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The Real George McGovern

Leep Wrote: Oct 25, 2012 5:15 PM

There is another current Democrat who should exercise some backbone and separate herself from the ultra-leftism that has a stranglehold on a once honorable party. That is none other than current Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, wife of "centrist" Bill Clinton. She could do herself, her party and her country a monumental service by resigning in protest of the current muddled cover-up of the whole Libyan mess. It would torpedo Obama's re-election bid, save the country from the leftward spiral we are experiencing, and, should Romney fail to deliver a robust recovery, would position herself as the logical choice to right the ship of state and re-establish the perceived prosperity of her husbands 2nd term.

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rhoover Wrote: Oct 25, 2012 9:51 PM

She is in too deep her chances are slim to none. She will be tied to Libia forever.

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The Real George McGovern

"GOVERNMENT HAS BECOME so vast and impersonal," the presidential challenger asserted, "that its interests diverge more and more from the interests of ordinary citizens. For a generation and more, the government has sought to meet our needs by multiplying its bureaucracy. Washington has taken too much in taxes from Main Street, and Main Street has received too little in return. It is not necessary to centralize power in order to solve our problems."

Was that Ronald Reagan in 1980, evangelizing for smaller, less-intrusive government as he campaigned against Jimmy Carter? Was it Barry Goldwater, echoing a theme from The Conscience...

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