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Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

Tee-hee, tee-hee!

Carville's new book "40 More Years: How the Democrats Will Rule the Next Generation" is coming out tomorrow. From Amazon.com:

"Product Description
Every four years Americans hold a presidential election. Somebody wins and somebody loses. That's life. But 2008 was an anomaly. The election of President Barack Obama is about something far bigger than four or even eight years in the White House. Since 2004, Americans have been witnessing and participating in the emergence of a Democratic majority that will last not four but forty years.
To understand the emergence of a lasting Democratic majority we'll first have to spend a few moments reviewing the profound and relentless incompetence of the Bush administration -- and the pursuant collapse of the Republican Party. That means looking back at the failure of Republican ideas -- including a wholesale rejection of the myth of conservative superiority on the economy -- and holding our noses long enough to survey the gallery of truly repellent scoundrels, scandals, and screwups that the Republican Party has been responsible for over the last eight years.

After completing the unpleasant but edifying task of autopsying the Republican Party, we'll examine the underpinnings of Democratic victories in 2004, 2006, and 2008 -- and make the argument for why Democrats are going to keep winning. (Two words: young people.) In short, the Republicans are going to keep getting spanked again and again for forty more years because we're right and they're wrong, and Americans know it.

Tee-hee, tee-hee!

Yes, I know Karl Rove predicted a permanent Republican majority 3 years ago and look at them now, but he wasn't paying any attention to the cycles of American history. And yes, I know things could blow up in Obama's face, but if they do, where can the voting public go for an alternative? Mitch McConnell? (Who?) I don't think so.

For a clip of Carville talking about the book and what could go wrong, go here:
http://abcnews.go.com/thisweek and go down the right side to a little picture of Carville with the title: Republicans try to come back.

I don't care if he's literally right about the 40 years. There ain't no way I'm making it to 99 3/4 years old. I'll settle for half of that, but I'd be as happy as a pig in you-know-what if I can die knowing the Republicans will be as disgruntled as I've been for the last 40 years.

Tee-hee, tee-hee!

rollo · Joined: 10 May 2006 Location: China

I am a very devout Democrat but if we stay in power for forty year, I hope that their is a strong opposition party to keep us in check. Yet I see no hope for the Republicans for at least a decade. Conservative Republicans not neo-cons, not religious freaks need to begin organizing a new party today. The Republican party has left it's sane members in limbo. But I believe that the Democrats have the right ideas tooo steer America is a post-industrial, age in an increasingly diverse country. WE have seen what happens when those who believe jesus is coming soon and what we do doesnt matter, seize control.

Pluto · Joined: 19 Dec 2006

The Democrats' Achilles heel: Education and teachers' unions

Kuros · Joined: 27 Apr 2004

Ya-Ta,

I don't understand why this makes you happy. This kind of hubris is embarrassing.

Leslie Cheswyck · Joined: 31 May 2003 Location: University of Western Chile

bacasper · Joined: 26 Mar 2007

You are forgetting how short the American memory is. Even the fallout from Watergate lasted only one election cycle.

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

Kuros · Joined: 27 Apr 2004

dporter · Joined: 26 Apr 2009

dems vs repubs is a false paradigm that gives the illusion of choice.

in reality, the parties are simply two faces of a pro-war, pro-big business, anti-liberty monster.

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

bacasper · Joined: 26 Mar 2007

TheUrbanMyth · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Location: Retired

I guarantee that it will not take 40 years for the Republicians to come back into power. That's simply a combination of stupidity and wishful thinking talking.

Kuros · Joined: 27 Apr 2004

Axl Rose · Joined: 16 Feb 2006

ontheway · Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 6:46 am Post subject:

The Republican Party might be almost dead - hurray! But, the Democrats will only get 8 to 12 years - Obama, Obama, ?? Hillary ?? (whoever) and then ... whoosh ..... they'll be out.

Remember the Reagan, Reagan, Bush ... whoosh ... years ...

But, if the Republican Party dies, who will push the Democratic Party back into the minority where it should be ... ? Greens, Libertarians, some new alternative ... anyway, it's better to wait a little longer if that will kill the Republicans forever.

As to Carville, he's a political hack and not very bright - smarter than his favorite homeboys, the Clintons - but not very bright. His opinions have little value.