Uncle Jaque -- that's an impressive list, and beyond my scope of verification, but I'm sure there's someone here who could argue the other side of your assertions. And it stops in 1965 (except for that last item on Prop. 209).

I'm sure you'll agree that the Republican party has seen a major change since 1965, most notably during the Nixon/Reagan years. That's
when, it looks to my untrained eye, the groundwork was laid for what the Repubs are today. And today IS what I'm talking about.

Granted -- and Catspaw is absolutely right here -- there are scumbag career profiteers and bigots in both parties, and dishonest posturing seems de rigeur for most. And the Dems, who are supposed to be "in opposition", let the Bush juggernaut roll all over them every chance they get.

But hey, I'm bitching about the ones that are in power. Isn't that what dissent is all about?

Cheers,
Michael