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Posted: Sep 12, 2012
First let me say I am neither Republican nor Democrat. I have never had an interest in politics, but this election is so important, I felt I had to take it upon myself to become more knowledgeable. Every person I have talked to is either a Republican or a Democrat, and it seems that they only hear what they want to hear. They are so entrenched in their own affiliation that they don't even want to discuss that maybe the other party could be even partly right about even one issue! This attitude was prevalent in every single person I talked to. These are nice people! My friends, neighbors, and family! Since they all seemed so biased and closed-mined (as is the case of most of the postings I have read here), I did my own non-biased research. The following opinion is just based on my own attempt in trying to understand which would be better NOT for Republicans, NOT for Democrats, but for the country as a whole. The economy is in such a mess, I don't even know if it is salvagable, but to me it seems the logical first step is to STOP OFFSHORING! This brings me to my first question. How could any MT, or anyone posting on this board for that matter, support the Republicans on this issue? I'm not trying to rile anyone up, I am truly interested in comments from Republicans as to how they could defend these actions? Just google Bring Home Jobs Act to see how they blocked passage of this bill. Or access this article. http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/164729556.html?viewAll=y In a nutshell, based on my research, it seems that Republican leaders push for policies that help big business and wealthy people, their own self-interest in their investments in order to make even more money, BUT any improvement in their situation does NOT trickle down to help average people. It seems they try to rein in the support of working-class people through fear-mongering about social issues like gun control and religion and "family values." Family values to Republicans is all religion-based, and religion DOES NOT BELONG in politics! What would REALLY help families, like raising the minimum wage, universal health care, universal maternity/paternity leave, the Dream Act, etc, are things that Republicans oppose because they think it's too much government intervention. Their idea of "family values" focuses on things government should stay out of, like abortion rights and gay rights. On the other hand, it seems Democratic leaders push for policies that help everyday people with everyday struggles. My next question is, so what if someone is a Mormon or a Muslim or a Christian or a Jew, or whatever? What does that have to do with anything? Really, I'm being serious. I just don't get it. What does religion have to do with politics and with what's best for the country and for every single citizen? Again, this is only my opinion, the conclusion of a politically naive person looking for answers. ;
I'll give it a swing. First, conservatives tend to share - certain basic characteristics. SM
[ In Reply To ..]1. Resistance to change/desire to hold onto established ways.
2. Desire for conformity, not only their own but in the community around them.
3. Comfort with inequality, for others AND for themselves.
Put these together and you get people concerned about the wellbeing of the traditional established power class, our traditional, established leading families. We've seen 30 years of conservatives arguing for the need to remove laws that protect the lower and middle classes from the wealthy, arguing that taxing wealthy people more than others is unfair, comfortable with more and more of our national wealth going into the pockets of a few. This continued right up until the housing crash and Great Recession when they finally came to realize they were getting screwed big time (where we are now).
These are people who've always believed they and wealthy conservatives were on the same team--the conservative team--and most haven't yet faced the unsettling, change-demanding truth yet. They ARE angry and busy swinging at all the old conventional "enemies," though. Like anyone who isn't one of them.
Morality for conservatives tends to be communal, strongly affected by whether something is seen as good for the health and stability of the community. So, for instance, you get outrage at vulgar language on TV.
(You didn't ask about liberals, but they tend to be more open to change; egalitarian and resistant to establishment of institutionalized inequality/neither comfy with kissing up or kicking down; and more comfortable with noncomformity/mixed society. Morality tends to be individualistist--almost everything's okay as long as it doesn't hurt anyone. Appearing more like a recipe for chaos compared to conservative ways.)
Second, religion and politics. Well, just for an example, we are seeing in our country right now a spreading wave of a dominionism philosophy, a belief among many people that this is "God's" chosen country and it's their duty to establish his rule here in the United States. Some Christian churches are specifically dominionist, but this philosophy has been infiltrating many of our large, established churches and becoming integrated into their beliefs. As you can imagine, the more conservative and fundamentalist the congregation (fundamentalism--based on the belief that the Bible is the actual word of God), the more likely it is to be influenced by Dominionism. Many would be shocked at the idea of actual revolution at this point because it has not been presented in most churches in that way; others, however, are committed to just that.
