Today @ The Capitol

[Joe Allonby]

Speaking of Democrats: any word on the condition of Ted Kennedy?

On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 3:19 PM, Michael Bailey
<michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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?
>>
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> remember Anthony Burgess, "Gus-phase, Pel-phase" -- alternating cycles
> in history of conservativism and liberalism
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> 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?
>