re: #194 HappyWarrior

I do wonder if the decline in that mentality stems from there are no WWII vets left in elected office.

imo newt let the genie out of the bottle
there was no putting it back - in the house anyway

he crushed the idea that there were two sets of value systems, each of which is in some way valid
he destroyed the notion that dems were basically well-intentioned people who see the world differently

by running roughshod, he made it tribal

the hastert rule sealed it - what an assinine concept, except to protect power
mcconnel just continued along