How does this relate to current politics? Well, a number of people who've been running for public office at all levels (and winning in a bunch of cases) have ties to Dominionism activists, on the presidential level including Sarah Palin, Rick Perry, and Michelle Bachman. Did you listen to Rick Santorum, candidate for President? He is a Catholic; I searched the web for a connection to Dominionism activists after listening to many speeches that clearly suggest that to me and didn't find any. I have no doubt whatsoever from his own words, however, that he believes in establishing his own beliefs as an official religion in this country. These were all candidates for President of the United States, well funded by people and groups who these days can remain anonymous.
STILL wondering if this really relates to politics? Ask the people of Iran, perhaps the wealthiest, best educated, and most advanced and modern society in the Middle East--before religion joined with politics to persuade enough citizens to change everything. Consider that the people of Germany actually voted to cancel their constitution and replace their republic with a dictatorship. We can do the very same here if we choose and replace our republic with a theocracy.
Too extreme to seem real? Right now, then, now about the national law so many are fighting for to institutionalize the belief that life begins at conception? And how would we apply it? Imprisoning girls for murder after an abortion seems inevitable. But how about the same for a woman who went skiing at 5 or 6 months and ended up causing a miscarriage of the citizen she was carrying? This is an intersection of religion and politics.
thank you so much - for your well-thought-out answer
[ In Reply To ..]I think you have condensed the parties into very understandable language for me. I live in TN and I am truly baffled by the Bible Belt thinking here. It seems everyone is a die-hard Republican but they really don't understand what that means, they're just holding onto their Bibles and being herded like sheep. I admire their faith but don't understand why they are so resistant to change. I gather that you are not a Republican, and I would still like to hear a Republican's viewpoint to explain why they think the way they do. I am interested in all sides of the story. The time is coming to make a decision! Thanks again from the OP
Ah, busted. :) I'm in rural Georgia and we share the - same neighbors. I would also love to
[ In Reply To ..]read other thoughtful answers.
Alabama here - really scary!
[ In Reply To ..]Last election, my 14-year-old neighbor boy told me that if Obama was elected, he was going to take away everyone's Bibles. I'm not kidding! He actually believed that. I was stunned when he said that, because I thought he was a very bright boy, straight A's in school (Christian school). Apparently he was never taught to think for himself, which I find really scary for our future.
Welcome to TN.....sm - JTBB
[ In Reply To ..]Main issues in TN from what I see are:
Dems don't show up at the polls. I think they have a good case of "we can't win anyway." We have a huge population of older traditional pub voters who are there on time, every time. TN allows cross party voting. What this means is that for example, in the democratic primary (but mostly used on a local scale), pubs can cast votes for the worst dem candidate (as in the one they will have the best chance of beating). Local elections (and even state wide) are absolutely cut throat. Harold Ford (a young black democrat) ran here several years back, and they slaughtered him with negative ads.
Beyond that, we have a state full of gun totin', bible thumpin' bad arses who are terrified of any change. I honestly don't get it either. This is a state that said...oh no...we don't need Medicaid..just give us the money and we'll take care of it. Have you heard of TennCare yet? Yeah if it's not broke already, it soon will be. They've been dropping folks like flies ever since they did that. But...those folks affected by that don't vote.
I would really like to see more influence from the national dem party here to get things going. In the meantime, just think of yourself as a shiny blue dot in a really red state.
You ask good questions - sm
[ In Reply To ..]I'd like to hear from both sides, too. It would be most helpful to hear from a Democrat what Democrats believe, and from a Republican what Republicans believe. Having a Democrat explain their version of what Republicans believe, and vice versa, is a editorialized definition slanted in favor of their own partyl.
I just have to say - anon
[ In Reply To ..]...that I'm enjoying the reasoned and well-thought-out responses so far in this thread. No one has demonized the other side, as happens so often on this board.
I am an Independent. I have voted for Democrats and Republicans in the past, but it seems as though the Republican party has taken a hard turn to the right and is putting forth fringe candidates with some really radical views,including many who seem to think a theocracy would be just fine and dandy. I shudder to think what life would be like in this country should that happen.
