<p>“There are changes that could be made without “cuts.” But of course you know that. Why do I even try to discuss and converse with liberals?” </p>
<p>“Zoosermom, I’m a liberal. Really. What kind of liberal?” I’m so insulted. :)</p>
<p>Forget it. :)</p>
<p>"“Zoosermom, I’m a liberal. Really. What kind of liberal?” I’m so insulted. </p>
<p>Forget it."</p>
<p>You caught me out in a bias. I just generally assume that unpleasant people/posters are liberals. It’s usually the case, but perhaps you’re one without the other? (I’m not going to put a smily on because I don’t think that’s cute, but obviously you do.)</p>
<p>I’ll vouch for dstark. He’s generally a good person. Unfortunately, a few years back he was abducted by aliens who re-programmed him to believe that Republicans are the source of all things bad. The good news is that he is not lost to the dark side forever since he hasn’t imbibed the full glass of Democratic kool-aid that they served to him. He’s still redeemable (even though he probably insists that he is not).</p>
<p>Bipartisanship is the source of all things bad.</p>
<p>I haven’t read the thread. I have one reason why I can never vote for a Democratic monopoly in gov’t - retroactive taxes. The 1993 retroactive income tax passed by the dems in the Congress and White House went beyond the pale. After having paid my legal obligation, they came back for more and not an insubstantial amount. Let’s hear it for gridlock!</p>
<p>fundingfather, lol</p>
<p>Egads, Gadzooks, W is creating a commission for Financial Literacy to prevent buyers from getting subprime lenders. And I thought he wanted us to spend money and get into debt for wealth creation. After doing favors for his friends at WM and CFC, did W decide to give them one more bailout but with conditions? </p>
<p>Next thing the Government thru the Dept of Educ is going to mandate Financial Education. And we thought everyone got FE when they read the fine print on their FAFSA and Stafford loans. </p>
<p>sigh.</p>
<p>If “liberal” posters seem discourteous, perhaps it has something to do with the godforsaken mess our Republican president got us into. Don’t even get me started on the billions we’re spending every day in a war that never should have been started in the first place, while we have a rotting infrastructure and hungry children with no health care here at home. … We’ve had eight years of Mr. “I’m-a-uniter-not-a-divider” … Enough, already. … We desperately need a president we can proud of. Who might that be? Who knows. Rude liberal that I am, I was repulsed by the antics of two of “my own” last night on national television. Clinton and Obama ought to be taken to the shed and horse-whipped for the shameful display they put on at the black caucus debate. I’m pretty much outraged by everybody and everything these days! So sad.</p>
<p>Dstark, I was snarky and impatient in an earlier post in this thread. I hope you will forgive me.</p>
<p>Anyone check out Ron Paul, he is NOT like the other republicans. He is against excessive spending, as he continuoulsy says in debates and has said for a long time. He is at the extreme of fiscal conservatism and has voted that way in Congress. I think we can trust that he would not be a massive spender as president. He voted against the Patriot Act and war, but is fiscally conservative, and believes in the constitution, wants to close Guantanamo Bay, etc. But he is also socially conservative, but voted for abortion rights not to be decided by the federal gov’t because he thinks it is the right of the state. Go look him up. You guys might like what he is saying compared to the reps instilling fear in America and the Dems possibly increasing taxes, etc.
A disclaimer however is that I am not necessarily supporting him, which I did not, but I see how his ideas coincide with what a lot of people on this board are saying, so you guys might want to check him out. Oh, and he got as many delegates as Mcain in Nevada, 2nd place, so he could possibly be viable.</p>
<p>zoosermom, no problem. Sorry, that you felt bugged.</p>
<p>I was asking you a lot of questions. </p>
<p>I did start this thread and the title of the thread is “Democrats make it hard to vote democrat”.</p>
<p>I am socially liberal. I’m not apologizing for it or backing down one bit for being socially liberal. I don’t think the government should be involved in people’s private business.</p>
<p>I have said many times I am fiscally conservative. I’m a lot more fiscally conservative than the republican leaders and it pi**es me off no end when I watch them.</p>
<p>I just wrote the last two paragraphs so you understand where I am coming from. I am so disappointed with the republicans and if that party can’t come through on fiscal issues, since I am a liberal on other issues, it makes it all but impossible for me to support that party.</p>
<p>I did vote for Reagan twice. Did you see tha Mini voted for McCain in 2000? That’s a shocker to me.</p>
<p>I do not like Obama’s social security proposal at all.
