@HeerJeet @DouthatNYT Grasping at straws, it's not very grim at all.
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@MUGGER1955@DouthatNYT I'm just fishing for an excuse to quote Alexander Cockburn's ode to Nancy Reagan as force for peace.
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@HeerJeet Who besides Laura Bush? Surely neither nor Nixon can be seen as liberal or moderating influences, no? -
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@HeerJeet The "more moderate wife" mostly seems to operate as sugarcoating of the ugliest parts of conservatism for mainstream. Too cynical?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet@DouthatNYT Nancy clearly disqualifiedThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet I'm not sure how much they've moderated---it hasn't effected judicial appointments, which have a real impact on the law.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Liberal wives have been a good PR front, but it might be better not to have anything obscuring an un-moderated conservative agendaThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet really? I could have sworn I've read pieces about GOP wives driving appeal to cultural conservatism. Classic Mean Girls dynamics.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet How so? I read your brief, one-example answers for Nixon and Reagan, but are there more? What about the Bushes?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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