I'm not a Democrat. I'm an anti-Republican.

[Langston Hughes]

A very thoughtful look at what is wrong with conservatives and why many of us oppose them. The Bengazi fund raising is just the latest of a rabid anti-Obama first, the country second mentality.

 

http://theweek.com/article/index/261426/im-not-a-democrat-im-an-anti-republican

 

Banks and the finance industry nearly topple the global economy. The GOP response? Oppose increased regulation of banks and the finance industry.

Well over 90 percent of climate scientists present research in favor of anthropogenic climate change. The GOP response? Suggest that the scientists have joined forces with liberals in a big-government conspiracy.

Economic inequality is increasing dramatically, especially at the very top of the income pyramid. The GOP response? Propose cutting taxes on the wealthy.

The food stamp program has grown since the economic meltdown of 2008, which led to millions of Americans losing their jobs. The GOP response? Cut the food stamp program.

Money is playing an ever-greater role in American politics. The GOP response? Cheer on the effort of the Supreme Court's Republican majority to increase the role of money in politics still further.

Wages have been stagnant or falling for many years, and raising the federal minimum wage is a broadly popular way of addressing the problem. The GOP response? Oppose raising the minimum wage.

If any of this makes sense to you, maybe the GOP is where you belong. As for me, I'll stay where I am: Voting against the Republican Party every chance I get — and hoping it soon receives the incontestable rebuke at the ballot box it so richly deserves.

 

 

 

[twintornados]

I read your postings and this is what comes to mind..

[FiredMotorCompany]

According to LH.......

 

I'm not a republican. I'm just anti-democrat.

 

 

There may be some truth in both points.

[sprinter]

And this is how we will end up by spending more and more

 

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=germany+hyperinflation&qs=n&form=QBIR&pq=germany+hyperinflation&sc=8-22&sp=-1&sk=

[RangerM]

It doesn't matter what a person labels himself--or allows himself to be labeled.

 

Actions are what matter.

[BlackHorse]

He's a democrat.

[TomServo92]

I read that "I have no beliefs of my own but I hate others for what they believe".

[BlackHorse]

I read that "I have no beliefs of my own but I hate others for what they believe".

 

LH to a tee.

[akirby]

 

LH to a tee.

 

Don't make fun of people who are incapable of responding. At least not under the same name.

[BlackHorse]

I'm not making fun of him. In fact I don't find his intolerant and hate filled points of view to be funny at all, that's why he's on ignore.

[Imawhosure]

Our brilliant forefathers set up our system of government this way, because they knew politicians lie. It takes a very honorable person, let alone politician, not to lie to their constituents. Whenever we hear someone trying to convince people it is a good idea to tear down those purposely installed firewalls, a red flag should instantly go off in our brains. We didn't get to the greatest country the world has ever seen, by one person, or one party telling everyone what to do.

 

We seen what the republicans did when they had basic total control, and it wasn't pretty. We are now living under the edicts of what happens when the democratic party had total control, and that isn't pretty either.

 

Progressives, socialists, communists, stink..........but, much could be said about a democrat of vintage ideology, being acceptable.........considering the rinos have moved left of that.

 

Let me state, that people from Europe especially; but others from across our globe have come here to escape the exact thing that now is happening to us. If people of Europe thought that European policies were wonderful, they just would have stayed there. The people of the world didn't cross vast oceans or expanses, to just regurgitate exactly what they left behind.

 

In the end, the other side may very well win; even though they are a very small minority of like thinkers. They are very good at propaganda, and they pull feelings instead of ideas. In fact, if you analyze their ideas already in place here, or look at where their ideas have been tried, you instantly realize that the policies are inferior to what we USED to have.

 

While I am sure some progressive can/might/will come on here and claim all of the wonderful things that they have done by their policy initiatives, may I point out that if you give me the ability to run our country 17 to 18 trillion in debt, I could solve a whole lot of problems too. (and how much have we spent in the hole under this administration? 8 trillion? And what exactly have they solved?)

