Col. Crackpot wrote:
I'm telling you, we voted for an economic conservative and got LBJ with twice the Jesus. ugghhhh. But whats the alternative? higher taxes and even more spending under a Democrat? pah!
The "twice the Jesus" is mainly what I'm talking about but the special friendship the Republicans tend to have with big buisness gets on my nerves. Right now the Republican's catering to buisiness interests bothers me more than the groups the Demorcrats cater to. Most of the groups that make their homes in the Democratic party have managed to weaken their party more than the parts I don't like about the Republican party.
I should mention that I've almost never liked the Democratic party. They always seem to come across as if they think they know better than you on how to spend your money, and how to make sure your taken care of. It's one of the things I really hate about Hillary. She really came across that way during her healthcare fiasco. Still, they are a lot more interested in protecting the jobs and benefits of the average Joe than the Republicans.
I am begining to be convinced about the Republican idea of cutting taxes to help the economy but someone needs to talk to them about laying off the gass on spending. Although, it could be their spending that's fueling the economy almost as much as it is the tax cuts. I don't have any numbers on it but the government is spending an awful lot of money so that has to have an impact.
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Something wicked this way comes.
Open, locks,
Whoever knocks.
Joe wrote:On social issues yeah, I guess they're catering to the fringe. On domestic issues (with the exception of those tax cuts) I don't get why the Democrats hate Bush so much, I mean he's been implementing all their spending increases for months.
Ten letters. Two words, starting with 'P' and 'A'. I can't speak for the Democratic Party, but that's why I hate Bush's domestics.
As for Rice, do you really think it would be wise to piss off all the racist right-wingers who voted for Bush in the first place by appointing her as the heir to the Bush legacy?
What are they gonna do? Vote Democratic?
There are plenty of third-parties that cater to the extreme right and since this election is likely to be very close, that could be a killing blow for Bush. Same thing happened to Gore in 2000 with the mass of people that voted Green party and to Bush Sr. with the folks that voted for Perot.
Darth Fanboy wrote:Stravo, Im sure your dad is a wonderful human being and a normally intelligent man who has live a mostly honest and good life.
That being said, he's full of shit this one time.
Let's be clear, I never said I agreed with him, because I don't, but I just wanted to enshrine the old man's prediction just in case.
I understand, I just wanted to say he was full of shit while still being somewhat respectful
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