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December 31, 2016

One Year Ago Today

David French (later to become, briefly, the #NeverTrump candidate) begins his year of deep beclownment with New Year 2016 — Predictions

America will follow its first black president with its first Latino president, and the media will be anguished. When Marco Rubio or Ted Cruz wins a convincing election-night victory, don’t expect the media to gush about a new era in American politics or the next great milestone in American inclusiveness. Instead, expect rending of garments and gnashing of teeth — with much hand-wringing that America is “going backward” into a “new era of intolerance.” Progressive politics trumps identity every time.

Posted by gerardvanderleun at December 31, 2016 6:25 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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How could so many gurus be so wrong about so much so much of the time?

Posted by: BillH at December 31, 2016 7:35 AM

French got the resulting anguish exactly right.

Posted by: Sam L. at December 31, 2016 8:18 AM

"Progressive politics trumps identity every time."
Should read, " Trump tramples Progressive identity poltroonery every time, eventually."
Progressives? Moreso a

Posted by: Howard Nelson at December 31, 2016 8:23 AM

.Continuing -- Progressives? More so, Regressives patting themselves on their backsides thereby bruising all four cheeks simultaneously.

Posted by: Howard Nelson at December 31, 2016 8:36 AM

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