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Unright · 11-15-2004, 10:24 AM

The problem is that "Republican" and "Conservative" aren't interchangable.

The original goals of the two parties are much different than they are today. Democrats are more progressive in that they want the government to create and maintain programs to help those that are disadvantaged. Also they seek to put more restrictions on Big Business to try to keep greed and rampant ecological disasters in check.

The Republicans aim to have lesser government interferance in our lives. They attempt to get rid of government programs that impede business and causes taxes to be too high.

In short, political parties are based on different economic approaches to steer the government towards. Morality is something that varies from politician to politician, regardless of party. It is possible to have Liberal Republicans and Conservative Democrats.

Lately, Conservatives have pretty much taken over the GOP. When Republicans won the Senate, House of Representatives, & the White House, "experts" declared the moral majority had spoken because gay marriage was banned in 11 states and exit polls showed 22% voted on "moral values" over other issues such as terrorism.

Since the election has been over, conservatives are claiming that they won because the Democrats are out of touch because they "lean too far to the left". Those arguments are simply ridiculous. 48% of the vote to the Democrats is not being "out of touch". In fact, if 75k Ohioans had voted the other way, Bush would have lost. Such a slim margin does not indicate such a massive majority that the Democrats need to change tactics.

Instead, I think that conservatives are trying to takeover the Democratic party as well. If they succeed in making both major party conservative, then their chances of pushing their agenda increases dramatically.

Sorry, I seemed to have rambled.. Just my 2 cents (not ajusted for inflation)

11-15-2004, 10:24 AM	#18 (permalink)
Unright Crazy Location: Florida	The problem is that "Republican" and "Conservative" aren't interchangable. The original goals of the two parties are much different than they are today. Democrats are more progressive in that they want the government to create and maintain programs to help those that are disadvantaged. Also they seek to put more restrictions on Big Business to try to keep greed and rampant ecological disasters in check. The Republicans aim to have lesser government interferance in our lives. They attempt to get rid of government programs that impede business and causes taxes to be too high. In short, political parties are based on different economic approaches to steer the government towards. Morality is something that varies from politician to politician, regardless of party. It is possible to have Liberal Republicans and Conservative Democrats. Lately, Conservatives have pretty much taken over the GOP. When Republicans won the Senate, House of Representatives, & the White House, "experts" declared the moral majority had spoken because gay marriage was banned in 11 states and exit polls showed 22% voted on "moral values" over other issues such as terrorism. Since the election has been over, conservatives are claiming that they won because the Democrats are out of touch because they "lean too far to the left". Those arguments are simply ridiculous. 48% of the vote to the Democrats is not being "out of touch". In fact, if 75k Ohioans had voted the other way, Bush would have lost. Such a slim margin does not indicate such a massive majority that the Democrats need to change tactics. Instead, I think that conservatives are trying to takeover the Democratic party as well. If they succeed in making both major party conservative, then their chances of pushing their agenda increases dramatically. Sorry, I seemed to have rambled.. Just my 2 cents (not ajusted for inflation)