[sam_paine]

The concept that "conservatism wins every time it's tried" is mostly Rush Limbaugh's fault. It's something he's conspicuously stopped claiming after the recent election, and Santorum and Terry Schiavo proved that the public is no longer what it was in 1980.

The Clinton years have deteriorated our republic in many ways, and I believe they have rotted out a good part of the electorate.

[Sunsong]

The concept that "conservatism wins every time it's tried" is mostly Rush Limbaugh's fault. It's something he's conspicuously stopped claiming after the recent election, and Santorum and Terry Schiavo proved that the public is no longer what it was in 1980.

That's exactly right. Those who thought Jeb Bush should break the law or bring in the National Guard to *save* Terri hurt the GOP more than they have yet realized.