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The Enemies He Made

From Born Fighting by James Webb:

"...[He] represented the best which the new West could breed in the way of capable and self-reliant individualism, and the backwoodsmen loved him for the enemies he made, and backed him loudly in his fight against the aristocratic East."

The quote refers to Andrew Jackson but reminded me a great deal of Dubya, especially in the aught-four election.

Perhaps most frightening to the Eastern blue-nosed socialists is just how out-numbered they are, now that the Web has given an outlet for all those formerly-bottled-up voices.

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