Vanilla

dys- Well, ya can't have everything. The operative word here is "moderate". At least we got rid of some of the more strident radical righties!

Seriously though, I think that the new Congress will be more concerned with the here and now, and not the "hereafter" that was so prevalent in the recent past. Hopefully, the new group of legislators will know the difference between behavior that is appropriate in running a country, and personal religious beliefs!!!

And Phoenix, the lady Diane says Hi.

while voting in the western fiscal (Goldwater) conservatives as well as more social liberals (FDR) democrats.

dyslexia wrote:

while voting in the western fiscal (Goldwater) conservatives as well as more social liberals (FDR) democrats.

(Followers of) Goldwater and FDR??

What in heavens name would the two even ever agree on??

Imagine FDR and Goldwater (or an FDR-ite and a Goldwaterian) trying to agree on any kind of economic policy, or on education or employment or public investment or welfare or..

Seriously though, I think that the new Congress will be more concerned with the here and now, and not the "hereafter" that was so prevalent in the recent past.