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Libruls demand the government to enforce their belief system and not only that, they demand Americans hard earned money to pay for their choices like abortion. What's pro-choice about that?
How do your taxes pay for abortion?
The GOP does well where they have gerrymandered themselves into safety. The last election showed us that one million more voters voted for Dems than Repubs.
Republicans Cant Claim Mandate as Democrats Top House Vote
2016 could be very ugly for Republicans. If the economy continues to improve and actually picks up the pace, and if Obamacare is not nearly as bad as we have been told it will be, and if Hillary is running against Rand Paul and has Julian Castro on the ticket, Texas could go blue, and Republicans could lose the House, and it could turn into a massive landslide election for Democrats. Now, that is a lot of speculation, but it certainly isn't all that far fetched either.
do you think that one party control over the entire government would be good or bad? before you answer, assume that the GOP was the party in control.
YO, wry.
Do you want a dictatorial liberal government with no opposition party? that seems to be what you are calling for.
how did that work out in Cuba, north Korea, the soviet union, venezuela, egypt, Syria, Greece, Portugal, Spain?? Hmmmmm?
2016 could be very ugly for Republicans. If the economy continues to improve and actually picks up the pace, and if Obamacare is not nearly as bad as we have been told it will be, and if Hillary is running against Rand Paul and has Julian Castro on the ticket, Texas could go blue, and Republicans could lose the House, and it could turn into a massive landslide election for Democrats. Now, that is a lot of speculation, but it certainly isn't all that far fetched either.
do you think that one party control over the entire government would be good or bad? before you answer, assume that the GOP was the party in control.
I don't believe one party control is good regardless of which party is in control. That being said, Republicans have done nothing to promote a positive agenda or even tried to work with Democrats on anything. Their only agenda is to not allow the Dems to accomplish anything. In all my life, I have never seen a Congress so ineffective in accomplishing anything, and that falls on the Republicans. At this point, the only thing that will change this is either the Republicans winning the Presidency and the Senate along with the House (which aint' a happenin anytime soon), or getting their asses handed to them so badly that they will be forced to lick their wounds and start opening up to more moderate Republicans. Getting more conservative is not the answer, and here is the proof to that. Conservatives always use Ronald Reagan as their model, but reasonable people understand that today's conservatives are not at all represented by Reagan, other than in their most basic ideology. Reagan was a conservative but also a pragmatist. Pragmatism no longer exists within the Republican Party today, and that is the real problem.
we are almost in agreement. but lets take each of them
defense spending creates american blue collar jobs, those people build ships, planes, tanks, guns, ammo, uniforms, boots etc if you cut defense you destroy a lot of jobs.
reforming entitlements----I think everyone agrees with that, but its usually "cut yours not mine"
subsidizing big business----if you are referring to tax deductions and credits--yes we need a simpler tax code. but tax credits are not subsidies. Subsidies are when the govt pays farmers to NOT grow crops in order to artifically keep prices up--do you support that?
If you want government to subsidize the defense industry, I disagree. Let's have it help out energy development further, and I mean fossil fuels as well as alternative fuels. Those jobs will be good paying one, and we will all benefit.
"How to" reform entitlements: I don't have a clue.
Tax credits need to be scrutinized carefully. I agree farm subsidies have to be ended.
Yes, we need a simpler tax code.
wow, almost there. some defense jobs could be converted to infrastructure jobs, but that does not save any money. its a tough call. we need a strong military, but we don't need bases all over the world.
I say tell the host country we will keep our bases in your country if, and only if, you pay the entire cost of the base. otherwise we close the base and bring our people and our stuff home.
Libruls demand the government to enforce their belief system and not only that, they demand Americans hard earned money to pay for their choices like abortion. What's pro-choice about that?
How do your taxes pay for abortion?
Lawmakers ask if taxes fund abortion; Planned Parenthood targeted in inquiry - Washington Times
No one should support tax payer funded abortions any more than Churches demanding tax payer funded Christian ideology and beliefs. You cannot have it both ways.
YO, wry.
Do you want a dictatorial liberal government with no opposition party? that seems to be what you are calling for.
how did that work out in Cuba, north Korea, the soviet union, venezuela, egypt, Syria, Greece, Portugal, Spain?? Hmmmmm?