 

We are leaving a legacy of disaster for those who follow us. That would be our children, and grandchildren. I thought our objective in this country, was to leave a legacy of improvement behind! Oh sure, we can suck up all the available oxygen for ourselves for generations to come because when the bill comes due, we will have assumed room temperature. Is that what Americans do? Is that what we believe in? What if our grandfathers/grandmothers had the same mindset during WWII?

 

And finally, when considering policies; what does JFK, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and Obama have in common economically? Not much. So it is plainly obvious that this President is an "island unto himself," and he fails the other Presidents from both partys test of success.

 

Once you understand this, it becomes much easier to see what over 70% of Americans already know------------->we are going in the wrong direction.

Edited May 20, 2014 by Imawhosure

[phil1336]

How much of this Trillion Dollar Debt was caused by George W Bush`s involvement getting us into (2) Un-Funded Wars while he was reducing Taxes. Iraq and Afghanistan was a great success other then then losing over 5000 Troops and adding hundreds of billions to our deficit. All to spread Democracy? Nation Building? Looking for those still missing Weapons of Mass Destruction? "W" declared "Mission Accomplished" right? The Banner should have been unrolled at Halliburton Headquarters in Houston, TX and throughout the rest of our Military Industrial Complex. Its all about the "Bottom Line". Keep waving your Flag until your arm falls out of its socket. Obviously your Brain has all been fallen out of your skull!

Our brilliant forefathers set up our system of government this way, because they knew politicians lie. It takes a very honorable person, let alone politician, not to lie to their constituents. Whenever we hear someone trying to convince people it is a good idea to tear down those purposely installed firewalls, a red flag should instantly go off in our brains. We didn't get to the greatest country the world has ever seen, by one person, or one party telling everyone what to do.

We seen what the republicans did when they had basic total control, and it wasn't pretty. We are now living under the edicts of what happens when the democratic party had total control, and that isn't pretty either.

Progressives, socialists, communists, stink..........but, much could be said about a democrat of vintage ideology, being acceptable.........considering the rinos have moved left of that.

Let me state, that people from Europe especially; but others from across our globe have come here to escape the exact thing that now is happening to us. If people of Europe thought that European policies were wonderful, they just would have stayed there. The people of the world didn't cross vast oceans or expanses, to just regurgitate exactly what they left behind.

In the end, the other side may very well win; even though they are a very small minority of like thinkers. They are very good at propaganda, and they pull feelings instead of ideas. In fact, if you analyze their ideas already in place here, or look at where their ideas have been tried, you instantly realize that the policies are inferior to what we USED to have.

While I am sure some progressive can/might/will come on here and claim all of the wonderful things that they have done by their policy initiatives, may I point out that if you give me the ability to run our country 17 to 18 trillion in debt, I could solve a whole lot of problems too. (and how much have we spent in the hole under this administration? 8 trillion? And what exactly have they solved?)

We are leaving a legacy of disaster for those who follow us. That would be our children, and grandchildren. I thought our objective in this country, was to leave a legacy of improvement behind! Oh sure, we can suck up all the available oxygen for ourselves for generations to come because when the bill comes due, we will have assumed room temperature. Is that what Americans do? Is that what we believe in? What if our grandfathers/grandmothers had the same mindset during WWII?

And finally, when considering policies; what does JFK, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and Obama have in common economically? Not much. So it is plainly obvious that this President is an "island unto himself," and he fails the other Presidents from both partys test of success.

Once you understand this, it becomes much easier to see what over 70% of Americans already know------------->we are going in the wrong direction.

Edited May 20, 2014 by phil1336

[FiredMotorCompany]

How much of this Trillion Dollar Debt was caused by George W Bush`s involvement getting us into (2) Un-Funded Wars while he was reducing Taxes. Iraq and Afghanistan was a great success other then then losing over 5000 Troops and adding hundreds of billions to our deficit. All to spread Democracy? Nation Building? Looking for those still missing Weapons of Mass Destruction? "W" declared "Mission Accomplished" right? The Banner should have been unrolled at Halliburton Headquarters in Houston, TX and throughout the rest of our Military Industrial Complex. Its all about the "Bottom Line". Keep waving your Flag until your arm falls out of its socket. Obviously your Brain has all been fallen out of your skull!

