Meh, Republicans haven't changed, they're still idiots. Impotent idiots for the most part, unfortunately when they do get some of their stupidity through we get colossal fuckups like Iraq.
Sadly, Democrats really aren't that much different. They just have better PR.
Republicans aren't idiots. They were simply forced to victimize others rather than be victims themselves by the brutality of parents who were only trying to keep them from abuse of being different. They rely on group fuzzy wuzzies for ego comfort no matter how absurd the group's beliefs. They use a lot of intelligence to deny their inner schism.