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Will Democrats rise to the challenge?
Las Vegas Review-Journal ^ | 14 Dec 06

Posted on 12/14/2006 7:32:29 AM PST by rellimpank

What will they do about entitlements?

Most readers will have heard the standard analysis that "Only Nixon could go to China."

Yes, Richard Nixon became the first president to visit Red China -- and meet with the infamous Mao Zedong -- in February 1972. The presidential visit was the first step in normalizing relations between the two giant countries.

But why "Only Nixon"?

The saying refers to an oddity of America's closely divided partisan politics. Because Democrats at the time were widely branded -- not always without cause -- soft on communism, any Democratic leader who'd tried to cozy up to the Chinese mass murderer and dictator-for-life would have had his political head handed to him on a platter. But because the peacemaker was Nixon, known for decades as a staunch anti-communist, criticism from the right was sharply muted.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; US: Nevada
KEYWORDS: 2funny; election; elections; taxandspendbaby

1 posted on 12/14/2006 7:32:30 AM PST by rellimpank
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To: rellimpank
"Will Democrats rise to the challenge?"

It all depends upon which lobbyist provides the most cash.

2 posted on 12/14/2006 7:42:39 AM PST by Enterprise (Let's not enforce laws that are already on the books, let's just write new laws we won't enforce.)
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To: Enterprise

C'mon. Are there any prominent senators from Nevada who were involed with mobsters in a shady land deal?


3 posted on 12/14/2006 7:46:26 AM PST by BenLurkin ("The entire remedy is with the people." - W. H. Harrison)
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To: rellimpank

The only occasion a Democrat ever rose to, was an intern in the Oval Office....


4 posted on 12/14/2006 7:53:51 AM PST by EagleUSA
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To: BenLurkin
"Are there any prominent senators from Nevada who were involed with mobsters in a shady land deal?"

I don't know. I'm trying to think of a name, but it just won't come to me. I just can't seem to get a reid on it.

5 posted on 12/14/2006 7:54:16 AM PST by Enterprise (Let's not enforce laws that are already on the books, let's just write new laws we won't enforce.)
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To: Enterprise
--I'm not really expecting the 'rats to rise to anything--quite the opposite--
6 posted on 12/14/2006 7:55:36 AM PST by rellimpank (-don't believe anything the MSM states about firearms or explosives--NRA Benefactor)
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Strong environmental protection is normally associated with the Democratic Party yet two of the Nation's most influential environmental laws (NEPA and ESA) were passed under the Nixon Administration. I think to assume the Democrats will actually do anything that changes the status quo is simply wishful thinking. The modern Democratic Party is not known to rock the boat of power when they are at the tiller.


7 posted on 12/14/2006 7:55:56 AM PST by Muleteam1
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And George H. Bush signed the Clean Air Act, a landmark legislation that helped clear the skies from noxious pollutants.

But today's activists only know what the media tells them: Democrats are stewards of the environment, and care about people, and Republicans only care about money.

8 posted on 12/14/2006 8:15:51 AM PST by mallardx
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Will Democrats rise to the challenge?


They haven't in the last hundred years.


9 posted on 12/14/2006 8:16:27 AM PST by freedomfiter2
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To: rellimpank

It all depends on how much Viagra they have on hand.


10 posted on 12/14/2006 8:23:13 AM PST by processing please hold
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"What will they do about entitlements?"
Raise taxes repeatedly and pass new entitlements.


11 posted on 12/14/2006 8:25:10 AM PST by dynachrome ("Where am I? Where am I going? Why am I in a handbasket?")
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To: mallardx

Indeed. The newspapers write for those with a six-grade education and the news media speaks to those who can not read. Having worked in enviromental issues for the past two decades, I am a Republican primarily because they have always been the real stewarts of the environment.


12 posted on 12/14/2006 8:47:16 AM PST by Muleteam1
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