Here is my opinion - Independent
[ In Reply To ..]I too am neither democrat or republican. In my voting years I've voted for 5 republican presidents, 6 democrat presidents, and one time didn't vote at all because I didn't believe in either candidate. Everyone I talk to to is either hard one way or the other, and boy are some of them stubborn. Most of them do not want to listen or read anything the opposing side has to say. They call them liars and brainwashers and think that nothing they ever will say will be the truth so they have no interest in listening. I guess my family is also mind readers too since they know what they are going to say before we tell her what the issue is that we are talking about. LOL. I myself am strong set in my beliefs but not to the point that I won't listen. I'm liberal on some issues like abortion, gay marriage, religion, but conservative on other issues like security, healthcare, military, etc. I don't know what way I fall on the issue of the war except that I wish there were none, but I believe if people who protest the war under a republican present (or democrat president) then you should protest the same war under a democrat (or republican) president. (P.S. Whatever happened to Cindy Sheehan?)
I do not have TV, so therefore I do not listen to any news stations. Since I work all the time, my TV is for movies, not listening to people opinions pushing them off as though they are fact. Even when I did have TV I just listened to my local news for stuff going on in the area. I just never trusted any of the news stations because too many times I would see them tell lies and learned I could not trust anything they said.
What I do read are a variety of websites and newspaper. Maybe half and half to get a good balance, and then if I read something I will check more sources to verify if it's really true. And sometimes I'll read something on some bizarre website, then a few days later will read it in the news and I laugh about that.
When any poster posts the question "how could any MT" this or that, it makes me wonder. Each one of us is different and each one of us feels differently about issues. So that is how any MT could this or that (whatever be the issue).
As for outsourcing of jobs. It has been going on under both democrats and republicans. It is not one party is doing it and the other party is not. I had to Google many different things to find out if republicans blocked it, why are republicans for offshoring jobs, and all that. Page after page after page of articles. For every 10 liberal written articles I would find one conservative article. Most of the liberal articles include name calling and demonizing the other side.
So, I wanted to know why they blocked it and this is what I found:
Republicans were considering supporting the insourcing bill until Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said he wouldn't include any GOP amendments.
There is always a reason behind everything. Republicans just don't do thing because they want to hurt America. If they don't vote for something or vote for something there is a reason behind it. I have never agreed with Harry Reid on issues he talks about. I think he is wrong on many of the issues. Therefore if he was pulling a "if a republican introduces something I won't vote for it before I even know what it is" then I will side with the decisions of the republicans.
Under this administration I have not seen anything change as for offshoring jobs. Every side blames the other side and never takes responsibility for their parties mistakes.
As for someones religion, I'll just say this...I DON'T CARE!!! (Sorry, didn't mean to yell at you, but I'm sick and tired of people demonizing someone elses religion. I think making fun of someone's religion is just one of those "oh please, no tell me you didn't just say that about someone spiritual beliefs. As someone wrote, no president whether it was a democrat or a republican president has ever let their religion run the country. But I agree with you, someone's religion is has nothing to do with politics and what is best for the country. It's only being used as a tool to cut down the opponent you don't want to win, so therefore demonize his religion.
All in all I agree with some of what the democrats propose. I have always liked Dennis Kucinich. I think him to be a man of high character and interested in only what is best for the country. I think very rarely I disagree with what he says. I cannot remember anything I ever disagreed with him about. And on the same hand there are many democrats that I've never agreed with anything they've said.
As for republicans I think I probably agree with about 75% of what they say and propose and vote on. Right now off of the top of my head I cannot name one republican that I admire over the other. My DH tells me that Mitch Daniels is a very good man, but I've never heard him speak and no nothing about him so could not tell you what it is about him that I like (except my DH tells me he likes him and my DH is way more politically involved than I am). There are other republicans I don't agree with. I'm not fond of McCain, but some of the stuff I agree with.
So all in all to finish my ramblings it depends on the politician. It depends on the issue. It depends on what the outcome of something is. On all issues I will find out what it is and what it will mean for our country. Who will it benefit and who will be paying for it. Will lives be lost or will lives be saved because of it. Will other countries respect us or will other countries hate us. To answer the specific bill you brought up, no i don't want jobs outsourced. I remember it happening under Clinton and it continued on. Yes I would like it to stop and yes I would like it a simple yes/no vote without any deals being made behind it.
