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Old 05-20-2010, 07:28 AM   #13 (permalink)
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But let me get this straight—help my socialist Canuckistan brain out a bit—the Tea Partiers, generally, are concerned about the Republican party having moved too far left? What has changed with the Republicans in the post-W era

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... It's multiple factors.

During the W administration, the Republican party lowered taxed but turned around and ramped up spending to ridiculous amounts. The majority of Republicans gave him slack, and Congress, as we had 2 wars going on and debts happen in war. However, most of us didn't realize how much the spending had been increased until the last few years of the administration. In essence, the Republican voter was betrayed by their party. The Reps ignored/forgot the political movement and policy which gave them the House/Senate/Presidency of the "Pay As You Go" (which now allows Dems to try to steal the thunder of, even though they opposed it at the time).

At the same time, the Grand Ol' Party (Big Tent Party of all inclusiveness) turned to religious fervor. Homosexuality, sexuality of any kind, et al were suddenly crusades being fought that many of us didn't want to impede on. I, myself, stopped calling myself a Republican during this time and started calling myself a fiscal conservative.

As the exodus of voters abandoned the party because of these two pivotal changes, the hollow egg appeared. In this void, with no discernible leadership, it was any man's game. Republicans, in a desperate attempt to gain any momentum/support (as their base had disappeared) fanned the early flames of the Tea Party. They hoped to use it as a tool, corral the partiers. However the bulls got out of the pens and quickly turned on the Reps.

We're in a situation where the moderate Republicans are gone. Anyone who's even willing to discuss non partisan issues is being exiled for cooperating with the Dems. This is causing an even faster exodus of moderate Republicans which is by default making the partiers stronger.

Eventually the party will figure out they will never win a majority with only a minority, and the Grand Ol' Party will return. Until then, I'll be voting Dem to hopefully speed the process up.

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This might be a silly question, but you do recognize that you still being unemployed is not a effective measure of the economy, right? I'm also curious how you get "0 sum insurance reform" .. sounds awfully talking-point-ish..

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You're right... banks are making a killing selling money given free on loan from the Government back to the Government which they need to give interest free loans to banks. However when everyone is cheering over news that employment is up and it's still what, 9.7% officially (officially I'm not unemployed anymore, my unemployment benefits ran out).
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