Today @ The Capitol

[kelber at mindspring.com]

How about those of us who don't believe in innate goodness but ain't into smiting?

Laura

-----Original Message-----
>From: Michael Bailey <michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com>
>Sent: Jan 20, 2009 3:19 PM
>To: P-list <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>Subject: Re: Today @ The Capitol
>
>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?