Codevilla claims that the Republicans are the permanent minority in the ruling class which is naturally aligned with the Democrats.
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Codevilla quotes former Soviet ruler Mikhail Gorbachev's retelling of a conversation he reportedly had with the vice president Bush about then president Ronald Reagan.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Israel's ruling class
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Angelo Codevilla describes the divide between those who run the US - the politicians, bureaucrats and policy establishment - and the rest of the country.