Would you like a match or lighter to ignite your straw man? Tom Delay, remember him, was the one who worked for a continuing Republican Majority and notice how the H. of Rep. Gerrymandered after they became the majority?
Have you noticed how the Red States also carved out safe districts for Republicans and now that the GOP (nothing grand about it today) has begun to: make obtaining proper (as they define it) ID to vote more difficult and expensive; making women jump through hoops to exercise their rights under Roe v. Wade; suppressing the right of workers to unionize?
If any party is to be aligned with those you posted it is the Republican Party.
No left winger ever gives advice to republicans about the right election strategy so what are we to make of the claim that republicans might lose the mid term election if they don't support amnesty? The left is in a bind and the only thing they have left is a cheap shot at intimidation.
2016 could be very ugly for Republicans. If the economy continues to improve and actually picks up the pace, and if Obamacare is not nearly as bad as we have been told it will be, and if Hillary is running against Rand Paul and has Julian Castro on the ticket, Texas could go blue, and Republicans could lose the House, and it could turn into a massive landslide election for Democrats. Now, that is a lot of speculation, but it certainly isn't all that far fetched either.
do you think that one party control over the entire government would be good or bad? before you answer, assume that the GOP was the party in control.
I don't believe one party control is good regardless of which party is in control. That being said, Republicans have done nothing to promote a positive agenda or even tried to work with Democrats on anything. Their only agenda is to not allow the Dems to accomplish anything. In all my life, I have never seen a Congress so ineffective in accomplishing anything, and that falls on the Republicans. At this point, the only thing that will change this is either the Republicans winning the Presidency and the Senate along with the House (which aint' a happenin anytime soon), or getting their asses handed to them so badly that they will be forced to lick their wounds and start opening up to more moderate Republicans. Getting more conservative is not the answer, and here is the proof to that. Conservatives always use Ronald Reagan as their model, but reasonable people understand that today's conservatives are not at all represented by Reagan, other than in their most basic ideology. Reagan was a conservative but also a pragmatist. Pragmatism no longer exists within the Republican Party today, and that is the real problem.
do you think that one party control over the entire government would be good or bad? before you answer, assume that the GOP was the party in control.
I don't believe one party control is good regardless of which party is in control. That being said, Republicans have done nothing to promote a positive agenda or even tried to work with Democrats on anything. Their only agenda is to not allow the Dems to accomplish anything. In all my life, I have never seen a Congress so ineffective in accomplishing anything, and that falls on the Republicans. At this point, the only thing that will change this is either the Republicans winning the Presidency and the Senate along with the House (which aint' a happenin anytime soon), or getting their asses handed to them so badly that they will be forced to lick their wounds and start opening up to more moderate Republicans. Getting more conservative is not the answer, and here is the proof to that. Conservatives always use Ronald Reagan as their model, but reasonable people understand that today's conservatives are not at all represented by Reagan, other than in their most basic ideology. Reagan was a conservative but also a pragmatist. Pragmatism no longer exists within the Republican Party today, and that is the real problem.
the GOP led house has passed several budget bills, Reid has refused to let a single one get to the floor of the senate or debate or a vote.
The democrats passed obamacare with no open debate, no republican amendments allowed to be voted on. and did it in the middle of the night on Christmas eve.
your claim that only the GOP is playing dirty, is totally wrong.
Oh? Is it now at 18 or 16 weeks? I hadn't seen that. Do you have a link?
I was referring to these state laws that also seek to close all the clinics in the states. And yes, the "official" GOP platform is to seek legislation outlawing ALL abortions.
GOP Approves Strict Anti-Abortion Language in Platform
This is rich.. A lesbian obsessed with slaughtering kids.. She can't have one so why should she care if anyone else does?!
Are Republicans trying to lose the 2016 presidential race? - The Week
n the wake of President Obama's resounding victory in the 2012 election, the Republican National Committee drafted what came to be known as its autopsy report, a sweeping critique of the party's messaging and platform that warned that, unless the party changed, "it will be increasingly difficult for Republicans to win another presidential election in the near future. In the last week alone the GOP, at both the state and federal level, has narrowed its appeal so drastically that, at this rate, it seems quite likely that any generic, scandal-free Democrat could easily win the 2016 presidential election.
