Remarked on frequently is the increasing unreality of Republican “Movement Conservatives” in such places as “The Corner” of The National Review.\u00c2\u00a0 This is a symptom of partisan crisis as the words “blood bath” are being used to describe the fate of the Republican Party come November right down the ticket– with a\u00c2\u00a0continued disbelief that the contry is readying to vote for a candidate they don’t approve of.<\/p>\n
All things turn, turn, turn.\u00c2\u00a0 This happens at moments like this.\u00c2\u00a0 Here I can only take you back to Democratic rhetoric during the 1972 Presidential election, as Richard Nixon stomped to a massive victory over George McGovern.\u00c2\u00a0 You should have heard the insults and conspiracy theories and brooding being leveled at Richard Nixon.\u00c2\u00a0 He was called a crook, subverting Democracy and the Rule of Law on an unprecedented scale, and was the harbinger of a generation of darkness.\u00c2\u00a0 There was some real tin-foil hat type things, such as\u00c2\u00a0of a massive conspiracy of political espionage\u00c2\u00a0and sabotage, illegal break-ins, improper tax audits, illegal wiretapping on a massive scale, and a secret slush fund laundered in Mexico to pay those who conducted these operations\u00c2\u00a0–\u00c2\u00a0various figures of highly shady character.\u00c2\u00a0 There were even some threatening chants being shouted — “Four More Weeks!” — by McGovern partisans at rallies, suggesting that Nixon wouldn’t survive a second term.<\/p>\n
So, these things come around.\u00c2\u00a0 Just wait a few election cycles and the silliness will collect on the Donkey side.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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