Comments | thewayne: This might explain a few things

thewayne

This might explain a few things

Jan 01, 2012 10:19

"I can't do modern politics."
- Newt Gingrich

So what politics do you do? 1890? Reconstruction? Magna Carta? I'm sure I'm not the only one eager to find out.

newt gingrich, doonesbury

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silveradept January 1 2012, 17:33:37 UTC

I think he's firmly in the camp of oligarchy, no matter which time period you're talking about. So I'd put him in pre-Triangle America, the time of the Robber Barons.

thewayne January 1 2012, 17:47:18 UTC

In a way, it seems like we've reverted back to the time of the Robber Barons, or perhaps we've come full circle.

Happy New Year, SA!

silveradept January 1 2012, 18:17:10 UTC

Happy New Year to you as well.

I think that we've just had the structures on top of the Robber Barons stripped away by the Roberts Court and conservative administration.

hafoc January 1 2012, 20:56:43 UTC

I'd go with Robber Barons and Boss Tweed and all of that. Gingrinch is, after all, kind of like the late William Magear Tweed, but without the good looks and high moral standards.

Of course Tweed's past caught up with him in the end. For his many efforts at public service he ended up as a guest of the State, being provided free room and board at the public expense. We may sincerely hope that Gingrinch is afforded the same honor, and the sooner the better.