"Obviously your Brain has all been fallen out of your skull"

(Reminds me of "All your bases are belong to us." English is beyond some people.)

That's an insight to the mindset of the poster. Take their comments with such in mind.

 

Deep thought is not for those who cannot hold their heads above the surface.

 

 

 

And please find that quote of Bush personally stating "Mission Accomplished."

 

 

 

And how many were killed in Kennedy's wars? Or in WWII?

Every life is precious and each loss is painful...but in toto, we have gotten better at prosecuting wars with fewer deaths, as a rule.

Edited May 20, 2014 by FiredMotorCompany

[TomServo92]

 

Don't make fun of people who are incapable of responding. At least not under the same name.

 

I didn't even realize he'd been banned because I had him on ignore. Oh well....

[cal50]

How much of this Trillion Dollar Debt was caused by George W Bush`s involvement getting us into (2) Un-Funded Wars while he was reducing Taxes. Iraq and Afghanistan was a great success other then then losing over 5000 Troops and adding hundreds of billions to our deficit. All to spread Democracy? Nation Building? Looking for those still missing Weapons of Mass Destruction? "W" declared "Mission Accomplished" right? The Banner should have been unrolled at Halliburton Headquarters in Houston, TX and throughout the rest of our Military Industrial Complex. Its all about the "Bottom Line". Keep waving your Flag until your arm falls out of its socket. Obviously your Brain has all been fallen out of your skull!

 

WWI & WWII were not exactly cost free in lives lost and money.

The civil war had + 600,000 casualties. Armed conflicts have a monetary price and usually a loss of life regardless of who the president happens to be.

 

It must be confusing for you since you detest the actions of Bush yet Obama has largely expanded on many of those same original actions.

People earning less money, higher unemployment and underemployment , more surveillance of citizens and far more people killed by drones and Bush is the bad guy ?

 

 

[akirby]

Watch the personal attacks. If you can't discuss the issues civilly then don't bother posting.

[FiredMotorCompany]

Watch the personal attacks. If you can't discuss the issues civilly then don't bother posting.

(Feeling duely chastized and beaten on the head with a three pronged scepter.)

 

"Thank you, sir. May I have another?"

[BlackHorse]

How much of this Trillion Dollar Debt was caused by George W Bush`s involvement getting us into (2) Un-Funded Wars while he was reducing Taxes. Iraq and Afghanistan was a great success other then then losing over 5000 Troops and adding hundreds of billions to our deficit. All to spread Democracy? Nation Building? Looking for those still missing Weapons of Mass Destruction? "W" declared "Mission Accomplished" right? The Banner should have been unrolled at Halliburton Headquarters in Houston, TX and throughout the rest of our Military Industrial Complex. Its all about the "Bottom Line". Keep waving your Flag until your arm falls out of its socket. Obviously your Brain has all been fallen out of your skull!

 

 

Ah yes the old Mission Accomplished banner that the liberals love to pull out. Never mind that it had nothing to do with George Bush and what it was really about was the fact that that particular ship had just returned from their deployment overseas. In other words, they'd accomplished their mission.

 

But that's alright, go ahead with the whole Mission Accomplished claim if you must. Rather like declaring Al Qaida dead and GM alive right?

[FiredMotorCompany]

 

Don't make fun of people who are incapable of responding. At least not under the same name.

DUH! I just realized why the forum was so quiet.

 

Perhaps my blood pressure will remain as low as it got during my sabbatical.

 

Maybe I can even be more patient with "drive-by phil". ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

Oooooooommmmmmmmmm! *Breath* Oooooooommmmmmmmmmm!

Edited May 21, 2014 by FiredMotorCompany

[Imawhosure]

How much of this Trillion Dollar Debt was caused by George W Bush`s involvement getting us into (2) Un-Funded Wars while he was reducing Taxes. Iraq and Afghanistan was a great success other then then losing over 5000 Troops and adding hundreds of billions to our deficit. All to spread Democracy? Nation Building? Looking for those still missing Weapons of Mass Destruction? "W" declared "Mission Accomplished" right? The Banner should have been unrolled at Halliburton Headquarters in Houston, TX and throughout the rest of our Military Industrial Complex. Its all about the "Bottom Line". Keep waving your Flag until your arm falls out of its socket. Obviously your Brain has all been fallen out of your skull!

