Today @ The Capitol

Michael Bailey michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com
Tue Jan 20 14:19:02 CST 2009


Laura wrote:
> Sorry, in my hard-core cynicism my take is: the Powers-That-Be have found a hip new brand for The Product.  I acknowledge that it's a moving moment for African-Americans to see a Black man at the helm.  The question is, does he see them?
>


remember Anthony Burgess, "Gus-phase, Pel-phase" -- alternating cycles
in history of conservativism and liberalism

the Augustinian Republicans, strong believers in original sin, "smite
early and often" a la Vibe
as contrasted to the Pelagian Democrats, who believe in the innate
goodness of man?



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