Moderate Republican Group Gets Rid of Republican in their Title

I guess the GOP is just getting too extremist for its moderate members.

The organization's board of directors voted Tuesday morning to scrap party identification from its title and be known simply as "The Main Street Partnership." The group's new president, former Ohio Republican Rep. Steven LaTourette, told Yahoo News that he plans to begin conversations with Blue Dog Democrats and centrist groups in the coming months.

"The goal is to try and fill the void that is the middle," LaTourette, who resigned from Congress this year, said. "The American political system is like a doughnut: You've got sides, but you don't have anything in the middle, and it would be my goal to work with Republicans and Democrats who want to find the path forward to getting things done and compromise."

Lets hope they can form a viable middle of the road alternative to the firebrands on both sides of the aisle. I hate both the liberal extreme and the conservative extremes and think a middle of the road solution is what this country needs. There used to be moderates in both parties but now the fringe has taken control. Hopefully this middle group can actually compromise.