Discouraged by the tone...

...of the Republican Party in the last few years? That's understandable; the GOP has turned into the Crazy Party. Take the Republican primary for governor in Alabama yesterday. The establishment-backed candidate (and loser), Bradley Byrne, had to reassure the voters at one point that he was sufficiently nuts:

An outside group named the True Republican PAC also ran advertisements questioning whether Mr. Byrne believed the entire Bible is literally true (he says he does) and whether he opposes teaching creationism in public schools (he says he supports it).

(I said Alabama, remember?)

Well, take heart; all is not lost. Just yesterday, a Republican from South Carolina (yes, South Carolina), Representative Bob Inglis, was interviewed on "Hardball." Although Inglis (above) was also defeated in a primary recently, his is the voice of reason in the wilderness that is the modern-day Republican Party. (I couldn't help thinking, why isn't this guy a Democrat?)

For example, Inglis thinks that people like Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin are doing the country a disservice by spreading fear and misinformation. He even admitted that there were no "death panels" in the health care bill. (No wonder he lost his primary!) Inglis, instead, believes that:

We need to be talking credible solutions and not about fear. We need not to be scaring people with misinformation. We need to be talking about credible ideas. That's what conservatives are supposed to be doing.

But don't take my word for it; come in off the ledge and watch the video for yourself. It will restore your faith in America.

Oh, and P. S., Inglis is just the sort of David Cameron-like figure that I expect will emerge after the 2012 election to lead the GOP back into the mainstream.