I'm Truly, Truly Puzzled About the Republican Party

Vinca

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Thu May-11-06 03:05 PM
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I'm Truly, Truly Puzzled About the Republican Party

What the hell has happened to their "fiscal responsibility?" I've been listening to the Senate on an off this afternoon and find it hard to reconcile what I'm hearing to what the Republican Party supposedly stands for. These people will starve Grandma to give a tax break to a millionaire (Democratic point of view) and run the deficit black hole all the way to China to pay for it (Republican point of view). How can bona fide Republicans vote Republican anymore? It boggles the mind.

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wryter2000

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Thu May-11-06 03:07 PM
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1. It does boggle the mind

There certainly was a time when Republicans supported the Constitution. They might be really bad on social programs, but they were good on civil liberties.

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C_U_L8R

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Thu May-11-06 03:08 PM
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2. Above all - republicans are liars

and they are a joke...
fiscally responsible republicans.. my ass
bwahahahha

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Cronus Protagonist

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Thu May-11-06 03:09 PM
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3. Show me a Democratic person who advocates starving Grandma

I don't think such a thing exists. Perhaps I read your post wrong? Please explain.

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Uncle Joe

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Thu May-11-06 03:42 PM
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9. I believe the O.P. was implying

that the Democratic point of view of current Republican policy is they are starving Grandma to give tax breaks to millionaires, and the normal Republican view of these Republican's policies are they have no fiscal discipline. So if you don't have the Democrats or the Republicans supporting your policies for different reasons, who could these people in power possibly be representing?

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Vinca

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Thu May-11-06 04:28 PM
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10. As a Democrat I think Republicans would starve Grandma,

Grandpa, the family newborn and Fido the dog to give the wealthy and corporations tax breaks. Their solution for reducing the budget and fiscal responsibility is slashing entitlement programs. No food for Grandma.

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bullimiami

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Thu May-11-06 03:12 PM
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4. smaller government? is the biggest, most wasteful in history

personal responsibility? is blame everyone else
govt out of our lives? is totalitarian repression and interference
honesty? is lying and stealing

bush has blown them way way off course and they ride along without much ado.

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Joe for Clark

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Thu May-11-06 03:16 PM
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5. You are right -

That is why they won't be voting too heavily in 06

And that is why we are going to win.

Joe

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sandnsea

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Thu May-11-06 03:16 PM
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6. Was the same in the 80's

Same under Nixon and Ford. I don't know why anybody is surprised. They're the ones with the first rule of business being... Use Other People's Money. And when the business doesn't work out, bankrupt it and start up in a new name. The purpose of government is to provide the infrastructure and security for commerce, so that's what they're doing. It's what they always do. They'll never believe the peasants are anything more than their personal labor force and like with all costs, to be gotten for as little as possible and dispensed of when they're of no further value. It isn't this group in Congress, it isn't the Bushies, it's Republicanism.

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stillcool

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Thu May-11-06 03:32 PM
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7. My view of our government has changed so...

many times over the last few years, but my latest theory is that we don't have one. Our government answers to multi-national corporations, and what 'they' need, 'they' get. I'm so tired of seeing a conspiracy behind every action taken, but damn...it's getting harder each day to deny. I don't think the dems are so much less guilty,..they just don't have the same connections...yet. The ones that do, act accordingly. It must be a terrible burden for these psychopathic pricks to hold on to all that money....constantly swatting away those trying to get at it.

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Thu May-11-06 03:41 PM
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8. One thing

NSA phone records.

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