I wish there were no parties any more. I think the parties are here to divide the country. Most people don't hate/love a politicians ideas, they hate/love them because they are either a republican/democrat. What I wish is one day I'd wake up and read in the headline news "Parties have dissolved. This day forward politicians will be merited on their voting record and what they are or are not doing to help you.
So...those are my puny little opinions. Most of you may be surprise that my moniker I usually go by is what if.
Okay...I'll give it a try here. - Trigger Happy
[ In Reply To ..]As a conservative on some issues and more moderate on other issues, I personally feel that both parties are corrupt. If anyone in congress or the White House actually cared about where we were going, we wouldn't be in the mess that we are in. The situation we find ourselves in now has been coming for a long time but no one paid much attention until the pooh hit the fan. I myself didn't pay much attention until the pooh hit the fan.
I disagree with abortion as I myself could never do that to my unborn child. However, that is me. As long as it isn't late-term abortion, I can look the other way grudgingly. As for contraception and IVF, I have no problem with that at all. Gay marriage...I'm neither for nor against it. I'm really neutral. If it happens, it happens. I will not rally for nor protest against that issue.
As to religion, I believe in God but I'll be the first to admit I'm a bad Christian. I have church with pastor pillow and sister sheets because I'd much rather sleep in than actually get up and go. Do I believe prayer should be in school..no. I do, however, believe the Pledge should be left alone and not have "God" removed from it.
As for entitlement spending, we obviously have to do something there. I believe there is more waste and fraud going on with entitlements than we realize. I am all for helping people who truly need it and have no other choice. I, however, believe welfare tends to keep people dependent on government without really helping them better their lives and become self sufficient. That is just my opinion though.
As for taxes...I think we should let the Bush tax cuts expire. Cutting taxes does add to our deficit. I also believe tax reform is in order. Not only should the 1% pay their fair share but the 50% of Americans who pay $0 in taxes should also have to pay their fair share. Close the loopholes that EVERYONE uses in the tax code and simplify it.
As to war...nobody likes war. I think we should get out of the Middle East and stop funding to countries that hate us...but that is just me.
I think we should have term limits in congress. If we didn't have career politicians, perhaps we could get politicians in who actually give a rats behind about what is good for America and not just how to buy votes by offering us Americans stuff they can't really give us.
As to republicans focusing on big business...yes they do. It does trickle down somewhat but if I were poor...I'd probably be ticked about the slowness of that trickle. However, you can't ignore that democrats pander to unions who in term scratch their back by giving them big money. It is the same corruption...just different groups they are pandering too....in my opinion. Like the teachers in Chicago who make more $ than the average American and claim their strike for more money is really for the children. I'm not buying that. If they really cared for those children, they wouldn't have 4th graders who couldn't read. Something definitely needs to be done about our educational system but the unions don't seem to want to make it better. They want more and more money but the more money they are given, the test results are no better.
Neither party has helped the middle class much. Neither party has done much to keep jobs in the US.
I also believe that when it comes to helping those less fortunate, that should be left up to non-profit charities and not the government. I don't like the idea of the government taking more of my money and spending it where they want when they have proven time and time again that neither party is responsible with MY taxpayer dollars.
As for this election, even though Romney is pandering to the far right, the man is more of a moderate. Look at his track record. He also knows what is good for business growth and that is what are economy needs. The more businesses grow, the more our economy is stimulated without the fed printing more money for a stimulus program which in turn causes inflation and the devaluation of our dollar.
As to your comment on raising minimum wage...that really backfires in the long run. When minimum wage goes up, not only do businesses hire less people but why hire an unskilled worker at a higher price when they could just keep the skilled worker. When minimum wage goes up, the prices of everything eventually follows. So in the long run...those making minimum wage are right back where they started before the raise.
As for the Dream Act...I have mixed feelings. No..it isn't their fault that they were brought here as a young child by their parents. However, can we really afford to give these people work permits when our own citizens are struggling to find work. It is almost like taking jobs away from our own people. But that is a situation where there is no simple answer.
I'm for smaller government. As the old quote goes...and this isn't verbatim but....a government big enough to give you everything is big enough to take everything away.
As to the poster below who said republicans want to keep inequality..that is total BS. Every American citizen has a right to the American Dream. I would not begrudge anyone who worked hard and succeeded in life no matter what color or heritage they are.
I have only voted in 1 election and all I will say is that I voted for the lesser for 2 evils but was not happy with either choice.
