What Is It They Say About Learning from History?

Is the only thing we can learn from history, is that we don't learn from history . . . ? Now, as we all know, a good conspiracy theorist will continue to accumulate evidence and "recognize" the signs in order to build their theory. I don't like to call myself a conspiracy theorist, but I am still thinking the Republicans are open to "throwing the election." And here's my latest evidence. Remember the Nixon years? It was the anti-establishment and war protesters against the capitalist establishment. The difference, so far is terminology. The anti-establishment war protesters are "liberals" and the capitalist establishment is, as always, conservative. I have to make mention of something one of the republican candidates said, though. I find it just priceless, and quite unique to his party. Mike Huckabee said he is conservative, but he's not angry about it! I find that refreshing, but back to my theory. Although everyone chooses to blame the Carter years for inflation, I happen to remember the gasoline "situation" through the republican White House. I remember noticing that the price of gasoline increased dramatically, the year I got my driver's license, which was 1974, the same year Watergate concluded. And we had two more years of a republican White House that nobody elected. Remember, a hand picked vice president was decided, not elected, then when Mr. Nixon resigned, less than a year later, we had a President that was chosen, not elected. Of course, we know, that's not what happened in 2000 . . . And if we consider who the anti-establishment and establishment are, we will find it is pretty much the same group of people, respectively. The establishment are now living off of their capitalistic investments and our taxes, and the anti-establishment for the most part are still the boomers, and as usual are dismissed as big uncooperative, anti-patriotic noise, that deserves no respect. Not to say that some boomers didn't go ahead and embrace the establishment . . . the present and most recent past President come to mind. But the republicans have now realized, the party is lagging in support of the present White House, much in the same way as through the Nixon, Vietnam years. As a matter of fact, President Bush's approval rating is not much more than Mr. Nixon's was, when he resigned from office, so the GOP has to be considering something. If they are looking at history, then maybe a one termer from the other party will cinch the 2012 election and hold the control for a good number of years to come. I still realize with the potential for Hillary to be in the White House, Corporate America will still be in control, so technically the same people will run things that are doing so now, but the "libs" will be the fall guys. Look how many years later, the pundits are still trashing Jimmy Carter. Consumer products were already outrageous in 1977. Now, that we are facing recession and inflation, and foreclosure, it's called a natural cycle in the American economy . . . it sure wasn't called that in 1979. It was called out of control inflation and it was all Jimmy's fault. I, personally, think the GOP has done their homework. They can let the White House go for a term and feather their nests with investments through the low stock market trend, and enjoy the connections with oil cartels, and then the White House will be a shoo-in in the next election. It won't matter who they run, Hillary will make everybody mad. She did before and she didn't even have the office. And maybe it won't be Hillary, but we do all know, the promises we are hearing from the democrat camp cannot come to pass in the manner in which they are promised. There is no way to clean up all that has been done, and balance all that has been spent since January 2001. The republicans don't want in this time, I'm just sure of it. If the republicans sit one term out, perhaps that will give the party time to get the blame shifted back where they want it. Last I read, Giuliani hadn't spent a dime or bothered with Iowa, Fred Thompson was given a huge build up, and it's been more like just another presence. Mitt Romney is spending money like he's got it, oh that's right, he does, but I don't think his religion will garner the republican base, and the rest, well, they are getting just a little more press than I am, and I am not running for President.
Have mercy on me, O Lord; for my cry goes up to you all the day. a Psalm from Holy Scripture