tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342220819301909377.post6281278935106453091..comments2023-10-22T06:54:40.529-04:00Comments on Identity Check: Placing Party Over Country.Anokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05675278947623136467noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342220819301909377.post-33898661640737757952009-02-23T13:43:00.000-05:002009-02-23T13:43:00.000-05:00I think the Republicans have a strategy in mind wh...I think the Republicans have a strategy in mind when they refuse the political olive branch. They want this administration and Democratically controlled Congress to fail so that they can be swept back into power with a wave of "we told you so." I believe that most Republicans still believe that the past 8 years have not been a total travesty of a an administration. They still cling to the belief that the Republican controlled Congress and White House had made all the correct decisions. By refusing to take part in a bipartisan administration, they are "washing their hands" of responsibility. I think it's too late for moderate control of the Republican party. I think John McCain represented moderates in the party and his defeat signaled to the party leader that extreme conservatism must be the way to bring the party back to the majority. <BR/><BR/>I despise the malicious propaganda and fear mongering of the Republican party, but I dread a single party system as well.stillthinkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319335306715676399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342220819301909377.post-39681373347735506972009-02-15T16:05:00.000-05:002009-02-15T16:05:00.000-05:00I think it would be difficult to work with someone...I think it would be difficult to work with someone that held a completely different ideology than you but that should not be a reason to refuse a job. I think you would grow more as a person and become a better negotiator for it. That would be a major benefit. On the other side there was rumors that President Obama was attempting to gain another senate seat for the democrats. So who knows what was really going on.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14688312114975806262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342220819301909377.post-22646908160684645852009-02-14T07:14:00.000-05:002009-02-14T07:14:00.000-05:00Thanks Andrew, I'll have to check that out!Thanks Andrew, I'll have to check that out!Anokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05675278947623136467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342220819301909377.post-38732061272004098422009-02-13T19:51:00.000-05:002009-02-13T19:51:00.000-05:00Popped this story on PopRule: http://poprule.com/s...Popped this story on PopRule: http://poprule.com/story/republicans-really-are-sore-over-losing-election<BR/><BR/>Would love to see more of your posts on PopRule in the future!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12678430370063365619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342220819301909377.post-76154621003465552312009-02-13T17:01:00.000-05:002009-02-13T17:01:00.000-05:00I now have a mental image of Gregg sneering at a c...I now have a mental image of Gregg sneering at a cashier and swearing on his dead aunt's head that he'll never come back NEVER!! :D<BR/><BR/>I just think it's a bad move in general though. The Republican party here is doing everything in it's power to alienate as many people as possible. granted, getting the crazies out and isolating them isn't a bad idea, however if the moderate Republicans lose their control of the RNC, that's bad for the country. <BR/><BR/>Even as much as many would love to see the Republican party implode, I dread the thought of a one party country. That leaves us with no checks and balances. No opposition. Even if I like much of what the Democrats are proposing right now, you and I both know that absolute power corrupts absolutely - so it'll turn ugly at some point. <BR/><BR/>*shudder*Anokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05675278947623136467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342220819301909377.post-34804810318777876172009-02-13T11:59:00.000-05:002009-02-13T11:59:00.000-05:00When have you ever know for politicians to be matu...When have you ever know for politicians to be mature people? Just look at a presidential debate. They are not speaking calmly and trying to show their points of view in a respectful manner. They are yelling and getting upset. <BR/><BR/>You couldn't find a more perfect way to describe them by comparing them to children on a playground. <BR/>And it's always going to stay like that if we don't evolve. <BR/><BR/>Here in canada, we have more parties participating in the elections. We even have a "green party". Of course they don't get elected but when you hear and see those people behave, it gives you hope. Intelligent and cultivated people. Now those other big shots might seem cultivated but knowing a lot of things and really understanding them ain't the same thing.<BR/><BR/>In real life, it would be the same thing. Haven't you ever seen some homosapien yelling at cashier in a department store for some small misunderstanding? His name could be<BR/>Judd Gregg. :PNoarchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12757915033533445704noreply@blogger.com