The RNC's autopsy report said the party "must embrace and champion comprehensive immigration reform" if it wants a larger share of the growing, all-important Latino vote. Legislation to provide illegal immigrants with a pathway to citizenship passed with bipartisan support in the Senate, but it was made clear last week that it has no chance in the GOP-controlled House. This is sure to only estrange Latinos further.
As David Brooks, the conservative columnist at The New York Times, recently wrote:
Before Asians, Hispanics and all the other groups can be won with economic plans, they need to feel respected and understood by the G.O.P. They need to feel that Republicans respect their ethnic and cultural identity. If Republicans reject immigration reform, that will be a giant sign of disrespect, and nothing else Republicans say will even be heard
Then there is the issue of women's rights, or what Democrats like to call the War on Women. The RNC said the GOP must develop a "forward-leaning vision for voting Republican that appeals to women" if it wants to prevent a repeat of an election that saw Obama win women voters overall by 11 points and single women by a staggering 36 points. But just last week, the Texas legislature, with full-throated support from Republican Gov. Rick Perry, passed one of the toughest abortion laws in the country, which anti-abortion groups warn could lead to the shuttering of all but four of the Lone Star State's abortion clinics.
Finally, there is the GOP's economic policies. The RNC was quite emphatic about this: "The perception, revealed in polling, that the GOP does not care about people is doing great harm to the party." And yet just this week we witnessed the House GOP strip the farm bill of food stamps for the poor, which meant that the legislation was composed almost entirely of subsidies for farmers and corporations.
Are Republicans trying to lose the 2016 presidential race? - The Week
n the wake of President Obama's resounding victory in the 2012 election, the Republican National Committee drafted what came to be known as its autopsy report, a sweeping critique of the party's messaging and platform that warned that, unless the party changed, "it will be increasingly difficult for Republicans to win another presidential election in the near future. In the last week alone the GOP, at both the state and federal level, has narrowed its appeal so drastically that, at this rate, it seems quite likely that any generic, scandal-free Democrat could easily win the 2016 presidential election.
The RNC's autopsy report said the party "must embrace and champion comprehensive immigration reform" if it wants a larger share of the growing, all-important Latino vote. Legislation to provide illegal immigrants with a pathway to citizenship passed with bipartisan support in the Senate, but it was made clear last week that it has no chance in the GOP-controlled House. This is sure to only estrange Latinos further.
As David Brooks, the conservative columnist at The New York Times, recently wrote:
Before Asians, Hispanics and all the other groups can be won with economic plans, they need to feel respected and understood by the G.O.P. They need to feel that Republicans respect their ethnic and cultural identity. If Republicans reject immigration reform, that will be a giant sign of disrespect, and nothing else Republicans say will even be heard
Then there is the issue of women's rights, or what Democrats like to call the War on Women. The RNC said the GOP must develop a "forward-leaning vision for voting Republican that appeals to women" if it wants to prevent a repeat of an election that saw Obama win women voters overall by 11 points and single women by a staggering 36 points. But just last week, the Texas legislature, with full-throated support from Republican Gov. Rick Perry, passed one of the toughest abortion laws in the country, which anti-abortion groups warn could lead to the shuttering of all but four of the Lone Star State's abortion clinics.
Finally, there is the GOP's economic policies. The RNC was quite emphatic about this: "The perception, revealed in polling, that the GOP does not care about people is doing great harm to the party." And yet just this week we witnessed the House GOP strip the farm bill of food stamps for the poor, which meant that the legislation was composed almost entirely of subsidies for farmers and corporations.
It sure seems that way. Of course the "conservatives" will tell you the reason they keep losing is because they haven't been "conservative" enough...a position not borne out by a single poll, but I think they should go with that plan anyway. Be MORE conservative. That'll do it!
you look at too many polls Wytch.....how many Democrats in this State said they were for gay marriage until they voted yes on Prop 8?....
Prop 8 would never pass again. It did pass, yes. But never again.
you look at too many polls Wytch.....how many Democrats in this State said they were for gay marriage until they voted yes on Prop 8?....
How many would vote the same today?
I know of a few who have admitted to me that they voted "yes" and regret their votes.
the people of CA voted down gay marriage twice. the court overruled the will of the people.
regardless of the subject of the vote, that is wrong.
SCOTUS says differently, that the majority does not get to deprive a minority of a right.
we have been down this road before, can you please quite the language in the constitution that deems gay marriage a RIGHT?
