Pat Robertson is saying that the Republican Party is getting too extreme. A lot of sites this morning are reporting this as if he's saying that they need to temper their positions.
Not really. Take another look. He's saying they're in danger of losing elections by being so far to the right that they alienate moderates and independents. I suspect every leader in the G.O.P. and most of its more thoughtful members is thinking that…and worrying. Not that they know how to reverse this course. (Have you seen Rick Perry's latest tax proposal? He's getting very close to saying, "Everyone can just pay whatever they want!")
Robertson isn't saying the Republicans shouldn't go to the extreme right. He's just saying they need to not go there until after they get elected.
You know what the election of 2012 is going to be about? It's going to be Democrats telling you that if Republicans gain power, they're going to do a lot of crazy ultra-right things they'll now deny…and Republicans will be telling you that if Obama gets another term and/or Democrats gain seats, they're going to do a lot of crazy ultra-left things they'll now deny. And I'm not sure both sides won't be correct.