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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. | *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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| + | == Looking forward == | ||
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| + | What will be the most influential trends for the next decade? here are some possibilities: | ||
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| + | :collapse of the newspapers | ||
| + | :shifts in education away from bricks-and-mortar institutions | ||
| + | :reduction in influence of "experts" | ||
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| + | (add more) | ||
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Revision as of 02:30, December 29, 2009
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.
The best of the public is welcome in this list of nominations:
Nominations
- Michele Bachman
- Sarah Palin
- John Bolton
- Antonin Scalia
- Clarence Thomas
- Samuel Alito
- John Roberts
- Ron Paul
- Joe Wilson
- John Thune
- Marco Rubio
- Hannah Giles and James O'Keefe
- supporters of Proposition 8
- homeschoolers who captured all the finalist positions in the National Bible Bee
- Sean Hannity
- Bill Oreilly
- Mike Huckabee
- Mitt Romney
- Charles H Bronson
- Art Robinson
- Charlton Heston
- Jon Voight
- Dick Cheney
- Rush Limbaugh
- Glenn Beck
- Rudy Giuliani
- Tea Party Movement
- Ann Coulter
- Michelle Malkin
- David Petraeus
- Karl Rove
- Andrew Schlafly
(add more, or suggest ranking; maybe we should name a "Conservative of the Year" also)
Quotes of the Decade
- "You lie!" (Joe Wilson about Barack Obama)
- "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 liberals could take his rifle from him)
Story of the Decade
- 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 abandoned the project for its own reasons, leaving a useless eyesore in the wreckage.
Looking forward
What will be the most influential trends for the next decade? here are some possibilities:
- collapse of the newspapers
- shifts in education away from bricks-and-mortar institutions
- reduction in influence of "experts"
(add more)