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Otherwise, Who Would Think Bush Is Ridiculous?

The Daily Show and now Steven Colbert have taught a generation of college students that Republicans are ridiculous, absurd, hopelessly past it. And their work has had an effect: today’s 20-somethings are more Democratic than any equivalent cohort since World War II. ~David Frum Don’t give the comedians too much credit.  I’ll wager Mr. Bush […]

The Daily Show and now Steven Colbert have taught a generation of college students that Republicans are ridiculous, absurd, hopelessly past it. And their work has had an effect: today’s 20-somethings are more Democratic than any equivalent cohort since World War II. ~David Frum

Don’t give the comedians too much credit.  I’ll wager Mr. Bush has done the lion’s share of the work in scaring off the next generation from the Republican Party, and he deserves acknowledgement for that accomplishment.  It’s not every day that a politician ensures the defeat of his party in the present and the future as well as Mr. Bush has.

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