The WEIRD political hypocrisy of this board.

[Harry Dresden]

Under Obama everyone on the right loved Bush and the left hated him. Now Bush is hated by the right and admired by the left.
When McCain/Romney ran against Obama they were supported by the right and despised by the left. Now those roles too have reversed.

I think it is a flawed personal trait when you don't have the courage to stick to your so called principles regardless of someone elses health condition. It's hard to take a lot of you serious.

No one on the left despised HW Bush, Mitt Romney or John McCain.

They despised GW Bush for the lies of Iraq & his horrible handing of the economy.

Trump isd an obvious hate spewing POS & yes, those on the left despise that POS for not only being the asshole but also his supporters & his hate for America.

Don't you dare compare Trump to any Democrat or Republican running for POTUS the past 50 years.

While conservatives are incapable of saying anything positive about a Democrat, I admired men like Bush 41, McCain, Dole and Romney

I agree that Bush 43 lied to the world to justify his war and engaged in torture. Things I cannot justify. But I still find aspects of his presidency that I admire

I am unable to say anything positive about Trump

no far lefty or far righty would ever say anything nice about the other side.....

 

[Harry Dresden]

Democrats have shown a willingness to work with Republicans on balancing the budget, healthcare, foreign policy and the economy

Republicans just gave them the finger

it works both ways.....at one time they got things done....both of the parties of today have become shit with sub-par "leaders" ....and there aint nothing on the horizon....

 

[rightwinger]

Democrats have shown a willingness to work with Republicans on balancing the budget, healthcare, foreign policy and the economy

Republicans just gave them the finger

uh...please show me where they worked with the repubs on just about anything at all.

balancing the budget? hell both sides seem to ignore that nugget.
healthcare? gotta pass it to see what's in it...they ran roughshod over the R's and didn't really care what they thought.
foreign policy? since when has either side really worked with the other?

Gladly

Let’s look at recent history
Democrats worked with Bush on Medicare Part D, Democrats supported Bush’s education initiatives,Democrats gave Bush unrestricted power after 9-11, they supported his economic fixes during the recession of 2008
On the budget, Democrats offered formulas for increasing taxes and slashing spending. Norquist pledging Republicans refused any budget balancing that involved tax increases

Now, your turn
Can you point to any recent policy where Republicans worked with Democrats

 

[rightwinger]

Democrats have shown a willingness to work with Republicans on balancing the budget, healthcare, foreign policy and the economy

Republicans just gave them the finger

it works both ways.....at one time they got things done....both of the parties of today have become shit with sub-par "leaders" ....and there aint nothing on the horizon....

As shown in my post above
Republicans moved the bar to No Compromise

That is the political environment we now live in

 

[Harry Dresden]

Democrats have shown a willingness to work with Republicans on balancing the budget, healthcare, foreign policy and the economy

Republicans just gave them the finger

it works both ways.....at one time they got things done....both of the parties of today have become shit with sub-par "leaders" ....and there aint nothing on the horizon....

As shown in my post above
Republicans moved the bar to No Compromise

That is the political environment we now live in

and there aint no relief in site....

 

[candycorn]

Democrats have shown a willingness to work with Republicans on balancing the budget, healthcare, foreign policy and the economy

Republicans just gave them the finger

uh...please show me where they worked with the repubs on just about anything at all.

balancing the budget? hell both sides seem to ignore that nugget.
healthcare? gotta pass it to see what's in it...they ran roughshod over the R's and didn't really care what they thought.
foreign policy? since when has either side really worked with the other?

Gladly

Let’s look at recent history
Democrats worked with Bush on Medicare Part D, Democrats supported Bush’s education initiatives,Democrats gave Bush unrestricted power after 9-11, they supported his economic fixes during the recession of 2008
On the budget, Democrats offered formulas for increasing taxes and slashing spending. Norquist pledging Republicans refused any budget balancing that involved tax increases

Now, your turn
Can you point to any recent policy where Republicans worked with Democrats

Seems like I recall about 70,000 references on this board to Liberal Hillary Clinton (and other democrats) voting for intervening in Iraq; a Bush initiative which is now 100% disavowed by every Conservative here.

Can someone point out where a Conservative (or Republican of any measure) supporting a major Obama initiative?

 

[rightwinger]

Democrats have shown a willingness to work with Republicans on balancing the budget, healthcare, foreign policy and the economy

Republicans just gave them the finger

it works both ways.....at one time they got things done....both of the parties of today have become shit with sub-par "leaders" ....and there aint nothing on the horizon....