I can’t remember Hillary’s but I have a feeling I don’t like hers either.</p>
<p>jkjkjk, it’s amazing how much some people like Ron Paul, but he isn’t going to happen. He had 5% of the vote in Fla. in the latest polls.</p>
<p>Dstark, we may have more in common than one would suppose. (BTW, I was bugged earlier for reasons having nothing to do with CC and let myself get cranky, which is not acceptable.)</p>
<p>My brand of conservatism is all about the government getting out of my business. My hair stood on end during last night’s debate when Edwards and Clinton were discussing mandating health insurance. I support gay marriage, am heavy-heartedly pro choice (for others but not for me) I’m much more fiscally conservative than current republicans, and in another ball park entirely than democats. I voted for Reagan once because I wasn’t old enough the first time. I’m not wild about any republican candidates, but I truly despise Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton even more so.</p>
<p>"My brand of conservatism is all about the government getting out of my business.</p>
<p>My hair stood on end during last night’s debate when Edwards and Clinton were discussing mandating health insurance. I support gay marriage, am heavy-heartedly pro choice (for others but not for me)"</p>
<p>We do agree more than we disagree. </p>
<p>I do think we have to do something about health care. I don’t know what, but more people go broke because of health costs than any other reason, and I can see people go bankrupt because of poor financial choices, but not poor health or inadequate health care. </p>
<p>I don’t know the answer.</p>
<p>I guess the other difference in our views is I have given up on the republicans ever being fiscally conservative.</p>
<p>“I guess the other difference in our views is I have given up on the republicans ever being fiscally conservative.”</p>
<p>Perhaps you’re older than I? (Kidding there) Seriously, though, I haven’t given up on republicans yet, but I’ve never had any fiscal hope for democrats. As far as health care, I’m not sure what the answer should be, but I am completely uncomfortable as a matter of principle for the government to mandate the purchase of health insurance, I’m also uncomfortable with the demonization of pharmaceutical companies. As I said somewhere else, I’d like to see care/costs for illegal immigrants taken out of the equation and then we can talk about what we have and what we should spend.</p>
<p>“Perhaps you’re older than I?”</p>
<p>I hope not. :)</p>
<p>"“Perhaps you’re older than I?”</p>
<p>I hope not. "</p>
<p>Are you a parent or a student? I’m a parent and just over 40. Perhaps I’m just the eternal optimist.</p>
<p>I’m 51 and a parent. I can barely remember 41. :)</p>
<p>Maybe by the time I reach your advanced age my optimism will be gone.</p>
<p>No. </p>
<p>Stay optimistic.</p>
<p>I’m optimistic on many things. Technological advances. Medical advances. The intelligence of human beings. The humanity of many people.</p>
<p>Politicians…no.</p>
<p>The beauty of the world. Yes.</p>
<p>Another Massachusetts Resident who would vote “Anyone but Romney!”. He is simply not truthful. Think about what he had to say to get elected governor in Massachusetts. </p>
<p>He destroyed more than just the public schools. Our towns are broke and people are needlessly dying in fires because fire departments are broke and resources are that scarce. Our roads are third world and many need to be completely rebuilt because towns couldn’t afford to maintain them. I believe Katrina would have been worse under Romney. </p>
<p>To get headlines, he fired his illegal immigrant landscapers on the day of the first snow after they were done cleaning up his leaves. I’m hoping he can get knocked out of the race quickly so they can be back mulching his flower beds by April.</p>