-run war strategy. Both Republicans and Democrats say they are a Big Tent, and both are right. But there are two kinds of big tents. There is the circus tent, where every freak has his own little sideshow -- the Democrat Party. And there is the gospel tent, where people from every walk of life come together to follow a single vision -- the Republican Party. Republicans need to kick the clowns out of their tent.