| "Professor, you must admit that last
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| | parties could not have been more
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| November mid term elections have been
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| | different. In the 1850's the Democrats
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| characterized by a sewer aroma. Not only
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| | were generally pro-slavery and also
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| the abusive use of negative ads,
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| | favored liberal economic policies that
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| bordering on defamation and indefensible
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| | had a strong populist accent. The
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| vulgarity, but the prostitution of those
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| | Republicans on the other hand were
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| concepts and ideals that have guided this
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| | generally anti-slavery and supported
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| country for many years"
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| | economic policies of a conservative
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| "Sad but true. Civilized dialogue seems
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| | nature."
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| to have been olympically ignored. I just
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| | We honored Antoine's offer, made the
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| hope that now that we have a different
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| | expected praises and then the Professor
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| voice in Congress some civility will
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| | continued:
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| prevail"
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| | "After the Civil War, the two parties
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| "What is causing this serious division
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| | exhibited clear tendencies that
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| among Americans? You hear so many labels
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| | accentuated their differences. The
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| that it is difficult to keep track on
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| | Democratic Party was pro-white,
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| what is what, or seems to be. We have
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| | pro-settler party, and the Republicans
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| Democrats and Republicans, then liberals
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| | were decidedly pro-black, pro-rancher
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| and conservatives, leftists, centrists,
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| | party. A popular perception at the time
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| moderates on the left, moderates on the
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| | portrayed Democrats as the farmers and
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| right whatever those extremes mean,
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| | the dominating owners as Republicans."
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| radicals on both sides plus some in the
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| | "How long did this last?"
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| middle or thereabouts, then the
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| | "Not very long. By the end of the
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| neo-conservatives, neo-liberals,
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| | century, both parties were pro-white.
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| theocrats, libertarians, fundamentalists,
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| | Their major differences concerned budgets
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| fiscal conservatives, ultraconservatives,
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| | and public expenditures; the democrats
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| independents, traditionalists, etc."
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| | favored a liberal approach while the
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| I had to pause to catch my breath.
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| | Republicans were in favor of limited
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| Besides, I did not wish for my
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| | expenditures. By the time we entered the
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| pre-breakfast "colemono" or Monkey Tail
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| | Second World War, the roles were
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| (coffe, milk and Pisco) to get cold, I
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| | reversed. Northern Democrats became pro
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| continued:
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| | civil rights although Southern Democrats
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| "Then there are the Christian Rightists,
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| | opposed this while Republicans were
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| which would lead one to suspect that
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| | unclear on the issue. This led to a split
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| there are also Christian Leftists and,
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| | in the Democratic Party that lasted
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| naturally, an Independent Christian
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| | twenty years and even caused some
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| Movement, plus a Southern Christian
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| | Southern Democrats to make a separate run
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| Movement and a Northern Coalition. What
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| | for the presidency to protest pro civil
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| about the West? The Northeast? The
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| | rights policies of the Northern Democrats
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| Southwest? The Southeast? Puerto Rico,
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| | - Strom Thurmond and the Dixiecrats in
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| Hawaii and Alaska?"
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| | 1948 and George Wallace in 1968."
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| It has been a long time since I have
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| | "It seems to me that at present, the
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| posed a question using so many words.
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| | roles of both parties with respect to
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| Reminds me of those White House reporters
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| | economic policies are pretty much the
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| and others that take about 20 minutes to
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| | same as they always have been.. The good
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| pose the question that by the time they
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| | thing is that their love for the country
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| are through asking, everyone has
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| | is real. They might disagree on some
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| forgotten why they are there and it is
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| | issues but they generally in agreement
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| lunchtime. The Professor noticed it and
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| | issues such as strong national defense;
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| smiled as he sentenced:
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| | good education for our children and high
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| "Think of it as the price for having the
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| | standards of excellence in government."
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| kind of freedoms we enjoy; in theory
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| | The Professor smiled and said:
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| those freedoms encourage you to create
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| | "One thing we must not ignore is that all
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| whatever comforts, whether abstract or
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| | the political currents and domestic and
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| material, suit you. In a nutshell I can
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| | foreign policies in government are
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| assure you that behind every one of those
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| | affected by the fellow driving the cart."
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| labels there is a personal agenda,
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| | "So, Professor, we are at a moment when
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| personal interests and occasionally an
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| | policies are vague, visions do not exist
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| honest concern for the rest of the herd"
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| | and problems abound in almost every area
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| "You'll have to explain such lofty
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| | of life in the country, beginning with
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| descriptions to me. It is too early in
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| | Immigration, Health Care, increased
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| the morning for me to operate on all
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| | threats from other countries, invented
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| cylinders"
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| | wars and poor relations with other
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| "Fine but first let us have breakfast" At
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| | countries. What should be done?"
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| that precise moment Antoine, the
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| | He replied: "You know what Perry Mason
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| professor's valet and operations manager,
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| | said?"
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| appeared to announce that breakfast was
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| | I didn't. He answered:
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| ready.
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| | "The culprit is not always the valet.
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| Once seated at the tempting breakfast
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| | Look for him under the roof of a big
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| table, the Professor continued:
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| | White House!
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| "If we look at history we find that the
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