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Oldest Congress Ever May Be 'Youthenized'
The Washington Times ^
| 6/11/06
| UPI
Posted on 06/12/2006 1:51:22 PM PDT by hispanarepublicana
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Strauss and Howe wrote the book, "The Fourth Turning", which chronicles generations throughout American history, and describes how 4 different generational archetypes just keep recycling themselves. For instance, my generation, which is "Generation X", although I prefer to call it "Generation Reagan", corresponds back to the Flapper generation, if I recall. The full generational archetypes are described here: http://www.fourthturning.com/my_html/body_generations_in_history.html. The way I see it, the sooner we get the Boomers out of Congress, the better.
To: qam1
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posted on
06/12/2006 1:51:44 PM PDT
by
hispanarepublicana
(Don't fall for the soft bigotry of assuming all Hispanics are pro-amnesty. www.dontspeakforme.org)
To: hispanarepublicana
Wow, they're so desperate to get people in mind to "throw the bums out" they're actually using AGEISM.
To: hispanarepublicana
Senate: from the Latin word Senatus.......
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posted on
06/12/2006 2:01:06 PM PDT
by
Mikey_1962
(If you build it, they won't come...)
To: hispanarepublicana
I thought it said "euthanised"!!
To: Darkwolf377
Well, if you'll look at the Howe & Strausse table at the link I listed above, Generation X, which corresponds to the Flapper generation and the next one, which is the Millenial generation and corresponds to the Greatest Generation, sound like they'd be more hardworking and conservative than the Boomer generation that's there now.
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posted on
06/12/2006 2:05:10 PM PDT
by
hispanarepublicana
(Don't fall for the soft bigotry of assuming all Hispanics are pro-amnesty. www.dontspeakforme.org)
To: hispanarepublicana
... voters appear to enjoy seniority. Baloney. The true meaning of the facts here is that the power of incumbency is stronger than ever, more gerrymandered districts, more $$ backing incumbents, etc.
The US Supreme Court really blew it when they found term limit legislation to be unconstitutional.
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posted on
06/12/2006 2:05:32 PM PDT
by
WL-law
To: hispanarepublicana
The collective age of the U.S. Congress is one of the oldest in history because voters want seniority ...No, it is one of the oldest in history because incumbents are protected like never before. Over the past four election cycles, congressional incumbents have lost 4% of their races.
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posted on
06/12/2006 2:07:03 PM PDT
by
CGTRWK
To: hispanarepublicana
Hey, I'm from the metallic generation. I got silver in my hair, gold in my mouth and lead in my a$$, but I would like to see at least some of the oldsters go.
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posted on
06/12/2006 2:09:13 PM PDT
by
umgud
(FR, NASCAR & 24, way too much butt time)
To: CGTRWK; WL-law
They are all residents of Incumbistan! It's almost impossible to get bums out now, especially in the Senate.
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posted on
06/12/2006 2:09:24 PM PDT
by
Rummyfan
To: hispanarepublicana; ItsOurTimeNow; PresbyRev; tortoise; Fraulein; StoneColdGOP; Clemenza; ...
Xer Ping Ping list for the discussion of the politics and social (and sometimes nostalgic) aspects that directly effects Generation Reagan / Generation-X (Those born from 1965-1981) including all the spending previous generations (i.e. The Baby Boomers) are doing that Gen-X and Y will end up paying for.
Freep mail me to be added or dropped. See my home page for details and previous articles.
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posted on
06/12/2006 2:10:03 PM PDT
by
qam1
(There's been a huge party. All plates and the bottles are empty, all that's left is the bill to pay)
To: hispanarepublicana
Generation Reagan. Yes.
I agree...the Boomers are causing most of the problems (not just in Congress but elsewhere in the Country -Politically and Policy-wise).
We need some fresh blood (fresh ideas) in the House and Senate.
Senator Byrd will be venerated for his long years of service. YAWN. Forty-seven years of public service means the last time the man had to actually make a living in the Private Sector was during Eisenhower's Administration. He's been on Government Welfare for FORTY SEVEN YEARS!!! Not exactly something to be proud of, in my opinion.
But I guess for a liberal, that is quite an accomplishment.
To: TR Jeffersonian
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posted on
06/12/2006 2:11:49 PM PDT
by
kalee
(Send your senators the dictionary definition of "amnesty")
To: WL-law
The US Supreme Court really blew it when they found term limit legislation to be unconstitutional.
"Yeah the Supreme Court screwed up...again. Every state has the right to decide how it will give out its Congressional votes. The Constitutiona gives the reapportionment powers and so forth completely to the states. Not a word about the Feds being able to regulate it. The Constitution does set minimum requirements on Congressman, but it never says that each individual state cannot add its own additional requirements tailored to the desires of the people of the state. Let the states experiment with different methods of apportionment or restrictions on their own representatives and if they work other states can follow suit. If term limits turn out to be a bad idea then the individual states can hammer out the problems themselves.
To: hispanarepublicana
This is interesting, because Michael Savage theorized that they're on prescription drugs and that's why their so lethargic about everything.
I was thinking of senility among an "old" congress, but the average age of 60 kind of obviates that; but it might account for all the prescription medication among them.
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posted on
06/12/2006 2:34:22 PM PDT
by
RoadTest
(“Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil” –Thomas Mann)
To: umgud
"Hey, I'm from the metallic generation. I got silver in my hair, gold in my mouth and lead in my a$$, but I would like to see at least some of the oldsters go."
lets start with Robert Byrd
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posted on
06/12/2006 2:36:24 PM PDT
by
DM1
To: true_blue_texican
I believe it's called a "PLAY ON WORDS."
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posted on
06/12/2006 2:44:20 PM PDT
by
Hildy
("Whenever someone smiles at me all I see is a chimpanzee begging for its life." - Dwight Schrute)
To: hispanarepublicana
The Fourth Turning was one of the more interesting and truly prescient books I have ever read. It predicted the oncoming "great trial" of Islamofascism - simply based on the cycles of history.
Thanks for the read - as a fellow Xer, the sooner our troops move in, the better.
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posted on
06/12/2006 2:50:47 PM PDT
by
Ogie Oglethorpe
(The people have spoken...the b*stards!)
To: Ogie Oglethorpe
I need to get their new book-- "Millenials Rising".
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posted on
06/12/2006 3:00:34 PM PDT
by
hispanarepublicana
(Don't fall for the soft bigotry of assuming all Hispanics are pro-amnesty. www.dontspeakforme.org)
To: Mikey_1962; hispanarepublicana; dixie sass
Senate: from the Latin word Senatus....... Gee. And I thought is was from the Southern word Senatah!
As in:
Uhinst Hollin's.
UUUUUUUUnitid Stits Senatah!
Okay. I'll shut up now.
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posted on
06/12/2006 3:01:12 PM PDT
by
uglybiker
(Don't blame me. I didn't make you stupid.)
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