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It's 1968 Revisited, And It's Not The Liberals' Year

Tony Sachs | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics

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Tony Sachs

To elect a far-left liberal in 2008 would be like Reagan getting elected in 1968, or FDR in 1924. The country simply isn't ready yet. The liberals' time will come again -- just not this year.

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Liberal Principles II: People Are Political Animals

Linda Hirshman | Posted 07.09.2008 | Politics

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Linda Hirshman

Like the centrism that fueled the Clinton years, minimalism is a philosophy for losers. Democrats were sure losers in those years, so they were probably well-served by a philosophy for losers.

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Liberal Principles

Linda Hirshman | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics

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Linda Hirshman

Liberals have a path out of Egypt. But if our principles are still unbaked or minimalized, it will be another long trip. As the warthog said in The Lion King, "Put your behind in the past."

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