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Originally Posted by Danzig
all i'm really saying is don't hold your breath expecting the rules to change. my biggest issue with you on this and various subjects is that you actually believe in the democratic party.
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I'm sure alot of people disagree with your broad general assessment of politicians, and alot agree. If you don't like that people "believe" in the Democratic party, that's not my problem, that's yours. And that is separate from discussing the issues pro and con.
You don't accurately relay my "belief", however, by separating it starkly along party lines as you do. Yes, I actually do believe that some (yes, very few) politicians actually have their constituents interests at heart. Regardless of party.
You think I was supporting Bernie Sanders beliefs as he was talking for 8 1/2 hours on the Senate floor? No (he's an independent who calls himself a Socialist) but I was darn proud that a 69-year-old man stood up on the Senate floor for 8 1/2 hours and relayed his opinion in a factual, intelligent, educational way. Even if I didn't agree with most of it.
The GOP right now - I can't think of one politician in that party that puts constituents before Mitch McConnells political games, and unfortunately it looks like the Tea Baggers are already going right there with them. At least the ones in the Senate now are. Yes, I've watched the GOP change alot, and move far, far right over the past 10 years, and they are not the Grand Old Party of their past successes any more.
The Republicans are in reality (have turned into) the party of big, dictatorial government who want to legislate to death what people can and cannot do and even think - even regarding religion and their own bodies! They tolerate no dissent from their views. They have a religious view they want incorporated into our government. They have a clearly more aggressive, nasty and violent rhetoric. They are intolerant of differences in religion, skin color, social mores, etc. They clearly and repeatedly show they think they should not be subject to the laws of the poor common man, and that the richest and most elite of the country are who they serve. Think about that for a while.
Reagan wouldn't even recognize this GOP (and that's also according to Ron Reagan, Jr., he's writing a book about his father, placing his Presidency in context with the current incarnation of the GOP)