Those are my 2 cents on many issues. I will stop rambling now as I'm sure most of you are bored to tears. lol
Wow - You said everything I would have said (if I had remembered) :-) - what if - sm
[ In Reply To ..]I agree with every point you made.
Thanks
P.S. - Not bored to tears. :-)
Some sites do side-by-side comparisons... - SK1
[ In Reply To ..]You can compare the platforms and issue stances of each party. Google "republican democrat platform comparison."
A couple I came up with quickly:
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/platforms.php
http://www.diffen.com/difference/Democrat_vs_Republican
oh for pete's sake - OP
[ In Reply To ..]Why didn't I think of that? Thank you SO MUCH! This is incredibly helpful. Perhaps you could repost it as an original posting? I'm sure others would be interested. Or maybe you already did and I just missed it. In any case, thanks again.
I'd go with #2 and skip the one that posts the platforms. - Good thing they are basically ignored by
[ In Reply To ..]the leadership. They don't commit the parties to anything and mainly serve as a way for delegates and interest groups to get their positions on a document somewhere.
I have tried to read both this years' BTW, but they're quite long; the GOP's especially made my hair stand up. Yes, I'm a moderate liberal, extremists on both sides are...extremists, but the fringies on the right are especially out in force these days --as evidenced by Speaker Boehner's having to disown the GOP platform in public, stating that no one ever reads it anyway.
If I understand it right, they did not vote on the BILL itself. - backwards typist
[ In Reply To ..]
They voted on CLOTURE. Cloture is the formal procedure that the Senate can employ to end a filibuster.
If I'm wrong, someone else will let me know, but this is the reason for the vote.
There are/were 4 bills out there on bringing the jobs home:
1. H.R.5542 : Bring Jobs Home Act
Sponsor: Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [NJ-8] (introduced 5/8/2012) Cosponsors (85) Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/8/2012 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2. H.R.6152 : Bring Jobs Home Act
Sponsor: Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [NJ-8] (introduced 7/19/2012) Cosponsors (15) Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 7/19/2012 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
3. S.2884 : Bring Jobs Home Act
Sponsor: Sen Stabenow, Debbie [MI] (introduced 5/8/2012)Cosponsors (7)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 5/8/2012 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
4. S.3364 : Bring Jobs Home Act
Sponsor: Sen Stabenow, Debbie [MI] (introduced 7/9/2012) Cosponsors (15)
Latest Major Action: 7/19/2012 Senate floor actions. Status: Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56-42. Record Vote Number: 181.
They voted on CLOTURE. Cloture is the formal procedure that the Senate can employ to end a filibuster. If I'm wrong, someone else will let me know, but that's what they voted on, not the bill itself.
There are/were 4 bills on bringing the jobs home. The last one is the one you are talking about. The rest are still in committees. I only added the summary to 2 of them because the others are almost identical.
1. H.R.5542 : Bring Jobs Home Act Sponsor: Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [NJ-8] (introduced 5/8/2012) Cosponsors (85) Committees: House Ways and Means Latest Major Action: 5/8/2012 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2. H.R.6152 : Bring Jobs Home Act Sponsor: Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [NJ-8] (introduced 7/19/2012) Cosponsors (15) Committees: House Ways and Means Latest Major Action: 7/19/2012 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) grant business taxpayers a tax credit for up to 20% of insourcing expenses incurred for eliminating a business located outside the United States and relocating it within the United States, and (2) deny a tax deduction for outsourcing expenses incurred in relocating a U.S. business outside the United States. Requires an increase in the taxpayer's employment of full-time employees in the United States in order to claim the tax credit for insourcing expenses.
Allows nonrecognition of gain in a corporate reorganization for corporations that exchange property solely for stock other than nonqualified preferred stock.
3. S.2884 : Bring Jobs Home Act Sponsor: Sen Stabenow, Debbie [MI] (introduced 5/8/2012)Cosponsors (7) Committees: Senate Finance Latest Major Action: 5/8/2012 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
4. S.3364 : Bring Jobs Home Act Sponsor: Sen Stabenow, Debbie [MI] (introduced 7/9/2012) Cosponsors (15) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) grant business taxpayers a tax credit for up to 20% of insourcing expenses incurred for eliminating a business located outside the United States and relocating it within the United States, and (2) deny a tax deduction for outsourcing expenses incurred in relocating a U.S. business outside the United States. Requires an increase in the taxpayer's employment of full-time employees in the United States in order to claim the tax credit for insourcing expenses.
