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Right. ``How dare you stand in our way whilst we remove your reproductive rights" is an easy one to argue though. I'd like to see him take one something with a harder degree of difficulty, such as ``People who share our ideology can also be corrupt AF".
I certainly do hope that BK is forever tarred by his own past and actions. There's little doubt that a fraction of the investigative energy applied to Hillary Clinton will be enough to prove the extent to which he'll be a stain on the court's legacy. He's a gift to Democratic campaigns everywhere. I also feel there's little doubt that the Ds will squander this new tool.
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Originally posted by Dr. Strangelove View PostMaybe more than party, the split has become an urban/rural one, the most extreme since maybe the late 1800's when you had a bunch of oddball third political parties formed around populism or reform causes. See the Greenback Party or the Populist Party.
There's great stuff on the table to exploit here, and all of it's true and verifiable.
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Also, I would add the acrimony is far from unparalleled and it can be argued that the previous era was in fact the aberration in American history. A "liberal consensus" in America was built by FDR's coalition and it took decades for conservative, anti-government forces to really mount a comeback (Eisenhower and Nixon would be considered liberals today). That's especially true on foreign policy where neither party had serious differences of opinion on fighting the Cold War until the later Vietnam years.
Or to put it another way, centrists controlled both parties from Pearl Harbor up until probably Jimmy Carter. By that time the old Post-WWII order was increasingly viewed as a failure and extremists in both parties turned on the centrists.
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I dunno, DSL. Where is the majority of the population in Texas? Urban, right? What about Ohio? Or Georgia? or Alabama? There's no question there is an urban/rural split, but the urban areas aren't at all alike. The Ds are locked into their bullshit identity politics and intersectionality asshattery along with a healthy dose of $40 trillion in benefits "not socialism". That's not going to change. That's only going to get more pronounced.
We talke awhile about the future of the "Big Ten" states. I think there's a real danger the "blue wall" is going to crumble. permanently. They'll retain Minnesota, but Michigan and Wisconsin are teetering.
I'm always astounded by how tone deaf those coastal urban #GentryProgs are.Dan Patrick: What was your reaction to [Urban Meyer being hired]?
Brady Hoke: You know.....not....good.
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Also, I would add the acrimony is far from unparalleled and it can be argued that the previous era was in fact the aberration in American history. A "liberal consensus" in America was built by FDR's coalition and it took decades for conservative, anti-government forces to really mount a comeback (Eisenhower and Nixon would be considered liberals today). That's especially true on foreign policy where neither party had serious differences of opinion on fighting the Cold War until the later Vietnam years.
Or to put it another way, centrists controlled both parties from Pearl Harbor up until probably Jimmy Carter. By that time the old Post-WWII order was increasingly viewed as a failure and extremists in both parties turned on the centrists.Dan Patrick: What was your reaction to [Urban Meyer being hired]?
Brady Hoke: You know.....not....good.
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Originally posted by iam416 View PostI'm always astounded by how tone deaf those coastal urban #GentryProgs are.
I don't think you know what socialism actually is. But I do agree with your point about identity politics, and I too wish it would stop. Voters, too, need to follow the money. Financial security solves a whole lot of social issues.
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Originally posted by iam416 View Post........ The difference, maybe, is that, as you said, there isn't a governable center in either party. So, the Rs can't manage the tea party folks and the Ds won't be able to manage to Socialists or, alternatively, the Socialists won't be able to manage the traditional Ds.
I think that characterizes this political age more than that of FDR or Reagan at the opposites. Both of these President's whether you agree with their politics or not, governed and had a Congress that facilitated governance. What we have today is terribly far from that ideal.
Mission to CFB's National Championship accomplished. But the shine on the NC Trophy is embarrassingly wearing off. It's M B-Ball ..... or hockey or volley ball or name your college sport favorite time ...... until next year.
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