Paraphrased:
"Thou Shalt Nots have been in steady decline. I can't think of one social standard that is stricter than it was."

OK, John. I do understand now. I always did know what you meant but my mind didn't wrap around it properly. Sorry.

By the way, does anyone have a guesstimate on who will be nominated next? Will it be a woman, you think? Hispanic male? In other words, will Bush stay within the symbolic token spectrum?