My take on the US presidential election.

maybe he's feels he has the right to impregnate anyone he wants
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By comparing presidents one might learn some stuffs:

last 2 republican cycles were interesting.
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Mandtugai!

By comparing presidents one might learn some stuffs:

last 2 republican cycles were interesting.

For current case it is his predecessor set the irreversable course for several years so following electee looks like getting along with it. But if you see previous terms by democrats it is they are only trying to reduce the debt. Look at blue zones carefully, where those blue sections heading.

Last two red zones Reagan through BushII show clear debt trends.
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Looks like a moot point as to who wins the Whitehouse because the climate in congress seems headed towards partisanship. Just look at the latest race between a centrist Republican and a Teanderthal in Indiana.

I must have missed the part of the Constitution about insuring domestic tranquility and promoting the general welfare - of the 1%.

Besides the fact that Dullnando doesn't understand the meaning of socialism, let's use his uninformed definition. So, socialist or anarchist? I'd rather be a socialist - I like the idea of a functioning society. I'm honestly surprised at how many "Christians" become atheist as soon as money or society is mentioned. Paul Ryan might be a perfect example - purports to be Christian, yet espouses the views of Ayn Rand as reflected in his budget.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_divisions_of_United_States_Congresses

Roosevelt - majority democrats in house and senate
--WWII, debt as % of GDP up (understandable)

Truman - one time, 51 republican senators, the rest of the time majority of democrats in house and senate
--debt as % of GDP down

Eisenhower - one time majority of republicans in senate (not filibuster proof), the rest of the time majority of democrats in house and senate
--debt as % of GDP down

Kennedy - majority democrats in house and senate
--debt as % of GDP down

Johnson - majority democrats in house and senate
--debt as % of GDP down

Nixon - majority democrats in house and senate
--debt as % of GDP down

Ford - majority democrats in house and senate (filibuster proof second session)
--debt as % of GDP up

Carter - majority democrats in house and senate (filibuster proof first session)
--debt as % of GDP down

Reagan - majority republican senate, majority of democrats in the house for three sessions,
----------final session majority democrat senate, majority of democrats in the house
--debt as % of GDP up

Bush 41 - majority democrats in the senate, majority of democrats in the house
--debt as % of GDP up

Clinton - majority democrats in the senate, majority of democrats in the house first session
----------majority republican senate, majority of republican house for the last three sessions
--debt as % of GDP down

Bush 43 - split senate and majority of republicans in the house first session
----------two sessions of majority republican senate, majority republicans in the house
----------final session, majority democrat senate, majority of democrats in the house
--debt as % of GDP up

Obama - filibuster proof democrat senate for 10 months, majority of democrats in the house first session
-------democrat majority senate, republican majority house second session
--debt as % of GDP up

This is a more complete story of how the US got where it is today. After all, we are a representative democracy.

not even close to telling a story
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not even close to telling a story

I'm not anywhere near being a member of the top 1%, maybe somewhere near the bottom of the top 50% income wise but I would still rather live in the USA than most any place else. I am registered as a republican but I don't consider myself right wing (maybe I sit in the right side seats in the fuselage). There are several issues that I don't support the republican official stand on but the concept that they know what's best for everybody else has always been my greatest hangup with the dems, and their tendency toward creating a welfare state.
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Bob DeWoody

I'm not anywhere near being a member of the top 1%, maybe somewhere near the bottom of the top 50% income wise but I would still rather live in the USA than most any place else. I am registered as a republican but I don't consider myself right wing (maybe I sit in the right side seats in the fuselage). There are several issues that I don't support the republican official stand on but the concept that they know what's best for everybody else has always been my greatest hangup with the dems, and their tendency toward creating a welfare state.

I'm not anywhere near being a member of the top 1%, maybe somewhere near the bottom of the top 50% income wise but I would still rather live in the USA than most any place else. I am registered as a republican but I don't consider myself right wing (maybe I sit in the right side seats in the fuselage). There are several issues that I don't support the republican official stand on but the concept that they know what's best for everybody else has always been my greatest hangup with the dems, and their tendency toward creating a welfare state.

