More GOP than the GOP (Barf Alert)

L.A. Times ^ | 4/3/05 | Michael Kinsley

[Bird Jenkins]

It was the TV talker Chris Matthews, I believe, who first labeled Democrats and Republicans the "Mommy Party" and the "Daddy Party." Archaic as these stereotypes may be, they do capture general attitudes about the two parties. But we live in the age of the one-parent family, and it is Mom, more often than Dad, who must play both roles. It has not escaped notice that the Daddy Party has been fiscally misbehaving. But it hasn't really sunk in how completely the Republicans have abandoned allegedly Republican values — if, in fact, they ever really had such values. Our text today is the 2005 Economic Report of the President. I did this exercise a year ago, and couldn't quite believe the results. But the 2005 data confirm it: The party with the best record of serving Republican economic values is the Democrats. It isn't even close. The values I'm referring to are widely shared. We all want prosperity, we oppose unemployment, we dislike inflation, we don't enjoy paying taxes, etc. They're Republican only in the sense that Republicans are supposed to treasure them more, and to be more reluctant to sacrifice them for other goals, such as equality or clean air. Statistics in the Economic Report back to 1960 tell the story. And a consistent pattern over 45 years cannot be explained away by shorter-term factors, like war or who controls Congress. Maybe presidents can't affect the economy much. But the assumption that they can and do is so prominent in Republican rhetoric that they are stuck with it.

[Bird Jenkins]

Sorry if this has already been posted. I know Search is supposed to be my friend, but somebody needs to tell that to Search. More blathering from Michael Kinsley.

[RockinRight]

Triple-mega-barf.

[mlc9852]

Is California still considered part of the United States of America?

[Puppage]

Is California still considered part of the United States of America?

Isn't it part of Mexico now?

[T. Buzzard Trueblood]

Under Republican presidents since 1960, the federal deficit has averaged $131 billion a year. Under Democrats, that figure is $30 billion. In an average Republican year the deficit has grown by $36 billion.

The only branch of government that can spend a dime is congress. Michael Kinsley knows that, but he neglects to mention it here. This constitutes a lie of omission. The only possible conclusion is that Michael Kinsley is a liar.

That said, the Pubbies are spending way too much money. However, anyone who thinks that Pelosi, Kennedy, Clinton, Leahy et al would spend less is on crack.

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

And I wish they'd get their lies straight. These are the same people who attack the Republicans as being cold-hearted whenever they "cut" the budget (actually, only reducing the rate of increase).

Which is it, are they spending too much or cutting too much.

(My answer is they are spending too much and not cutting enough, but that's beside the point.)

[mikeus_maximus]

"Democrats and Republicans the "Mommy Party" and the "Daddy Party."

Sure, if mommy's a lesbian.

[T. Buzzard Trueblood]

These are the same people who attack the Republicans as being cold-hearted whenever they "cut" the budget (actually, only reducing the rate of increase).

Excellent point.

[Niteranger68]

I know I'm not the only one who would like to see Ann Coulter kick Kinsley's ass in a celebrity boxing match.

[stands2reason]

You're an interesting troll. Pro-marijuana, yet pro-death penalty for shoplifters, plus this crap you wrote about single parents here being agents of Lucifer ---

Duuude, stick with a genre a go with it. Either do a proper "Psycho-Christian" parody, or don't bother.

[MeekOneGOP]

Oh, wow. Like, he's ..... he's dead, ..... Jim.