[Carry_Okie]

Well done. That is how to frame political issues.

The Slave Party is all about indentured constituency, maintaining cadres as dependants in order to extort their votes.

[buffman]

Great article. It is so frustrating to live in a State where the outcome of elections is pretty much preordained. The victors will be demorat and liberal in most cases. I live in a county where the lefty congressman runs unopposed every 2 years. A good man tried to beat him back in 96, to no avail. In Illinois we can believe in "right" causes but our vote will mean nothing. So the reincarnation of Paul Simon will occur this fall, looks like. Too bad.

[ken5050]

Kudos..most excellent essay...please put me on your ping list for future efforts...BTW, I thought the race was view a toss-up now...you seem to imply that Obama has it locked up....any new polls...?

[NormsRevenge]

oBAMa BumP.. Good job! Simon was one of 3 senators to vote against an investigation of Whitewater.. which begs the question, who were the other 2?

[wjcsux]

He remained politically active until the very end. Too bad he wasn’t buried in Chicago; he could still be a registered voter.
IMHO, this is the best line of this really great article.

[SierraWasp]

"...irredeemably liberal."

Good one!!!

As Liberalism has NO "socially redeeming value!"

Having been born and raised in the Land Of Lincoln... Tell me... How come so much of the Great Lakes States have gone so danged liberal since I left in 1955???