As shown in my post above
Republicans moved the bar to No Compromise

That is the political environment we now live in

and there aint no relief in site....

Not while Trump is President

 

[rightwinger]

Democrats have shown a willingness to work with Republicans on balancing the budget, healthcare, foreign policy and the economy

Republicans just gave them the finger

uh...please show me where they worked with the repubs on just about anything at all.

balancing the budget? hell both sides seem to ignore that nugget.
healthcare? gotta pass it to see what's in it...they ran roughshod over the R's and didn't really care what they thought.
foreign policy? since when has either side really worked with the other?

Gladly

Let’s look at recent history
Democrats worked with Bush on Medicare Part D, Democrats supported Bush’s education initiatives,Democrats gave Bush unrestricted power after 9-11, they supported his economic fixes during the recession of 2008
On the budget, Democrats offered formulas for increasing taxes and slashing spending. Norquist pledging Republicans refused any budget balancing that involved tax increases

Now, your turn
Can you point to any recent policy where Republicans worked with Democrats

Seems like I recall about 70,000 references on this board to Liberal Hillary Clinton (and other democrats) voting for intervening in Iraq; a Bush initiative which is now 100% disavowed by every Conservative here.

Can someone point out where a Conservative (or Republican of any measure) supporting a major Obama initiative?

There are none

Even when it came to rescuing the economy, infrastructure, jobs programs, healthcare

 

[dblack]

Under Obama everyone on the right loved Bush and the left hated him. Now Bush is hated by the right and admired by the left.
When McCain/Romney ran against Obama they were supported by the right and despised by the left. Now those roles too have reversed.

I think it is a flawed personal trait when you don't have the courage to stick to your so called principles regardless of someone elses health condition. It's hard to take a lot of you serious.

It's also built into our system. Plurality elections drive us toward partisan warfare.

 

[Oddball]

Under Obama everyone on the right loved Bush and the left hated him. Now Bush is hated by the right and admired by the left.
When McCain/Romney ran against Obama they were supported by the right and despised by the left. Now those roles too have reversed.

I think it is a flawed personal trait when you don't have the courage to stick to your so called principles regardless of someone elses health condition. It's hard to take a lot of you serious.

I've always loathed McQuisling, Mittens, and the Bushes.....That disdain hasn't changed.

 

[Olde Europe]

I've always loathed McQuisling, Mittens, and the Bushes.....That disdain hasn't changed.

Yes, but you do not count, for you loathe everyone, except for your own good self, and the latter remains doubtful.

So there!

 

[boedicca]

Under Obama everyone on the right loved Bush and the left hated him. Now Bush is hated by the right and admired by the left.
When McCain/Romney ran against Obama they were supported by the right and despised by the left. Now those roles too have reversed.

I think it is a flawed personal trait when you don't have the courage to stick to your so called principles regardless of someone elses health condition. It's hard to take a lot of you serious.

I don't hate Bush and I didn't hate Obbable, but then I'm not on either the right or the left. I am a Just Leave Me Alone kinda gal - and wish that ex-Presidents would just leave the political area once their terms are over.

HW Bush always seemed to me like a decent, kind man...and rather a globalist squish. He would have been a better president for us in the 90s than Clinton, just as similar squish Romney would have been better than Obabble. Cain would have been a horror given his vindictive nature.

Obabble was a terrible president because he loathes traditional American values (while hypocritically living according to them for his own benefit) - and pushed a hyper Prog Globalist agenda. He is also a horrible, meddling ex-President in contrast to the dignified way both Bush and Carter (mostly) have behaved.

Bush and Carter of both Greatest Generation. Bush 43, Clinton and Obabble are all boomers. The latter two in particular are undignified ex-Presidents. Bush 43 has been better because he has most avoided politics since he left office.

 

[Oddball]

I've always loathed McQuisling, Mittens, and the Bushes.....That disdain hasn't changed.

Yes, but you do not count, for you loathe everyone, except for your own good self, and the latter remains doubtful.

So there!

 

[rightwinger]

Under Obama everyone on the right loved Bush and the left hated him. Now Bush is hated by the right and admired by the left.
When McCain/Romney ran against Obama they were supported by the right and despised by the left. Now those roles too have reversed.

I think it is a flawed personal trait when you don't have the courage to stick to your so called principles regardless of someone elses health condition. It's hard to take a lot of you serious.

