Does anyone remember the Golden Age of politics?
820193
I wasn't alive during Lincoln's presidency : )
800606
They are in denial and that's what they should be ashamed of.  The fifties were the best decade, and since 1973, real wages adjusted for inflation have declined every decade since then.  The only exception might be the first 6 years of Clinton.  People who rant on about how great the economy was in the 80s probably didn't realize that most places had unemployment rates well above 8% for his first 6 years.
287234
Well it was basically a decade of the rise of republicanism. It was where not much progress happened. IT kinda stagnated. It was dominated by scandals as well such as the teapot dome scandal. At the end, it was when the depression started.
1039607
I'm insanely interested in politics, but I've never aligned myself to one party or the other. The ideology behind politics is amazing to me, but to blindly follow ANYTHING in this world today is asinine to me.
76921
I wasn't gonna answer this question, but the more I thought about it, I figured I may as well.  I think the 80s were.  Well.. no... maybe the 60s.  AW HELL I don't like this question.  I say the 60s for breaking down the racial wall.  (Not that they were fun times, at all, but the strength of those fighting was amazing and did wonders for society today).  But in the 80s we realized that we are a united country that can fight for hunger and sickness. Remember when AIDS came out?? Suddenly musicians took a stand to do more with their money than spend it on parachute pants and cases of hairspray. It was a time when the nation came together with Hands Across America and Live Aid, etc etc etc.  Kids in my school started focusing on world news, instead of highschool ball scores. We had presidents shot at, a Beatle was murdered, space shuttles exploded, Russia toke their finger off the button, gays and lesbians were coming out all over the place and fighting for their equallity.  Microwaves became a household product. Didn't viagra hit the market in the late 80s? lol  It was a year of eye opening things. Maybe not a technological boom, as much as a psychological boom.  Shrinks were less shunned upon. Divorces were no longer taboo. Massive hurricanes hit the coast, and I personally saw neighborhoods becoming one family- taking care of each other like none before.  Limits were being put on music and euthanasia issues hit the scene when a girl named Teri Shaivo was in coma, and her parents wanted to keep her alive, while her husband wanted to pull the plug.  Walls fell in Germany. The 80s really influenced the way I saw the world.  It seemed almost like the decade pulled many countries closer together so our people and their people could hug. I'm not sure what happened in the 90s, and I'm not so sure the 2000-2010 decade will be much better.
1007752
Corruption and extreamly old politicians
954190
I think if that happens, we will have Republican Presidents from 2012 until 2048, maybe longer.  But I know a lot of rich people who miss the Carter years, T-Bills were paying 20% and mortgage rates were 16%.  Great if you have money to invest.
544629
Have we entered some time-warp back to the 80s?
918678
It felt like spring after a very long winter. Like the renaissance after the dark ages. The 2006 mid-terms gave me back hope for my country. After 12 years of domination by right wing religious conservative zealots, we are back to sanity.\nNow we can get to work on our problems at home and regain our respect in the world.\nYippee!!!
521640
Some say that it was based on the politics of the time.  They would argue that the characters were all common themes in the editorial cartoons of the previous decade.
522610
C E L E B R A T E Good Times Come On!\none can only hope, but things can turn on a dime in politics, and the sun doesn't shine on the same dogs a*s everyday.
1111711
I hope so, i love the 80s, although i was born in the 90s, thats what happen when people in ur fam tell u about things lol.
435642
How quickly we forget. Yes, this has happened many times in the last century.\n\nFrom 1993-1995, in President Clinton's first term, Demcrats held a commanding majority in the House and a very slim majority in the Senate. During that Congress, the Republican majority (according to the Wall Street Journal) set a record for the most fillibusters staged in a two-year period.\n\nFrom 1977-1981, during President Carter's entire term, the Democrats held commanding majorities in both houses. Because of in-fighting, the Congress was reduced to ineffectiveness.\n\nFrom 1961-1969, during the shortened term of President Kennedy followed by the full term of President Johnson, Democrats held majorities in both Houses.\n\nFrom 1933-1949, during the terms of President Roosevelt and President Truman, Democrats held majorities in both Houses. In 1949, Republicans took control of the House of Representatives but not the Senate. From 1951-1953, during President Truman's second term, Democrats held majorities in both Houses.\n\nThis is why, when the Gingrich Revolution took control of the Senate and the House in 1995, Conservatives were able to say they were coming back to power in the House for the first time in over forty years.
89785
nah...\n\nPeople have been complaining that the current generation is worse than the past ones literally since Aristotle. Times changes, as do attitudes and fads. Sometimes the old folks (and that would probaby include me at 44) sometimes don't keep up with it and have a lot of nostalgia for what they *think* was there youth.
827465
Now your talking! A political renaissance is already underway. It will not be lead by the pundits or party leaders. Like most revolutions it will start in backyards, taverns and bedrooms. Welcome aboard!
894259
Probably true..wasn't everyone there back in the day!?! haha
996315
"It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first." \n\n- Ronald Reagan \n\nHillary fits in both