To: what's up
The Dems from 1860 in no way resemble the Dems of 2004. But on the other hand the GOP- while radical in it's birth- has been far more consistent over the last 150 years than the Democrats ever were. There is a continuity. The GOP is less shameless and more prone to self examination than the Dems ever were or are.
34 posted on
01/07/2004 4:07:27 PM PST by
Burkeman1
("If you see ten troubles comin down the road, nine will run into the ditch before they reach you")
To: Burkeman1
I wasn't actually thinking of the Democrat of 2004. I was thinking of the Dems in terms of those that held the majority for so long...say FDR thru LBJ and slightly after.
It seems to me that the racism of southerners (which in Civil War times were Democrats) mirrors the racism of the Democrats during the entitlement buildup. The Democrat in both cases fails to look at minorities as individuals and both find a way to get political power thru taking advantage of the blacks.
To: Burkeman1
The Dems of 1864 were. Even down to their anti-war ex-general candidate for president: McClellan. Lincoln should have had the B****** hung.
177 posted on
01/09/2004 12:40:15 PM PST by
D Rider
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