I would say it was more of a stranger since about Jan 20, 1989.
That was the date of the inauguration of G.H.W. Bush who was never a conservative.
And that was the day the republican party started to cave into the democRATS. Excepting, the couple of years of Gingrich as speaker, what exactly has the congress done since 1997 and the ouster of Gingrich as speaker? HAve the held the line on new entitlements, spending or any of that? They have done nothing to prevent the leftward lurch of the education establishment, and the dumbing down of our schools. They have nominally held the line on taxes until recently and now we are soon to be $21 TRILLION in debt.
I agree for the most part but I use 1992 as the date since it is when, thanks to Bush 41 and the GOPe, the Clinton turd was dropped in the bowl.
You are correct. Now I must ask how DT expects to change congress?