tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851395.post3534848112799660880..comments2023-09-09T11:56:04.929-07:00Comments on Pascal Fervor: Our Reform DilemmaPascalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00303025432356543062noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851395.post-35411287739425432272007-07-22T17:52:00.000-07:002007-07-22T17:52:00.000-07:00As far as the GOP falling into mediocrity as of la...As far as the GOP falling into mediocrity as of late; no, it doesn't have anything with them getting fat and happy after winning and keeping Congress for over a decade. It has to do with not having a valid, worthy opponent to compete against. Analogy: US cars were built like trash until Japanese imports forced them to likewise improve their cars' quality and durability, to where you now have 100,000 mile American cars, when you'd be glad to get 30,000 miles out of one in 1975.<BR/><BR/>The Democrats went downhill after Watergate when the GOP was wondering about surviving, and the Dems couldn't lose a race. The Dems imploded not from 30 years of governing, it was from having no opponent after 1974 (what else explains Jimmy Carter?), until Reagan revived the GOP.<BR/><BR/>The GOP can be what it is today because they're the lesser of two evils, not the better of two valid choices. As long as the Dems stink, they can afford to stink just one iota less.mtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12294031238176400267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851395.post-7279481672530865822007-07-22T04:27:00.000-07:002007-07-22T04:27:00.000-07:00Everyone wants a hero. Trouble is, heroism is diff...Everyone wants a hero. Trouble is, heroism is different for different people. And about that hamartia- yeah, you're probably right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com