Wirt writes:
> Nevertheless, you can verify -- or at least get a sense of -- the
> underlying philosophies of current Republicanism by going to Google
> and typing in the three following phrases:
>
>      "starve the beast"
>      "the road to peace runs"
>      "war is the natural state"
>
> (with the quotes). There are numerous variations on these phrases,
> thus if you type in too much of the basic phrase, you'll filter out
> many of the better pages. Nevertheless if you were entertained by my
> explanations, you'll be thoroughly fascinated -- indeed downright
> agog -- by the neo-conservative explanations of the same ideas.

Using Google stats to make any kind of argument will specious results.  As
we all know, if one submits "miserable failure" to Google, the top four
pages are:  michaelmoore.com, GWB's Bio, Jimmy Carter's Bio and Sen.
Clinton's home page.  GoogleBombing and GoogleWashing make Google a weak
tool for making an argument.
(http://searchenginewatch.com/sereport/article.php/3296101)  If you want to
know what the Republicans stand for, go to www.rnc.org or www.whitehouse.gov
and get it directly and not second hand.

Mark W.

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