paddymurphy
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Immigration reform.You're where the republican party has NEVER been in this century. Where almost all Americans aren't. You're far right of even most republicans. And have nothing to do with moderates, liberals, or most independents.
And worse, you're intent on excluding any but the 'pure'. Exclusion and 'purity' aren't a recipe for a governing coallition. But for an inept fringe caucus.
You genuinely can't see any difference between say, John Boehner and Barack Obama in terms of policy?
Wow. That tells us far more about you than it does about them.
What are the big differences in Boehner/Obama policies? Obama has gotten his entire agenda passed on Boehner and McConnell's watch. Where was the opposition?
They differ wildly on taxes. With Boeher pushing for the maintenance of tax cuts for the wealthy, and even their expansion. While Obama wants the tax cuts centered around the middle class. And the tax cuts for the wealthy to expire.
There's one major policy difference you can't perceive. I don't think its a matter of willful ignorance. I think you genuinely can't see it. That there is only two sides of this to you: 'conservatives' and communists. And nothing in between.
With a conservative only being the most extreme fringe of the right wing.
The only part of this that's uncertain......is if you imagine that most people think like you do. Or dismiss almost all Americans as 'communists'.
Yet Boehner and McConnell have gone along with Obama's entire agenda. Name just one part of Obama's agenda that he hasn't gotten passed on their watch?
No, they haven't. They've compromised with him. With Obama conceding on some of the extensions of the tax cuts for the wealthy and spending cuts....and Boehner compromising on UI extensions and funding for the rest of the federal government.
You're perception of a 'real conservative' is one who doesn't compromise. Who doesn't take into account any other view, any other need. Who pushes through their ideology pure and unaltered. But you lack the numbers in congress to push through your agenda unilaterally.
What then do you do?
The 'real conservative' can do nothing. As he's been effectively rendered impotent and powerless. As without the ability to push through his ideologue vision unaltered by any other view or need.......he can't vote for anything that can pass.
And its the stark refusal to acknowledge MATH that has resulted in the 'freedom caucus' enacting virtually none of their proposals. Where if they'd been willing to compromise, they'd have been able to enact some of them. And have resulted in some of the lowest approval ratings for congress in polling history.
So which part of Obama's agenda hasn't he gotten passed on Boehner and McConnell's watch? I'm all ears.