Latest Major Action: 7/19/2012 Senate floor actions. Status: Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56-42. Record Vote Number: 181.
"Independent" is right when stating Reid wouldn't allow any amendments in the bill. H.R. 6152 has no amendments attached to it, nor do the other 3...yet.
As for religion...doesn't matter to most voters. They vote either by party (not acceptable to me), by what they hear in the ads or newspapers, or by researching each candidate's positions (which is the most responsible way). I have only voted straight party once or twice in my life even though I'm registered as a Republican.
Thank you! - Vintagefine
[ In Reply To ..]I can't thank you enough for giving your unbiased opinion, for doing the research, and for keeping an open mind to accept whatever you found. I am one of those who is entrenched in my democratic views; but I honestly haven't heard a reasonable argument that supports why anyone would vote against his/her own interest. If millionaires and billionaires are supporting a particular party, it's because that party is looking out for their own interests. And quite naturally if something is in the best interest of millionaires and billionaires, it could not possibly be in the best interest of everyone else. You don’t have to know what those interests are that they are fighting for at the top, all you have to know is you’re not up there at the top with them so you will not benefit. It's just commonsense to me; and I get so frustrated when people don't see it. Their strategy is to divide and conquer the peons in the middle and at the bottom so they can keep the status quo. When we are so busy clawing and scratching at each other as we fight for crumbs, it just becomes easier for them to get away with what they are trying to do… and that is to make it difficult for anyone else to succeed and horde all their “winnings” from gaming the system.
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people who hold themselves in such high regard that they feel they have the right to deny benefits to those who cannot afford health care. If you have not read the LAW, please do not start a tirade about something that you know nothing about. Hate-filled jargon that you hear on FOX is crap, a waste of time, and is what got us here in the first place. Do you not understand that in the end it is you and your children that will pay for this idiocracy. Get off your high horse ...
Trump Doesn't Understand The 1stJun 30, 2015
It will come as no surprise that Donald tRump doesn't grasp how the First Amendment works. He is, after all, a Republican candidate for President. He has filed a big lawsuit against Univision, followed by the kind of bonehead stunt that probably makes his legal team twitchy - he released a statement about it. He asserts - and this is the funny part, considering the office he unrealistically dreams of holding - that "Univision and NBC are attempting to suppress Trump’s First Amendmen ...
What The New Republican Party Can't UnderstandOct 30, 2015
I was talking to a Republican this week who, to paraphrase him, said that the Republicans have offered the country what it wants, a woman presidental candidate and one of color. NO! That is not what we want. We want candidates who are intelligent and capable. What you've offered us is incompetence and labels. It isn't important to have a woman president unless she knows the issues, as Hillary Clinton does. It most certainly doesn't help to have a person of color unles ...
I Just Don't Understand How The Dems Expect To Get Any State OutFeb 25, 2011
of the hole dug by unions when they oppose the 3 main options that have surfaced. Do they expect to wave a majic wand and it will all go away? Or do they think they have better ideas and what exactly are they? I have not heard a thing on their plans or ideas...but I really have been so sick of politicking that I haven't watched, or read, any news for the past few days. Dems are against reducing/eliminating certain state programs (60%), against reduced pay/benefits for state wor ...
Republicans Just Don't Understand Health CareNov 16, 2010
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I Don't Understand What The Clint Eastwood Thing Was All AboutAug 31, 2012
I've always liked Clint Eastwood, but his rambling speech did nothing to bring any clarity to important issues or tell us anything we don't know about Romney/Ryan. I didn't see the point. I felt sorry for him because he didn't look or sound well, but why did the planners put him in that embarrassing position. He was clearly out of place. That wasn't fair to him. It made him look incompetent trying to speak on politics and having nothing of value to say. ...
Need To Vent - Maybe I Have Been Married Too Long To Understand....Feb 27, 2014
I recently talked to a young man who got married in December 2012. They keep mentioning they never got to be newlyweds. I am sorry but i dont understand - they got a 1 week honeymoon, came home to their own apartment, then 3 months ago decided to move back in with his parents to "save money, pay off bills, and get a fresh start" Ummm you only been married 9 months - and one of you came into the relationship with bad credit - these are young people 25 and 26. Now living wi ...
