Monday, July 07, 2008

Old, Loyal Democrats

I've been harping on this Reagan/Clinton Democrat stuff for a while. The two groups are not the same. Examine the following post for a thorough analysis.

Anglachel's Journal--"Classification": "...In partial answer to a comment on the last post, Clinton Democrats are not simply Reagan Democrats, though Reagan Democrats were brought back to the party by Bill and even more by Hillary, joining the majority of Democrats who support the Clintons. Clinton Democrats can be defined as people who understand and approve of using the powers of government to make ordinary lives better and to defend the citizenry from forces and powers outside their control - from catastrophic illness to economic crisis to attacks upon the nation. It is a mode of public service that is very bread-and-butter oriented, efficient rather than elegant..."

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