On a discussion board I frequent the question was asked, “If the Democrats were not about gun control would you still vote Republican? In other words if the Democratic party blackballed all of their gun control advocates and publicly humiliate them would you vote Democrat?”
I can’t vote democrat every because of the blatant intelectual dishonesty a majority of their leaders display. Stuff like Howard Dean wanting to do away with the electoral college.
One thing that pisses me off about Dem talking points to no end is the “tax cuts for the rich” canard. Yes, the rich did get tax cuts, but no democrat I have heard will ever say why that is bad and will definatlely never tell you what the result of the tax cuts were. The whole thing is to drum up support among ignorant or stupid poor people who think the rich keep them down.
“The rich” pay 90+% off all income taxes and as a result of the Bush tax cuts tax revenues are higher than they would have been under previous tax law. Those facts are completely lost on Democrats and is representative of a larger issue. Unscrupulous pandering with extreme disregard for the facts is what turns me off, and that happens on far more issues than the one above.
I got into a discussion with a local Democrat about why he wanted universal healthcare. His position was that healthcare was a right and should be provided to everyone. I didn’t chastize him for his position, but pointed out the negative effects, such as Walter Reed and VA hospitals and other shortcoming and dangers such a the government having an interest in keeping people healthy and the slippery slope of banning smoking and trans fats. All of that stuff was completely lost on him and he doesn’t care as long as everyone receives healthcare.
Now, I am not saying all democrats are like that, but that really isn’t the point I am making. The point is that Democrat’s positions are have shaky foundations.
A don’t think I am being an apologist for republicans. This current crop is contemptable and I loathe a great deal of their actions, from the top down.
Also, I apply this thinking to National level politics. At the local level there are probably a great deal of outstanding democrats. Abe Lopez, a local judge, comes to mind who was very good at what he did.
Tags: democrats, healthcare, Repulicans, tax cuts
In the 37 years that I’ve been eligible to vote (I was already 21 when 18-year-olds got the vote), I can recall voting for two Democrats. I voted for Jimmy Carter in 1976, thinking that his religious persuasion was more important than his political positions. The next time I voted for a Democrat was a few years ago when I cast my ballot for Elaine King-Miller for state senator. Knowing her personally, I considered her to be an intelligent, reasonable person (and still do). The fact that Kel Seliger was expected to win anyway also played into the equation.
For me, the real deal breaker for the Democrats is the issue of abortion. Just as there are a few pro-Second Amendment Democrats, there are also a few pro-life Democrats. But in order to attain any level of power in the Party, Democratic politicians have to pay homage to Planned Parenthood and NARAL.
Beyond this pivotal issue, though, is a fundamental difference of philosophy between me and those who called themselves progressives. The Declaration of Independence says that among our inalienable rights are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. For most on the Left, Happiness itself is viewed as an inalienable right. If you’re not happy (so reasons the Left), then it’s because the government has somehow failed you. If an individual isn’t earning enough to meet his or her wants, it’s not that individual’s responsibility to improve his earning potential, the government must insure that all wages are “living” wages – small businessmen and entry-level workers be damned. As a conservative, I believe in equal opportunities; far too many liberals believe in equal outcomes.
Although I’m a registered Republican, I hold little allegience to the GOP. Over the years, especially since the Revolution of ‘94, the Party of Reagan has compromised its conservative principles in an attempt to consolidate its power. Now it has neither.
Come November 4, I’m going to hold my nose, vote for McCain, and hope that by 2012, a true conservative will emerge to get the Republican Party back on track. But I’m not counting on it.
Very well said and I agree whole heartedly.
I have clarified my points in the main post to reflect that I believe that about democrats running for federal offices. State and local elections are far different, issues wise, than are national elections and the candidates for state and local elections are as such very different.
I voted for Jimmy Carter in 1976,
ROTFLMAO!!!! Well live and learn.
Election Day Polls are the only Polls that count. By then Pelosi and Reid and Obama will be so detested that Republicans will not only win the Presidency but the Senate and House.
Bill Gordon L. Stafford:
yes, election day polls are the only ones that count. but would you be saying that if it were mcsame with the 7% lead? probably not.
you can continue to come up with things to console yourselves and the miserable candidate you’ve come up with and converted into selling out as the next great republican whore, but come November a lot of things will change. and for the better. oh, and i can’t recall the last time i’ve heard even Fox noise talk dirty about Pelosi or Reid, so, i don’t know why you feel they will be so detested.
it were mcsame with the 7% lead?
Thats about what it is for McCain now:}