The One Number That Democrats Failed To Understand.Jan 19, 2017
Democrats have been casting the Lake of Doom for answers, applying complex algorithms to the "election demographics" and have no answers. All the time, it was right in front of them, and it was a single number that is well publicized. The number? Fox News ratings. When you break down the cable news ratings by state, they almost exactly parallel the election results. People watch Fox in overwhelming numbers that crush every other channel. Democrats weren't paying attention, o ...
Helping Your Kids Understand Fascism. Dec 30, 2016
fascism is. Literally, it is a system where government runs businesses without owning them by threat of governmental force. Google and college professors like to liken it to right wing, but in this sense right wing refers to the traditional European political spectrum, not conservatism. I first explained that fascism (national socialism) is just another form of socialism. Internationalist socialists bitterly reject this idea, but it is the truth. Internationalist socialism and communis ...
Found This To Help Us Understand Wage TheftMay 24, 2015
Here is a link I found while sorting through some of my links. Hope it helps someone understand this better. It affects all of us. http://www.natlconsumersleague.org/worker-rights/148-wage-theft/523-wage-theft-qaa ...
Santorum Says John McCain Doesn't Understand TortureMay 18, 2011
If anyone in the world has thought about all of the ins and outs of torture and why Americans shouldn't do it, John McCain is the man. If anyone understands torture, he does. I don't think Rick Santorum will live that one down, politically. ...
Server Versus Account - Why Do So Many Intelligent People Not UnderstandAug 22, 2016
between a private e-mail account (protected against hacking) and a private email SERVER which had absolutely no protection from hacking. I can't believe these are reports for CNN and other top news sources that keep saying that Colin Powell had a personal e-mail account while he was Secretary of State.. yes he did - but he didn't keep his own server in the basement of his house to use for ALL his e-mail.......theres a difference ...
Tools To Help Understand The Proposed Health Care Reform BillsFeb 24, 2010
From the Kaiser Family Foundation web site: subsidy calculator Side-by-side comparisons of senate/house/president's proposals NJ ...
Romney Doesnât Understand Why You Canât Roll Down Windows On A PlaneSep 25, 2012
I do not believe Romney made this statement.Romney Doesn’t Understand Why You Can’t Roll Down Windows On A PlaneOn Monday, Mitt Romney offered a remedy to the problem that caused his wife’s airplane to land prematurely last week: Allow passengers to roll down the airplane windows. Ann Romney’s plane was grounded Friday after the main cabin filled with smoke. The small electrical fire caused no injuries, but apparently did cause the Presidential candidate to forg ...
You Might Be "extreme GOP" If: You Understand The Self-evident Truth ThatNov 08, 2015
any man or government. You understand the simple difference between right and wrong. You think the IRS has been used as a political tool by Obama. Freedom must rest upon a moral and spiritual foundation. Almost every word in the English language has been redefined by liberals to flatter themselves and slander everyone else. Behavior by the left's opponents is demonized as "extreme, rude, dramatic" etc. In other words, Saul Alinksy, blame a group and demonize them as the ones ...
"Criminal Intent": What WE Need To UnderstandJul 07, 2016
In the very first year of law school, I had 3 courses: Criminal Law, Tort Law and Contract Law. (Torts have to do with civil wrongs with respect to legal duties that one person or entity owes to another - such as the failure of a business to maintain a safe environment for customers.) Let's forget, for the moment, that INTENT IS NOT A REQUIREMENT in at least two statutes that apply to Hillary Clinton. Apparently the FBI decided a long time ago to rewrite these statutes wi ...
Spend, Spend, Spend. The Only Word O Seems To UnderstandJun 13, 2010
Now he wants another $50B for state aid to prevent "massive layoffs of teachers, firefighters, and police." The jist I get is he'll worry about how to pay for this LATER. The GOP has come up with an alternate plan which the CBO says will save $55B in the next 10 years. Do ya think it has a chance? In an aside, Steny Hoyer (D) and John Boehner (R) is on This Week. They were just talking about the oil spill. Can you tell which one is blaming Bush? "President Obama ...