Sir, waving the flag of the greatest country the world has ever seen; which all of us stand under, should not be a bad thing. I am extremely proud of what our country has accomplished, and where on earth do people fight to get into besides here? When the letter goes home to their relatives from any country they left from, do you think they tell them how great it is, or how awful it is?

 

I love my country, and can do that while despising the political hacks who are ruining it, transforming it from what it once was, to almost a mirrored form of European socialism.

 

I will end this post by saying this---------------> Some might consider me a conservative republican; others might think I am libertarian. I am really independent. But, I can tell you what I am not! I am not a socialist.....European or not, I am not a communist as I paid untold amount of tax dollars out of my pocket to help defeat them.

 

I am always mystified why people from the left never look back in history, to see how their partys policies were guided along by a democrat insider named Alger Hiss. You should really look up what he helped push FDR and Trueman into, and who he really was. Once you discover it all, you will understand exactly why we denounce anything coming from the left, that even resembles slightly an idea put forward long ago by Alger Hiss.

 

You would do well to look into it, and I mean that sincerely. It might actually have an impact on how/what you think, but then again, maybe not!

[Axle17]

You don't seem very independent. Usually independents don't have very strong opinions about one side or other, as they tend to move between parties depending on the choices.

[cal50]

You don't seem very independent. Usually independents don't have very strong opinions about one side or other, as they tend to move between parties depending on the choices.

 

 

Independent usually means the person does not buy into blanket party beliefs across the board.

The same person may have very strong personal beliefs that trump party views and votes for the closest candidate that mimics their belief or views.

 

I always get a kick from strict party line voting individuals and organizations. Many people on both parties are guilty of doing so and a huge part of the problem. If Hillary runs many democratic supports cant wait to vote for her no matter who runs against her. For narrow minded republican votes they are waiting to vote for anyone that runs against her, no matter who. The UAW pretty much only supports any democrat in any race or office.

 

To suggest only one party ( no matter who the person is) is the best candidate for the job each and every time no matter who else is running is statistically impossible and pretty narrow minded but that is how some people think.

I have been registered both democrat and republican and consider myself independent now and have voted for Perot in the past. I have more of a conservative leaning on things but consider both sides when making a choice.

[BlackHorse]

I have to agree with Cal50. I tend to vote for Republican candidates but that doesn't mean that I agree with the Republican party right down the line. In fact the Republican party pretty well pisses me off a good bit of the time. I don't agree with the party on abortion for instance. I think a woman does have the right to choose and I think the sort of hard line point of view about outright banning abortion is nonsense and it will never happen. Does anyone here think it would be a good idea to force a woman to give birth to a child that she does not want? I'm not going to delve off into all the minutia about this abortion subject but suffice it to say I think many conservatives are 100% wrong in their view on it. Aside from abortion I get really put off by the "He's gotta be a devout Christian" mindset that many conservatives have about whomever they vote for. This is a big part of the reason why Mitt Romney didn't get elected. The hardcore Christian bunch refused to vote for Romney because he's a Mormon and they just couldn't accept that. Newsflash dumb asses, you aren't electing a religious leader, you're electing a President. Because you couldn't put away your own intolerance you ushered Barack Obama into the White House. That seem like a good idea now? And guess what, Barack is a so called "Christian". He sat in Reverend Wright's church for 20 years did he not? Just because a person is Christian does not automatically make the a good person or qualified for the job of President. We have had some really crappy Christian Presidents in this country. Finally I just don't like the whole sort of Leave it to Beaver, 1950's, Father Knows Best sort of mantra that conservatives push. They like to pretend that there was a time when this country was all good and wholesome and wonderful and if we could just get back to that we would be okay. Bullshit. There was never such a time in this country. It's a fantasy and we will never go back to something that never existed in the first place.

