Look we don’t want to be like them - they are liars in word, action and deed. Let them have that ground. Dems - the party of liars and cheats.
Where is this idealistic viewpoint coming from?
Speaking of acting like them. The past week or so there are many many posts about the Obama death panel deciding grandma must die. But Grandma is already on socialized medicine which is bankrupting the country with social security. Right now the death panel talking points are popular here because :1) democrats use similar lines to get seniors votes, 2) seniors probably dont trust Obama especially now 3) it's politically expedient at this time.
I am not bothered by my sense of fairness because I know democrats use similar arguments against republicans. My fear is that republicans are setting a stage where entitlements can never be cut, ever. In other words even if Republicans take power the spending and borrowing will continue unrestrained and the republicans hand wringing and disowning will too. Notice when it comes to the deficit, republicans claim medicare is democrats fault.
The argument proposed for this I get pinged with is “who cares about what happens after Obama?? We must defeat Obama NOW in any way we can, nothing else matters” similar to the McCain must win argument that didnt fly. But this is the same argument democrats told each other the past few years to win that got them in the mess they are in now with the public. Likewise republicans will never approach entitlements if in charge, and just give us more tax cuts spending and debt ala Bush.
Moral, republicans stand for nothing but 'vote for me' same as last year.