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Uhm.... when are the Republicans going to start?
Me | 9/4/03 | Critter

Posted on 09/04/2003 2:43:17 PM PDT by Critter

Last time I frequented this place (sometime around the 2000 elections, then around 9/11) I remember all the talk about how we MUST elect Bush, and then elect a Republican congress and senate, and then the Republicans were going to fix everything that ails us.

It was going to be the miracle cure! 50 years of new deal BS was going to get flushed down the drain, and life will be good.

Well, I see Republican control of congress, the senate, and the WH, and I see absolutely no improvement. We have more troops in more places, we have bigger deficits, we have a senate that can't approve a judicial nomination, we still have an IRS, a bankrupt ponzi scheme called Social Security, we still have an unconstitutional war on drugs, unconstitutional property seizures, unconstitutional gun controls, unconstitutional prohibitions on religious freedom, unconstitutional affirmative action, uncosntitutional national parks, forests, preserves, "antiquities", wildernesses, etc, we have more federal paramilitary police than ever, more police in general, unconstitutional federal involvement in education, and list can go on and on as long as I feel like typing...

I'm not sure, but I don't think anyone can name one aspect of federal government that has been rolled back thus far, while many of the worst aspects have grabbed even more power over the citizens of the several states.

So I was just wondering, may I now cast votes for 3rd parties without "wasting" my vote?


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1 posted on 09/04/2003 2:43:17 PM PDT by Critter
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To: Critter
So I was just wondering, may I now cast votes for 3rd parties without "wasting" my vote?

Heh heh...

2 posted on 09/04/2003 2:45:53 PM PDT by TomServo ("I worked at NASA back when we were next to Cost Cutters.")
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To: Critter
Huh I guess you think that tax cuts, killing Kyoto and the International court, etc. etc. is meaningless.

At least you were honest enough to call your vain rantings a "vanity".

3 posted on 09/04/2003 2:47:15 PM PDT by Dane
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To: Critter
The bushie bots are going to get you for your heresy.

I know they have been doing to me all day.

Util I said I had an epiphany and that current occupant of the white house would be acceptable to the National Council of Churches.

4 posted on 09/04/2003 2:50:42 PM PDT by dts32041 ("Moderate Arab" he's the one who detonates his bomb via remote control.)
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To: Dane
Al the tax cuts did were raise the deficit. That's like your wife saying "Honey, I didn't have to ask you for money to go shopping, cuz I paid with your credit card. Aren't you thrilled? Now you get to pay it over time at 18%!"

OK, they did a couple of things... but what about the presciption drug benefit? If Republicans were worth the slime left behind by a slug on a blade of grass, that would never have even been given consideration, nevermind becoming a reality.

And don't look now, but it seems they are on the verge of losing the rest of the US' mfg jobs with those new alphabet treaties... there are too many now, I can remember the intitials...

5 posted on 09/04/2003 2:53:47 PM PDT by Critter (Going back to sleep til the next revolution.)
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To: dts32041
I like stirring up the bushie bots when I get bored. :)
6 posted on 09/04/2003 2:54:52 PM PDT by Critter (Going back to sleep til the next revolution.)
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To: Critter; dts32041
I like stirring up the bushie bots when I get bored. :)

Then you two go right ahead with your mutual admiration society.

Sorry to intrude.

7 posted on 09/04/2003 3:00:13 PM PDT by Dane
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To: Dane
You're too easy! Send in the real bots!
8 posted on 09/04/2003 3:01:13 PM PDT by Critter (Going back to sleep til the next revolution.)
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To: Critter
WB Critter. Have missed you. We have a meet coming up on Sept 13. Contact me if your interested in attending.
9 posted on 09/04/2003 3:26:54 PM PDT by alisasny
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To: Critter
No, you may not. Unless you really truly believe that things wouldn't have been worse with Algore in charge. But if you really truly believe that, I'm going to have send for the men in white coats to come and take you away . . .
10 posted on 09/04/2003 7:22:36 PM PDT by GovernmentShrinker
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To: GovernmentShrinker
Well, let's see.... would we have a... (damn, I hate to call it by it's name, cuz it ain't) Patriot Act?

Personally, I like to have a conflict between the executive and legislative branches... while they are busy fighting with each other, they are usually leaving me alone.

Because one party is overrun by commies, and the other, overrun by NWO types, and there is little to differntiate the two, it really matters little who controls which branch.

So I guess I mean to say, I don't give a damn between Bush or Gore... they all suck.

I want a 3rd party!
11 posted on 09/04/2003 11:02:34 PM PDT by Critter (Going back to sleep til the next revolution.)
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To: alisasny
I'll be away that weekend. :(

What's new lady?
12 posted on 09/04/2003 11:28:26 PM PDT by Critter (Going back to sleep til the next revolution.)
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'[...] [B]ut what about the presciption drug benefit?' -Critter

...Based on most of the issues you raise I assume that your political philosophy is somewhat similar to mine [i.e. 'libertarian']...The Republican party will never be a completely 'libertarian' party...Most 'Republicans' might view this as a 'good thing' and a few of us will see this as a 'negative'...

...I am fairly realistic on this issue...I know that when I vote for the 'Republicans' that they will never carry ALL [100%] of my pet issues...That's 'okay' with me...But I would hope that they would carry at least MOST of my issues [between two-thirds and three-quarters]...This in my mind is a vast improvement over the Democrats who I agree with ALMOST NEVER [maybe 5% to 10%]...

...As for the Libertarian Party...They do carry my issues MOST of the time [about 75%]...But they are unelectable and will probably remain so for the near future...

...I will probably remain fairly loyal to the Republican party as long as we can agree on MOST issues though you did bring up one issue [see above quote] that 'irked' me as well: the 'perscription drug benefit'...Why did the Republicans 'fold' on this issue? I thought that the 'conservatives' and 'free-marketers' had made a lot of progress on the 'medicare'/'social security' issue(s)...It seemed as though common sense was finally starting to 'sink in' on the American public [especially the 'Gen-X-ers']...Why 'throw-in-the-towel' at this time?

13 posted on 09/05/2003 1:23:42 AM PDT by MayDay72 (...Free Markets...Free Minds...)
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To: Critter
The issues you mention are not considered that vital anymore. It's been that way for awhile.
14 posted on 09/05/2003 2:00:56 AM PDT by At _War_With_Liberals (As long as the sociopath Clintons are breathing, we are in grave danger.Bill is just the opening act)
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To: MayDay72
Why 'throw-in-the-towel' at this time?

Because that particular issue brings us one step closer toward socialize medicine and socialism in general.

The fix is in. Both sides are really working toward the same goal. Watching DC politics is kinda like watching a prize fight, where both fighter's are in Don King's stable. The outcome has been predetermined, but they stilll have to go through the motions of throwing a few punches.

15 posted on 09/05/2003 8:18:43 AM PDT by Critter (Going back to sleep til the next revolution.)
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