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20. Do you remember when Bush / Cheney ran as "Compassionate Conservatives"?

Sat Dec 27, 2025, 09:06 PM

5 hrs ago

They somehow back then did not want to seen as part of the Goldwater wing of the party. That kind of talk now will get them demoted to lavatory page.

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Even Cal Thomas is seeing the light! Diamond_Dog 8 hrs ago #1

Astounding development! Paladin 7 hrs ago #5

It's about time samplegirl 8 hrs ago #3

Cal's still living? czarjak 7 hrs ago #6

Seriously; how old is that fossil? Chasstev365 7 hrs ago #7

Stone-Aged? czarjak 3 hrs ago #27

Surprise here also. He was old 40 years ago yonder 6 hrs ago #17

He ditched the 'stache sometime before then Polybius 5 hrs ago #22

He used to be in our local paper's editorial page. czarjak 3 hrs ago #26

Ours too. Don't remember him past '85-90 thereabouts. yonder 3 hrs ago #28

So Cal has a problem with naming stuff, but destroying people is ok? Raven123 6 hrs ago #8

In my house we take our blessing at face value. JohnnyRingo 6 hrs ago #18

Heh, a name I haven't heard in a long time. electric_blue68 6 hrs ago #9

Do you remember when Bush / Cheney ran as "Compassionate Conservatives"? JohnnyRingo 5 hrs ago #20

Is that a voice from the grave?? lastlib 6 hrs ago #12

Not so fast Cirsium 6 hrs ago #13

hear, hear Cirsium 2 hrs ago #29

All the utterly despicable things that TSF has done... WestMichRad 6 hrs ago #15

Is he still on TV? progressoid 6 hrs ago #19

i think it meant democrats said Congress must approve..... JohnnyRingo 3 hrs ago #25

Yikes. LudwigPastorius 1 hr ago #30