If Bush is considered 'What is Republican'...

[Fake Boris]

JohnT: I don't see why the fiscal conservatives should be unhappy with the Dems. Compare yourself to the rest of the world, and consider yourself lucky that they are your LEFT, goddammit.

Don't you think the poor are already picked on enough in America, with the ghettos, the insane punishment laws, and the drug prohibition non-sense, without having them to die for lack of medical insurance?

[Harry Tuttle]

Originally posted by JohnT
I didn't want this. To give y'all an idea of what sort of Republicans Laura and I are/were, back in 1997 we had 50 "Forbes 2000" bumper stickers printed up at our cost and passed them out around town. I don't even think his campaign made it to Georgia in 2000, but I'm pretty damned sure that if we had actually elected that sad-looking man to the presidency we wouldn't be talking about a constitutional amendment legalizing discrimination. :sigh:

I remember when a Forbes rep made it into New York. He had given up on his campaign by the time he made it to us. The good thing is he used his campaign credit card to pay for everyones liquor for the night. His only response was: "Oh god, I'm going to get fired for this." We just patted him on the back and said: "Don't worry, he has plenty of money, and it'll be over soon."

[Harry Tuttle]

and John, I've got the douche on block. Makes me a happier person not having my eyes bleed.

[JohnT]

Originally posted by Harry Tuttle
and John, I've got the douche on block. Makes me a happier person not having my eyes bleed.

[Fake Boris]

Originally posted by JohnT

He was talking about me. He was so disturbed to learn from me that the Soviet Union had no plan to conquer the world, that he had to put me on ignore. Isn't that funny?

[Ben Kenobi]

I'm pretty damned sure that if we had actually elected that sad-looking man to the presidency we wouldn't be talking about a constitutional amendment legalizing discrimination. :sigh:

Yeah, we'd have Gore instead...

[Harry Tuttle]

Yes, that one. What, what? Can't hear you?

[Q Classic]

Iraq War - I am for it
Abortion - I am against it but will make compromises when rape is involved
Religious Charities - Keep it out of government
Gay marriage - Totally FOR
Bush Tax Cuts - For

iraq war -- neutral, opposed to the way it was handled.
abortion -- against, but within current framework, allow abortion but give equal amounts of funding to both abstinence-based initiatives, non-abortion family planning clinics, and so on.
religious charities -- allow them to compete for the same funds that non-religious charities do.
gay marriage -- government has no business defiing a religious contract. set up a system where equal rights are granted, let the term "marriage" be hashed out by the churches.
bush tax cuts -- against, simply because with tax cuts should come spending cuts. he didn't do the spending cuts, that ****ing idiot.

[CharlesBHoff]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Make Bush pause? PLEASE! He doesn't care. He realizes that moderates are stuck with him and will vote for him while holding their noses. Many moderate Republicans aren't taking the step I'm taking, because they believe that Hell, there is nothing else we can do. I'm voting for the other side, because I don't like my party's President. Many other Republicans are thinking of voting libertarian. However, they are scared of losing power over appointing judges (which is a major thing, of course).

I than a republician who will vote for Kerry. First Bush is than total screw up leader.He committ prejury about the WMD. He is mishandleing the war on terror by not getting moderate Islamic leader to back him. Preempty attack is than dumb policy which will lead to more distate for America. Bush fail to put those Christian Fundie Minister who make those supid remark against Islam in jail for startly religious war with Islam. That why
Bush get no support from moderate Islamist leader round the world. There going to be than civil war inside of Iraq as we screw up the war and occup of Iraq big time.

[Q Classic]

affirmative action -- against. at least until it stops shafting asians and gives them a boost too. give it to all minorities, or don't give it at all.

[Q Classic]

what it boils down to is that while looking back on it, i do think bush was better than gore, i cannot support bush for a second term precisely because i do not support his policies in regards to scientific learning (stem cell research. yes, it may violate my anti-abortion thing, but seriously? if those frozen embryos were going to be shunted down to the incinerator, what's the real difference if they get used in experiments, anyway?), i dislike the patriot act, detest his frequent pandering to the more vocal segments of the christian right who would love to make sure we're all doing the right thing(TM) in our own bedrooms, dislike his dismissive attitude towards those who disagree with him, even if he's damn wrong, and the simple fact that i don't like people who spend money they don't have, knowing full well that they're leaving the tab for someone else, namely me, to pick up.

****ing *******.

[MrFun]

Re: If Bush is considered 'What is Republican'...

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
...does that make me a Democrat?

Do you want me to answer your question honestly?

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by Harry Tuttle
So then I turned to Bush, mostly because he seemed like he was going to be the nominee.

I don't understand the concept of voting for someone just because you think he's going to win.

[mindseye]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui

Bush just sucks monkey ass. I swear I'd even vote for Ted Kennedy or Ralph Nader over Bush.

Extraordinary thread!

Imran, I recall very distinctly, during the aftermath of the 2000 election farce, you were trying to placate some of us despondant posters. You were reassuring us that it didn't matter that Bush wasn't very bright, as he was surrounding himself with some top-flight advisors. Perhaps you were thinking of Cheney, Rove, Ashcroft, and Rumsfeld?

So now I don't quite understand why I am not enjoying the spectacle of you feasting on a platter of humble pie. Maybe it's because, although I often disagree with you, I have a lot of respect for your points of view, as it seems you really do think them through.

Or maybe it's because it takes a man of true character to admit he's been wrong - WAY wrong in this case.

So now I respect you even more now - even if I doubt I will ever be able to comprehend your adoration of Reagan, of all people!

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When I think about why I stick around this board, I sometimes think it's in great part because of the people who I disagree with, but hold in high esteem. There are quite a few of you types around here, more than one in this very thread...

[Guynemer]

Originally posted by mindseye
When I think about why I stick around this board, I sometimes think it's in great part because of the people who I disagree with, but hold in high esteem. There are quite a few of you types around here, more than one in this very thread...

Seconded.