Republicunt Nirvana

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I love how every time the Republicans go down in flames (the Bush II years, McCain's/Romney's ass-kickings), the immediate cry is, "Oh, forget about it; that's the past," even as they ritually intone Saint Reagan every chance they get. <SNIP>

Since CC was responding to me, I feel compelled to point something out: this is one person who does not invoke Reagan at all. As I said, the past is the past, and while we can learn from the past, I don't want to relive it. I couldn't give two fucks about Reagan because I was 8 years old when he left office. All I care about is what happens today and tomorrow.

Btw, I didn't vote for Mitt or Obama, I marked the 'X' for Gary Johnson.

Fair enough. When one paints with too broad a brush, one will always find exceptions. I wish there were more young conservatives/libertarians who also didn't give two fucks about Reagan, but the ones I tend to meet still invoke his name (something like a religious meme passed from parent to child). And my point is, he's the only one from the GOP's past forty years they care to mention. Every other failed administration, every dismal candidate, every fuck up, every scandal is efficiently fed through the party's amnesia hopper until all that's left is the delusion that it's still 1984 and morning in America -- or should be again.