[geeks] I just saw...

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Patrick Giagnocavo wrote:
> On Nov 8, 2006, at 4:55 PM, Brooke Gravitt wrote:
>> (John Lewis)  "On November 7th we face the most dangerous situation we
>> ever have.  If you think fighting off dogs and water hoses in the
>> sixties was bad, imagine if we sit idly by and let the right-wing
>> Republicans take control of the Fulton County Commission."
>>
> 
> President Lincoln - Republican.
> 
> 1964 Civil Rights Act - passed by Republican.  Prominent Democrats at 
> the time voted against it.
> 
> First Black US Senator - a Republican.  In 1870.
> 
> etc. etc.
> 
> This is why as the K-12 US education system declines, more Demogogues 
> ^H^H^H^H^H crats are able to get away with outrageous statements.

The Republicans used to be the liberal of the two parties.  That has 
reversed.  Look at the career of Strom Thurmond.

Peace...  Sridhar