Joe wrote:
> "Michael Johnson, PE" <cds@erols.com> wrote in
> news:A_ednap2C4nNAXPenZ2dnUVZ_sSdnZ2d@giganews.com:
>
>> Joe wrote:
>>> "Michael Johnson, PE" <cds@erols.com> wrote in
>>> news:o8ydnUCjGcqTzHPenZ2dnUVZ_sGdnZ2d@giganews.com:
>>>
>>>> Joe wrote:
>>>>> "Michael Johnson, PE" <cds@erols.com> wrote in
>>>>> news:OvOdnfi1V6GW3XPeRVn- sg@giganews.com:
>>>>>
>>>>>> He is truly the "Barney Fife" of the left wing, Bush hater crowd.
>>>>> Michael, in all fairness, we can hate Bush without being associated
>>>>> with Hank. ;)
>>>> There's people who really dislike the President and then there are
>>>> people that have a blind hatred of him. The same happened with
>>>> Clinton.
>>>> Funny how most everything is cyclical. With both presidents the
>>>> people with the blind hatred did their cause more harm than good by
>>>> their actions.
>>> Absolutely agreed. But as you know, the 'hatred' thing goes beyond
>>> presidents. It's why there are racially and religiously motivated
>>> crimes.
>> What bothers me the most about politics is the outright lies that are
>> told. The next thing that bothers me is that the press has become just
>> as politicized as the politicians. The only way for a person to find
>> the truth anymore is to go to the Internet and rely on the more
>> legitimate neutral bloggers. The press ought to be totally humiliated
>> with the lack of truth and honesty in their reporting. They don't think
>> we can hear the unbiased truth and make up our own minds. Either that
>> or they don't want us to know the truth for fear their own personal
>> political agendas won't be advanced to their liking.
>
> Right on all counts. The only thing I'd like to point out is that it's
> unilateral. Both parties and their supporters are full of bottom-feeders.
There really isn't much difference between Republicans and Democrats
once they are in power. The Republicans should be running a huge budget
surplus right now (January actually had a $21 billion surplus) but they
can't stop spending to save their ass, and ours for that matter. One
thing the Democrats do want that I think would be an absolute disaster
is nationalized health care. I certainly don't trust the government to
make health related decisions on my behalf.
Basically, they are all money whores. They sell their souls for
campaign cash and free vacations. They get elected and think they are
now royalty that should have special perks and privileges. It has
always been this way and was likely worse before the advent of instant
communication to the general public. Anymore I am pessimistic about
cleaning up government. Power corrupts so the majority of whoever is in
Washington will likely do the same over time. The only thing that makes
me vote Republican is they don't seem to want to dig into my wallet with
new/higher taxes and the are more proactive with national defense (for
better or worse). Democrats lean toward socialism, to which I am
definitely opposed. Plus Democrats had 40 years of welfare that was
supposed to help the less fortunate and all it did was make them more
dependent and less self sufficient. Also, they have no new ideas (their
olds ones don't work) and they won't listen to the more centrist members
of their party. Actually, at this time, the Republican Party is much
more centrist than the Democratic Party. Look at who is running their
party, Howard Dean, Nancy Polosi, Harry Reid, Ted Kennedy. People like
Evan Bayh, Bill Richardson and Joe Lieberman are ostracized because they
aren't liberal enough. I wonder if Bill Clinton could get the
Democratic nomination if he were running in 2008. I think he would be
considered too centrist. What has happened to the Democratic Party is
the same thing that could have happened to the Republicans if Pat
Buchanan had been successful.
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