Thread: Party Affiliations

I'm as conservative as they come. Voted Republican.

Well damn, now I really feel like the odd man out here. I do agree with str8rzrshvr that I vote for the individual rather than the party.

Question for the Republicans. Are you watching C-Span right now? If not, could you please do so? I would like to know your honest feelings about what your party is trying to do at the moment demanding the immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq.

Well, lets put it this way. I was utterly dumbfounded when Bush was re-elected. I could not believe it!!

At the same time I have to say that the alternative did not please me at all!!

At this point in time I have never felt so completely unrepresented by the major political parties as I do now.

They are not focusing on the major problems, they are not critically evaluating the success or failure of existing programs, they are not challanging existing power centers, they have let the economic foundation of this country disappear (manufacturing and agriculture), they have utterly ignored the energy crisis for 30 years, etc. etc etc.

Randy,

That is how I have felt for the last 4 presidential elections. I didn't want either of them to win. I have found the same is true with local elections. I feel that the common man has been forgotten and I can't believe they have let the energy situation to get as bad as it is...... Well I am wrong if I am Mobil/Exxon I guess there is no crisis only profits.

Guys,

It's a sad thing when you really are voting "against" someone rather than "for" someone. Guess that's why, when the presidential debates are on at the same time as the beauty pageant, the debates when the ratings. Of course, that's where the two "biggest boobs" are!

RT

I am more conservative than Republican and if that category had been on the list, that would have been the way I voted.
I have to agree with you fellows who say it looks like the individuals have been left behind. We do need to stop terrorism in its tracks and even tho I am not a hawk I believe we have done right in Iraq.
But the big picture needs to take into consideration the needs of all not just the corporations. Business is what enables us to have our lifestyles but I find myself going backwards.
When I was making $5.00 an hour I had more than when I was making the big bucks( that is a slam on trucking). Which is another subject all together.
Hope I did not bore you all too tears with my soapbox.

Originally Posted by moshet

We do need to stop terrorism in its tracks and even tho I am not a hawk I believe we have done right in Iraq.
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Alot of people in this country forget that the price of freedom is always paid in blood.

Originally Posted by wopmanfixit

Alot of people in this country forget that the price of freedom is always paid in blood.

Yes, but for whose freedom are we fighting here?

Originally Posted by mgraepel

Yes, but for whose freedom are we fighting here?

.Ultimately our own. By securing freedom for others we guarantee ours. So long as there are countrys that support terrorism, we cannot be secure. eventually we would have had to take Saddam out. Better sooner than later. If world leaders in 1938 had had the forsight to go in and take out Hitler you would not have had a war in Europe, and possibly avoided the war in the pacific as Japan would have thought twice about attacking. All it takes is one dictator not kept in check and all hell can break loose. Those who do not learn from history are destined to repeat it. Sorry for all the clich'es

Originally Posted by mgraepel

Yes, but for whose freedom are we fighting here?

Ours. Don't forget most of the world population hates the United States. They may have good reason. But that is not very comforting when we as individuals have to be the recepients of their hatred.
This is getting very very far from shaving.