Republicans,Independents, and Democrats

The idea in America of Republicans being conservative, and Democrats being libral, has been turned on its' head in America today. President Bushes' war in Iraq is something a liberal would do, not a conservative. A true conservate would've kept the troops home and not gone into Iraq. Librals are allways looking to spread the idea of democracy and the rule of the people. Democrats in turn have become more concerned with the people at home. America first has allmost become the new Democrat mantra. On social issues though somethings have'nt changed, because Republicans are still conservative on moral issues, and Democrats are still libral in their views on morality. A split political landscape. The two parties have become inverted in their views. Thus the place of idependents in the political process. Independents like Republicans for their smaller gevernment is better views, and the fact that people allways like tax cuts. But independents are either liberal or conservative in their views of morality. In my expeirance independents are mostly conservative on issues of morality. Independents though often tend to support the soical programs of the Democrats, because independents often come from the middle working class whare jobs and a feeling of security are important. So what works best? What works best is the middle ground that Independents inhabit. The party that best convinces the Indies that it can fullfill the needs of the middle is the party that will more often than not will win the political game. All which means either striking compimises or loosing the middle ground to the opposition. If someone is smart enough to see the wisdom of the middle ground then this crazy political inverted political landscape can be turned around.