He Shoots - He Scores!!

Bill Bradley, former Senator, NBA Hall of Famer, has an insightful article in the New York Times today. In it, he basically admits that the Republican Party has taken the mantle as the party of ideas. He didn't put it quite as bluntly as that, but that was the gist of it. He also made the point that the Democrats have, since JFK, relied on charismatic leaders. Because of this, Bradley contends, the Republicans have been consistently more successful, because they have a base core of ideas. They merely have to replace the candidate(s) that espouse them. He then suggests that Democrats, and specifically their largest contributors, follow the Republican model, creating an infrastructure that will define them and their ideas.