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To me the biggest problem during that time was the spinelessness of the Republicans.

Consider this: They had ALL the power. The House of Representatives, the Senate, and the White House, and while they did cut taxes, they not only did NOT cut spending, but increased it in many ways and, of course, military spending grew due to the War on Terror.

I’m not complaining about the military spending; we HAD to.

But a thousand other entitlements and give-aways were kept afloat or added to during that time. Nonsense such as “No Child Left Behind” and other boondoggles.

So here we are , 16 years later, and we control, once again, both legislative bodies and the presidency.

CAN we cut spending this time? $20 trillion in debt is laughable. How can we EVER pay it back? Is that their thinking? Or is it fear of entitlement voters wiping them out in the next election?

No one has balls but the President, and he needs the help of others to loft them higher...

So here we are , 16 years later, and we control, once again, both legislative bodies and the presidency. - No one has balls but the President, and he needs the help of others to loft them higher...

During the Bush II primaries here on FR we had the same level of interaction among the groups supporting different factions as we did this past primary season.

The Bush bots were strongly supporting Bush. And as you say Bush II (all the Bushes in my opinion) was and is a RINO from Texas. During the 2014 Primaries many FReepers objected to various "conservative" candidates due to these candidates minor speech flubs. The Trump Bots this time around did not object, they very much reveled in the Trump jabs, especially the one he threw at the Press. And yes I too enjoyed these, still do. Why are we not seeing them anymore?

Now an interesting question for all the people in Alabama. (I used to live in Hunsville)

The people of Alabama have elected a number of corrupt governors in the recent past, the current one has resigned and may go to Jail. But before he resigned he appointed Sessions' replacement. The Alabama Attorney General who dropped charges against this corrupt Governor.

The New Governor, the former Lt. Governor - an elderly lady has called a Special Election for August.

On Thursday, Politico’s Daniel Strauss reported that the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) is treating Luther Strange, the temporary replacement for now-Attorney General Jeff Sessions, appointed by the now disgraced former Gov. Robert Bentley, as an incumbent. As such, it will blackball any vendors who do consulting work for his challengers in the upcoming special primary slated for August.

The people of Alabama elected Judge Roy Moore to the Alabama court more than once. So WILL the people of Alabama vote for a corrupt RINO Strange or will they vote for Judge Roy Moore

P.S. How may FReepers voted to re-elect McCain and Graham - what will happen in 2018 ??