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America Is at Risk of Boiling Over
The Wall Street Journal ^ | 08-07-10 | PEGGY NOONAN

Posted on 08/06/2010 6:48:45 PM PDT by GOP_Lady

And out-of-touch leaders don't see the need to cool things off.

It is, obviously, self-referential to quote yourself, but I do it to make a point. I wrote the following on New Year's day, 1994. America 16 years ago was a relatively content nation, though full of political sparks: 10 months later the Republicans would take the House for the first time in 40 years. But beneath all the action was, I thought, a coming unease. Something inside was telling us we were living through "not the placid dawn of a peaceful age but the illusory calm before stern storms."

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To: Diogenesis

As I’ve said to you ...

Maybe one of these days you’ll finally grow up instead of using the web to play like a child.


81 posted on 08/07/2010 8:58:47 AM PDT by GOP_Lady
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To: Jack Hydrazine

That warms the heart! I need to get my boys in Boy Scouts!


82 posted on 08/07/2010 9:43:56 AM PDT by KansasGirl
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To: GOP_Lady

[I can’t think of anyone with a better writing style and way with words than Peggy Noonan.]

I’ll take VDH over Peggy any day.


83 posted on 08/07/2010 9:59:47 AM PDT by KansasGirl
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To: GOP_Lady

Well, Peggy, now you should have a full understanding of Tea Partiers.


84 posted on 08/07/2010 10:09:55 AM PDT by SuziQ
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To: KansasGirl

VDH is great!


85 posted on 08/07/2010 10:11:51 AM PDT by GOP_Lady
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To: ought-six

Any “republican” or “conservative” politician who is still spouting the compassion hogwash about the illegal immigration issue is taking an active part in the destruction of our republic. Complicit or just stupid, it makes no difference!


86 posted on 08/07/2010 10:13:13 AM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, A Matter Of Fact, Not A Matter Of Opinion)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

I’m guessing that if the next attempt at an attack on the US is successful, especially if it occurs in DC, and it can be proven that it was carried out by someone who came into the country illegally, over the border from Mexico, the politicians just MIGHT get serious about border security. Otherwise they’ll continue to sit, fat, dumb, and happy, in their Congressional offices tut-tutting about how un-compassionate we out here are.


87 posted on 08/07/2010 10:21:19 AM PDT by SuziQ
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To: dragnet2
Those in D.C. don't care, because their are the elitist insider...The government arrogant ruling class that want to control and rule every aspect of our lives....

Arrogant! That is the word that describes the self appointed "ruling class" we suffer under. Some of them know that the day of Reckoning is coming. Remember November is coming!

88 posted on 08/07/2010 6:25:07 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.)
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To: acapesket

Maybe it’s just me but I have been picking up the ‘coming revolution in the streets’ vibe for a while. Of course, foundations laid for fomenting such in time for the midterms would have to be set early on, and we are nearing the part of the cycle where the sheeple start to pay attention.


89 posted on 08/08/2010 2:59:05 AM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: Smokin' Joe

So have I, so have I.


90 posted on 08/08/2010 4:15:05 AM PDT by Biggirl (AZ Is DOING THE JOB The Feds Should Be Doing, ENFORCING The Southern Border! =^..^=)
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To: AdmSmith; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; bigheadfred; blueyon; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; ...
Peggy Noonan: [quote] I wrote the following on New Year's day, 1994. America 16 years ago was a relatively content nation, though full of political sparks: 10 months later the Republicans would take the House for the first time in 40 years. But beneath all the action was, I thought, a coming unease. Something inside was telling us we were living through "not the placid dawn of a peaceful age but the illusory calm before stern storms." [end quote]
Thanks GOP_Lady. Newt owns the blame for screwing up that victory.
91 posted on 08/10/2010 7:24:23 PM PDT by SunkenCiv ("Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others." -- Otto von Bismarck)
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