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Countdown to a Free America
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(04-20-2018, 03:24 PM)Tim Randal Walker Wrote: When we talk about Bill Clinton and all that, we should consider that the country was in an Unraveling mood.  As has been commented in the past, the old Civic order starts to fray in late 2T, and really begins to rot during the 3T.

This is true, but it also leaves room for options: remain true to the central narrative of the party, opt to change the central narrative to reflect changes in society or blow with the wind.  Bill opted for the third, and the party has been unmoored ever since.  Being completely transactional is no more a viable way to run the country than being completely locked into a philosophy, like Scalia or Rand Paul.  Someplace between limp noodle and granite-rigid is a place where principles matter but are open to question.  

So yes, the 3T memes had a lot to do with the decay we've seen.  It's the eat-your-seed-corn turning after all.  That doesn't mean that we have to succumb to it totally.
Intelligence is not knowledge and knowledge is not wisdom, but they all play well together.
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Countdown to a Free America - by pbrower2a - 02-02-2017, 05:38 AM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by Marypoza - 02-22-2017, 12:05 PM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by Drakus79 - 02-02-2017, 06:58 PM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by David Horn - 02-04-2017, 10:47 AM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by beechnut79 - 06-03-2017, 09:24 AM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by Galen - 06-03-2017, 10:15 PM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by pbrower2a - 02-04-2017, 04:43 AM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by pbrower2a - 02-22-2017, 08:47 AM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by pbrower2a - 05-01-2017, 12:30 PM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by pbrower2a - 05-28-2017, 11:58 PM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by pbrower2a - 06-04-2017, 11:50 AM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by pbrower2a - 07-04-2017, 02:33 AM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by pbrower2a - 07-20-2017, 06:49 PM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by pbrower2a - 08-05-2017, 01:16 AM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by pbrower2a - 11-08-2017, 04:09 AM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by pbrower2a - 01-15-2018, 11:08 AM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by pbrower2a - 04-01-2018, 07:08 AM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by pbrower2a - 04-03-2018, 10:21 AM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by Classic-Xer - 04-07-2018, 04:03 PM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by pbrower2a - 04-08-2018, 01:49 PM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by Classic-Xer - 04-08-2018, 11:58 PM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by pbrower2a - 04-09-2018, 05:32 AM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by pbrower2a - 04-08-2018, 01:50 PM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by Classic-Xer - 04-08-2018, 11:31 PM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by beechnut79 - 04-11-2018, 12:54 PM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by pbrower2a - 04-11-2018, 06:51 PM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by David Horn - 04-19-2018, 11:34 AM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by Classic-Xer - 04-20-2018, 06:29 PM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by David Horn - 04-21-2018, 09:32 AM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by Another Xer - 04-19-2018, 03:15 PM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by Ragnarök_62 - 04-19-2018, 08:02 PM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by Another Xer - 04-19-2018, 08:17 PM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by Another Xer - 04-20-2018, 06:03 AM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by Classic-Xer - 04-20-2018, 05:26 PM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by David Horn - 04-20-2018, 09:30 AM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by Another Xer - 04-20-2018, 12:09 PM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by David Horn - 04-21-2018, 08:15 AM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by Another Xer - 04-21-2018, 01:59 PM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by David Horn - 04-24-2018, 01:39 PM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by Another Xer - 04-24-2018, 08:43 PM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by David Horn - 04-25-2018, 09:50 AM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by David Horn - 04-24-2018, 01:45 PM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by David Horn - 04-25-2018, 09:44 AM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by Ragnarök_62 - 04-24-2018, 05:45 PM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by David Horn - 04-25-2018, 09:37 AM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by Ragnarök_62 - 04-25-2018, 11:11 AM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by David Horn - 04-20-2018, 09:23 AM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by Another Xer - 04-20-2018, 12:19 PM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by David Horn - 04-21-2018, 08:35 AM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by Classic-Xer - 04-20-2018, 04:03 PM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by Ragnarök_62 - 04-20-2018, 06:14 PM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by Classic-Xer - 04-20-2018, 07:15 PM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by Classic-Xer - 04-19-2018, 05:16 PM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by pbrower2a - 04-09-2018, 03:19 PM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by pbrower2a - 04-08-2018, 01:51 PM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by Classic-Xer - 04-21-2018, 12:44 AM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by David Horn - 04-21-2018, 09:27 AM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by Ragnarök_62 - 04-20-2018, 07:44 PM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by Classic-Xer - 04-21-2018, 12:21 AM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by Ragnarök_62 - 04-22-2018, 12:25 AM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by Ragnarök_62 - 04-22-2018, 12:28 AM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by pbrower2a - 06-19-2018, 04:42 PM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by pbrower2a - 07-20-2018, 10:57 PM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by pbrower2a - 03-31-2020, 02:53 AM
RE: Countdown to a Free America - by beechnut79 - 03-31-2020, 10:49 AM

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