The Junior Branch of the Republican Party

It was a beautiful spring day. Along the river the crab apples were in full bloom, so I pulled my car to the curb, got out and walked down the Riverwalk.
After a few blocks I ran into Max Angst sitting on one of the park benches that are placed along the walk.
“How are you, Max?” I said as I came up to him.
“Enjoying the moment, Art, But overall I’m disgusted.”
“By what, Max?” I asked.
“The sell out in the Senate, the Democrats collusion in approving the appointment of Priscilla Owens to the Federal bench.”
“The Republicans had the votes. What could the Democrats do?” I asked.
“They could have told the world about Owen’s record while on the bench. In every case before her where an individual vied with a corporation, or a person of moderate means contended with someone wealthy, she found for the corporation or the wealthy person. Her record proves she is an enemy of the average person, but the Democrats never made this an issue. They pretend to be a party of the people, but the reality is that they’re simply a junior branch of the Republican Party, as controlled by the moneyed interests as are Frist, and Hastert.
“But, what good would it do to bring that issue up when they didn’t have the votes?”
If the Democrats were really on the side of the people, they would take every opportunity to point out to the people that the Republicans are acting against their interest and that they, the Democrats, are opposing this vehemently. This never happens, so we can see there is no two party system in this country. There is only one party, the Republicans, who are owned lock, stock and barrel by big money. The Democrats are a junior branch of the Republican party, equally as controlled by big money.