I've always loathed McQuisling, Mittens, and the Bushes.....That disdain hasn't changed.

Who do you admire?

 

[Oddball]

Who do you admire?

Murray Rothbard
Robert Nozick
The 1960s astronauts
Tesla
FA Hayek
Gandhi
Ron Paul
Rosa Parks
Robert Higgs
Tolstoy

 

[theHawk]

Under Obama everyone on the right loved Bush and the left hated him. Now Bush is hated by the right and admired by the left.
When McCain/Romney ran against Obama they were supported by the right and despised by the left. Now those roles too have reversed.

I think it is a flawed personal trait when you don't have the courage to stick to your so called principles regardless of someone elses health condition. It's hard to take a lot of you serious.

I never hated Bush, and I always criticized his handling of the Iraq War.

Romney is just a boring GOPer, and McStain was always a RINO who only got the nomination because of Dems voting in Republican primaries and the conservative vote being split between many good candidates.

I’ve also always criticized the GOP’s refusal to implement tariffs and fix our trade policy.

 

[Olde Europe]

Who do you admire?

Murray Rothbard
Robert Nozick
The 1960s astronauts
Tesla
FA Hayek
Gandhi
Ron Paul
Rosa Parks
Robert Higgs
Tolstoy

So, that's all male (except Parks) and all dead (except Higgs), and therefore it's not hard to guess which combination appeals most to you.

On the other hand, there's a wide range from crackpots and cranks like Paul and Rothbard to most admirable figures like Parks and Gandhi.

All that leaves us still at a loss as to why you would loathe "McQuisling, Mittens, and the Bushes". Care to clarify?

 

[Harry Dresden]

Democrats have shown a willingness to work with Republicans on balancing the budget, healthcare, foreign policy and the economy

Republicans just gave them the finger

it works both ways.....at one time they got things done....both of the parties of today have become shit with sub-par "leaders" ....and there aint nothing on the horizon....

As shown in my post above
Republicans moved the bar to No Compromise

That is the political environment we now live in

and there aint no relief in site....

Not while Trump is President

even beyond trump.....no relief in site....

 

[rightwinger]

Democrats have shown a willingness to work with Republicans on balancing the budget, healthcare, foreign policy and the economy

Republicans just gave them the finger

it works both ways.....at one time they got things done....both of the parties of today have become shit with sub-par "leaders" ....and there aint nothing on the horizon....

As shown in my post above
Republicans moved the bar to No Compromise

That is the political environment we now live in

and there aint no relief in site....

Not while Trump is President

even beyond trump.....no relief in site....

Republicans poisoned the well in stealing a Supreme Court seat

The chances of .....
Let’s shake hands and let bygones be bygones are nil until Republicans make good

They have created a new political reality and I don’t think they will be happy with what they have to live with

 

[Richard-H]

No liberals thought that the right wing in the U.S. would turn as extreme as it has. The idea of a Trump presidency existed only in a comedy show named 'The Simpsons'. It is an utter absurdity.

The left hasn't changed much, true Republicans like the Bushs, McCain and Romney seem a whole lot more reasonable than the wack job that's our current President.

The fact that all the Trumpbots now despise the Bushs, McCain and Romney shows how far off the deep end they've gone. There is something seriously wrong with these people!

The left hasn't changed much, huh?


Both parties have changed....much. Good grief!

Nope, the 'left' is still mostly middle-of-the -road people who only lean a bit to the left. There has always been a minority of socialists and semi-socialists, but the only real difference is that they are no longer persecuted for speaking their mind.

Any change on the left is miniscule as compared to what's going on on the right. Holy Shit - Ronald Reagan would be considered a RINO nowadays!

Oh baloney, both sides have their extremes but the left is rapidly drifting to "democratic socialism".

Considering Medicare, Social Security and government assistance programs have been around for many, many years, it's apparent that therer have been democratic-socialist running this country for quite a long time.

It's only recently - due to the success of democratic-socialism throughout the world - that they've been open about their views.

Except in time you loons would drop the democratic part....we see you

I realize that since your an extremist, you believe that everyone is an extremist.

Your just plain wrong if you think that Democratic Socialism will lead to a socialist dictatorship. No liberal/socialist wants that, and it's never going to happen...unless some extreme right wingers take over the federal government and impose a fascist/socialist dictatorship. That could happen if someone like...um...Donald Trump... were elected President...but of course that would be absurd!