Today, I decided that my interest in the affairs of the G.O.P. had been bordering on Stockholm Syndrome . Here is a political party that held me captive for 8 years. I believed them to be so powerful. A force to be railed against. In the 2008 elections, I really dreaded these guys having 8 more years of control of our government. Now, though, the Republicans are a bit of a laughing stock. The affairs of Senator John Ensign and Mark Sanford have sunk the party to new lows, with neither of them... read more