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By: The Sanity Inspector

The Sanity Inspector — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 18:02:15 +0000

These are whip-cracking times. In 2004, a Republican president was re-elected, and Republicans extended their majorities in both the House and the Senate. That hadn’t happened since the McKinley administration. Yet in two years things were utterly reversed.

By: Robert Cheeks

Robert Cheeks — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:44:42 +0000

This is a very insightful analysis of the recent election. That it is published in the CRB appears to indicate a movement toward and support of the so-called Tea Party. We can hope, because a united ‘conservative’ front can surely defeat the ‘progresssives.’
I would be interested in reading how Dr. Ceaser would ‘roll back’ the president’s pernicious and inchoate healthcare legislation?

By: John Presnall

John Presnall — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 08:21:30 +0000

Far be it from me to disagree with a man who has spoken intelligently regarding every election since at least 1992. But this is one of the best while most surreal accounts that I’ve read of the results of 2010 election. Mr. Ceaser makes extraordinary remarks regarding the future of the conservatives and even the Republican party. I suspect his analysis (nay interpretation) recognizes the vicissitudes of the electorate–including the so called middle of the independent swing vote. This segment that seems to make each election has an agenda of its own. But what it is no one knows. It seems to be against government spending unless it it the government spending that seals the deal for it’s own special nterest. Everyone hates special interests–demagogic style–until it is pointed out that their own interest does not meet the common good, but is itself like any other a special interest.

Just as every paty thinks its victory will end all partisanship (never) so each voter thinks his special interest is the good of the whole (never). This is why we have inventions of prudence, even if it leads to gridlock.

To be sure this provides for order in terms of institutions and not virtue. But virtue is not taught, and if it were it would seem as an imposition of the free expression of each in his own self expression. So we must at least defend the separation of powers in terms of ambition countering ambition. Apparently our fellow so-called citizens (or subjects) cannot tell the difference from taking is in the ass in a sex video and taking it in the ass from the rest of society as it its expression in and though its general expression of governmental action.

Pardon my crudity. It’s not like I think the republicans will do any better. It is more fellacio an less sodomy in their case.

By: Carl Eric Scott

Carl Eric Scott — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 05:38:54 +0000

peter he says its forthcoming for crb…and you can tell anyhow given the ostentatious capitalization of letters!

i loved it though.

By: Peter Lawler

Peter Lawler — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:48:57 +0000

So is this postdiction published anywhere??

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