I'm with you Bob. I've been a few places around this little planet of ours and the US hasn't gone over the cliff yet. It's close, though. If it does go over the cliff, there are some alternatives I'd consider.

It makes sense there are only two parties. And I disagree with the republicans the least.

The primaries are this weekend here in Texas and I'm leaving everything blank except for US senator, state representative, and school board representative. All others I'm leaving blank. Judges, commissioners, ...doesn't matter. The republican candidate for the next presidential election has already been decided with shenanigans beginning in Iowa.

For the general election, here are my rules on how to select my candidates:

1) If there's one republican running unopposed, vote for him/her.
2) If there's one republican and one democrat, vote for the republican
3) If there are no republicans running, leave it blank
4) If there's more than one republican on the ballot, vote for the one who hasn't been in office yet (unless I become aware of a reason for the incumbent to remain or if I become aware of a reason the newbie shouldn't take that office)

The thing that annoys me the most (or makes me wonder if me bothering to vote makes any real difference...) is 1) an amazingly low voter turnout and 2) most voters who do vote show up at the polls completely uninformed, or completely misinformed.

It's amazing that the country still works with that mentality... A actually cancel you out so NYAHHHH!!!

Now more than ever its important to remember which party has forced its representatives and senators in DC to pledge no new taxes(for the wealthy). Well that's special. now that taxes are at a 60 year historic low its always good to dig in your heels.

How's that work? no new taxes and the only cost reductions considered are the ones the wealthy donors don't care about.
Question: what's it like being the patsy for the Republican party? Seriously? I assume you aren't worth a cool million and I'm willing to wager there are less than 2 here on the boards. That being said the republicans don't now, won't in the future, haven't in the past give a rats patoot about the poor or middle class let alone small business owners or you. A party whose last and current candidates own more homes than I do pairs of shoes.

I'm sorry I can't fathom how a multi million dollar company would be considered small.

Guess this is one area where I fail to see how Christian conservatives would consider being aparty to the nonsense.

Here's a few sweet lines I prefer from the bible.

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It's amazing that the country still works with that mentality... A actually cancel you out so NYAHHHH!!!

The country is working less and less and I'm forced into that mentality. And I haven't seen this type of rhetoric since I was in grade school.

Now more than ever its important to remember which party has forced its representatives and senators in DC to pledge no new taxes(for the wealthy). Well that's special. now that taxes are at a 60 year historic low its always good to dig in your heels.

Maybe another 10 or 20 thousand pages to the tax code will fix this?

How's that work? no new taxes and the only cost reductions considered are the ones the wealthy donors don't care about.
Question: what's it like being the patsy for the Republican party? Seriously? I assume you aren't worth a cool million and I'm willing to wager there are less than 2 here on the boards. That being said the republicans don't now, won't in the future, haven't in the past give a rats patoot about the poor or middle class let alone small business owners or you. A party whose last and current candidates own more homes than I do pairs of shoes.

If there were no rich people, everybody would be poor. Why is this a good thing? Patsy to the republican party? Believe what you want to believe. I'll say it again, I disagree with republicans the least. Nope, no where near a million, but I also don't have a debit card that's funded by the people who actually pay taxes. I pay taxes, so I guess that's why I don't have one. I really don't see how you can say the republicans don't care about the poor or middle class. Again, if there were no rich people, everybody would be poor.

I'm sorry I can't fathom how a multi million dollar company would be considered small.

Thanks to democrat created inflation, a million dollars is not that much any more. Try a billion.

Guess this is one area where I fail to see how Christian conservatives would consider being aparty to the nonsense.

Here's a few sweet lines I prefer from the bible.

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Where in the bible does it say a small group of people (I call them politicians) should steal from the rich and give to the poor purpetually?

Earlier today I participated in an online presidential poll run by an outfit called Newsmax. A little while later I got an e-mail thanking me for participating and with a link to the results. With over 300,000 responses Mitt Romney has garnered over 75% of the votes. We might have an interesting election afterall. But it's a long way to November.
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Bob DeWoody