Posted on 09/21/2002 11:39:06 AM PDT by TLBSHOW
I hate to be the one to break it to you, but they both are taking us in the same direction. One just drives a little faster than the other, that's all.
For the last 5 presidential elections there have been a multitude of 3rd parties running candidates at every level. Tell me, how long does it take to get the message that 3rd parties are a non-starter except as spoilers?
You neglect to mention that after all 5 of the last presidential elections the size of government and the national debt has continued to rise no matter which party was elected.
How long does it take to get the message that you're not going to get smaller government voting for either of the two major parties?
We have a rare opportunity to break the backs of the Democrat Party and we must take advantage of it. Allow the Democrats to keep the Senate and Bush will not get the best of his judicial appointments through.
If we have a Republican controlled Administration, Senate, House, Judiciary, and majority of State Houses, the stage will be set to actually begin rolling back some of the liberal welfare state we've all been complaining about for all these years.
The Republicans will have an opportunity to remake the Supreme Court and the entire Judiciary. These judges will be in office for many years to come. Do it now and we can overturn much of the socialist perversion that the liberal activist judiciary has forced down our throats.
Strike now while the opportunity presents itself. We can't afford not to. Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country (couldn't help typing in that last part, has a natural rhythm. heh heh).
Because that is what the voters want. Remember, every politician has to get elected and to stay elected he or she do what their voters want. Government is big because people want big government. If we are to have small government, whatever that means, then those that vote has to want it too.
So, which is it? The fast one or the slow one? Or, are you just going to sit this one out and vote 3rd? 3rd drives nowhere because 3rd can't get elected. This is an election to put people in office. Only a winner gets in office and does something, the others just fade away to try again in another 2 years.
We need help now to prevent the damage democrat controlled positions can cause. If they are in office, they will put their stamp all over every piece of legislation that is passed, every decision on judges that is made, and use every opportunity to move forward a little more by the following election.
If they do not get elected, it means that they do not get to more forward in all those areas until the next election when they can get some pawns in place.
I hate to be the one to break it to you but the pols of both parties, from the primaries to the general election, are elected by the people. Thus the pols aren't taking us anywhere that we -- the people -- don't want to be.
The R party has the greatest concentration of freedom loving people. That's why I choose to stay and vote in the R party. Our point of view has more power when concentrated and NOT dispersed over third parties.
Where are you going to cut?
How about with the farm subsidies bill Bush just passed. ;)
One thing is certain. We will never cut mandatory spending while we have a D as president OR while we have a D controlled House OR Senate.
Vote out the congressional D's in 2004.
I don't agree with that bill but it did come from the budget allotted and a lot of conservative farm belt voters were very happy with it.. The best and really only way to cut spending is to cut taxes. Once money is budgeted it will be spent. The fact is that outside of Social Security Medicare/Medicaid, defense and those programs already mandated by congress the only item left is discretionally spending which in reality would not make the government any smaller even if cut 50%.
I believe that the percentage of national debt relative to GNP feel last year -- 2001.
Which means what? In terms of actual monetary amounts, we owe more every year. The figure is not getting smaller.
That is a good plan and The GOP is wanting to take the first step to privatization but it will take a generation to accomplish. The other "means tested" entitlements I think are welfare that took a much larger percentage prior to welfare reform. Defense spending at least is a job creator in the private sector. The fact is though that Federal spending is NOT going to decrease for the near future and it sure as hell will not decrease with a democratic congress.
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