 

Liberals are not only no better, I truly believe they are trying to take this country into a direction that will just lead to tyranny, oppression and a lower standard of living. This is because liberalism is the belief that the government can do everything better and that through government we can achieve some sort of utopia. It has never worked every time that is has been tried and it will never work. The cradle to the grave society just results in loss of liberty, loss of freedom and encourages people to quit striving to achieve something better. It is the mentality that teaches people that they should not strive to be better but rather to just be good enough or to just get by. It is an ideology that tries to teach that we are all equal in every way and by every measure when in fact this is just not reality. One of my biggest problems with liberalism is the sect of liberals that are eager to destroy the second amendment and take away the ability of human beings to defend themselves with lethal force if needs be. This again is done under the guise of making our nation safe for everyone and equal for everyone and don't worry if something bad happens you can call the police and they will protect you. It is a warped point of view so out of touch with reality that it staggers me how anyone could believe in it. My personal opinion is that those who are at the apex of the liberal leadership structure know this and the real end game is simply to disarm the population because a disarmed population is far easier to oppress and impose tyranny upon. Liberalism is a belief that the government should dictate to the masses how they should liver their lives right down to the least little aspect of it. We are seeing this already in liberal population centers where they do things like ban salt, happy meals and soft drinks because "its bad for you and you don't know any better". They are like omnipotent busy bodies who are never satisfied unless they dictating every aspect of how we should be living our lives. Anyone who disagrees with them is quickly given some demeaning label like racist, or woman hater in order to pressure them into conformity. The so called "war on women" is a good example. There is no war on women in this country and to even suggest such a thing was moronic. But so long as you can convince enough of your brainless followers that there is a war on women than you can give them a common enemy to focus their hatred and anger on. The Republicans! Too bad it turned out that even the liberal White House female staffers were being paid less than male staffers, So much for the evil republicans and their war on women. Turns out their own champions of equality and justice were the real culprits.

 

So neither of these political parties offers real and effective leadership to the American people. Both party ranks are filled with people who are entirely unqualified to lead a nation. Most of them are simply power hungry and "the good of the American people" is just words they use when the news cameras on around.

[fordmantpw]

Does anyone here think it would be a good idea to force a woman to give birth to a child that she does not want?

 

So it's OK to kill the baby before it's born, but immediately after birth, it's murder? What if the father doesn't want the baby? Shouldn't he have the option to abort it? Why can someone be tried for 2 counts of murder if he/she murders a pregnant woman, but it's OK for a woman to kill the child growing inside her?

 

I just don't see how anyone in their right mind can kill an innocent child, even before he/she is born. There are plenty of couples who would LOVE to adopt that little baby after he/she is born. This 'me first' society is causing all types of moral issues in the country. I mean, seriously, let's just kill a poor defenseless child because you chose to have 5 minutes of fun one day and don't want to deal with the consequences? Pathetic! It just pisses me off to hear people talk about how abortion is OK because it's 'just a fetus'. Hey, it's OK to kill that baby growing inside you, but don't touch a bald eagle's egg or you will be fined and go to prison! Disgusting!

[NickF1011]

 

So it's OK to kill the baby before it's born, but immediately after birth, it's murder? What if the father doesn't want the baby? Shouldn't he have the option to abort it? Why can someone be tried for 2 counts of murder if he/she murders a pregnant woman, but it's OK for a woman to kill the child growing inside her?

 

I just don't see how anyone in their right mind can kill an innocent child, even before he/she is born. There are plenty of couples who would LOVE to adopt that little baby after he/she is born. This 'me first' society is causing all types of moral issues in the country. I mean, seriously, let's just kill a poor defenseless child because you chose to have 5 minutes of fun one day and don't want to deal with the consequences? Pathetic! It just pisses me off to hear people talk about how abortion is OK because it's 'just a fetus'. Hey, it's OK to kill that baby growing inside you, but don't touch a bald eagle's egg or you will be fined and go to prison! Disgusting!

 

I don't think it really matters which side of the aisle you're on concerning abortion. What does matter is that the Republican party alienates a LOT of its potential support base by insisting on keeping a pro-life stance as part of the party platform. Let's face it. Roe v Wade is not being overturned anytime soon, no matter what your opinion is on it, so how about the Republicans drop it from their platform and focus on changes they actually can accomplish with wider support?