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| − | It's time; in fact, we have only three days left to identify '''the top ten [[conservatives]] of the decade'''. | + | It's time; in fact, we have only three days left to identify '''the top ten [[conservatives]] of the decade'''. The criterion would presumably be the best and longest lasting influence. For example, [[Ronald Reagan]] would be a leading candidate for "conservative of the decade" of the 1980s. |
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| | The [[best of the public]] is welcome in this list of nominations: | | The [[best of the public]] is welcome in this list of nominations: |
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| | (add more, or suggest ranking; maybe we should name a "Conservative of the Year" also) | | (add more, or suggest ranking; maybe we should name a "Conservative of the Year" also) |
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| − | The criterion would presumably be the greatest and longest lasting influence. For example, [[Ronald Reagan]] would be a leading candidate for "conservative of the decade" of the 1980s.
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| | == Quotes of the Decade == | | == Quotes of the Decade == |
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| | *"You know babies have finger nails!" (reference to an unborn child in the movie ''Juno'') | | *"You know babies have finger nails!" (reference to an unborn child in the movie ''Juno'') |
| | *"from my cold, dead hands" (Charlton Heston in 2000 dramatically referring to the only way [[liberal]]s could take his rifle from him) | | *"from my cold, dead hands" (Charlton Heston in 2000 dramatically referring to the only way [[liberal]]s could take his rifle from him) |
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| | + | == Story of the Decade == |
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| | + | *The taking, for the benefit of a corporation and higher tax revenue, of the long-held homes of Susanne Kelo and others in New London, Connecticut, decided against the homeowners by a 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court. Forcibly ousted and their homes destroyed, the residents moved elsewhere at great disruption to their lives. Then, four years later, Pfizer [[Kelo v. New London|abandoned the project]] for its own reasons, leaving a useless eyesore in the wreckage. |
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| | [[Category:Essays]] | | [[Category:Essays]] |