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To: JeffAtlanta
"I truly believe that tonight can be a lot like election night 1992. If we nominate a viable presidential candidate and embrace the notion of fiscal conservatism then election night of 2008 can be like 1994 all over again."

Its possible I suppose but 94 was very special. See the House check kiting scandal really blew up in the Dems faces. My Mom is a 4th generation Democrat voted straight Republican ticket that year, even sent her sample ballot from the Dems (with all the Democrats marked for her) whited out and hand written all Republican names and then wrote on it, "Here ya go ya bunch of worthless crooks, cash this check!" and signed her name. And then sent it to the Ohio Democrat committee registered mail. With I might add a very long and blistering letter.

I don't know if we got that kind of vitriol built up right now.

Everyone could understand "Rubber Checks" and everyone knew if they had pulled that crap at the very least their bank would have closed their accounts and maybe they would have gotten arrested.

So people could easily figure that one out.

7,008 posted on 11/08/2006 12:27:20 AM PST by Mad Dawgg ("`Eddies,' said Ford, `in the space-time continuum.' `Ah,' nodded Arthur, `is he? Is he?'")
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To: Mad Dawgg

I don't remember anyone in 1994 really caring about the check kiting incident. Everyone was scared to death of Bill Clinton and his socialist programs so they voted in GOP members to keep him in check.

In 1992, Clinton ran as a conservative democrat and he carried large parts of the South. After he was elected and he no longer cared to hide his true socialist ideas, conservative democrats changed parties.

The GOP over the last 4 years or so has lost its way. It has enacted spending programs that Clinton could only dream of.


7,027 posted on 11/08/2006 12:33:26 AM PST by JeffAtlanta
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To: Mad Dawgg

Republicans need to regroup immediately and vociferously demand that the rats STAND AND DELIVER!


7,088 posted on 11/08/2006 12:59:45 AM PST by Jezebelle (Our tax dollars are paying the ACLU to sue the Christ out of us.)
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To: Mad Dawgg

In '94 there were probably a few rats left with some ethics - people like your mom.

But look at the kind of people they vote for - Alcee hastings, over and over. William Jefferson, over and over, Menendez, and so on.


7,094 posted on 11/08/2006 1:01:48 AM PST by Jezebelle (Our tax dollars are paying the ACLU to sue the Christ out of us.)
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