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October 17, 2008 at 10:17 PM #289495October 17, 2008 at 10:40 PM #289160
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In both 1933 and 1965, liberal majorities imposed vast expansions of government that have never been repealed, and the current financial panic may give today’s left another pretext to return to those heydays of welfare-state liberalism. Americans voting for “change” should know they may get far more than they ever imagined
[/quote]Full disclosure: I am aligned with true Republicanism in the libertarian sense. I voted straight Republican up until W. in 2000. I too have misgivings about the Democratic party’s socialistic bent.
BUT….
I would argue that the biggest period of expansion of the government was 2001-2006, far surpassing 1933 and 1965. The neo-con hijacking of the Republican party — controlling all three branches of the government — brought us full on Big Brother, unprovoked and bankrupting militarism, and nationalization of the markets to the tune of more trillions of dollars than borrowed by all previous administrations combined. Sadly, we have the choice of something crappy, Obama’s new New Deal, or something far worse, McCain’s more of the same that brought us to this point of emergency.
If Obama wins, the Republican party can take full credit for putting him in the White House. They have completely lost their way and chased away everyone who used to vote for them except for the evangelicals.
October 17, 2008 at 10:40 PM #289469Participant[quote]
In both 1933 and 1965, liberal majorities imposed vast expansions of government that have never been repealed, and the current financial panic may give today’s left another pretext to return to those heydays of welfare-state liberalism. Americans voting for “change” should know they may get far more than they ever imagined
[/quote]Full disclosure: I am aligned with true Republicanism in the libertarian sense. I voted straight Republican up until W. in 2000. I too have misgivings about the Democratic party’s socialistic bent.
BUT….
I would argue that the biggest period of expansion of the government was 2001-2006, far surpassing 1933 and 1965. The neo-con hijacking of the Republican party — controlling all three branches of the government — brought us full on Big Brother, unprovoked and bankrupting militarism, and nationalization of the markets to the tune of more trillions of dollars than borrowed by all previous administrations combined. Sadly, we have the choice of something crappy, Obama’s new New Deal, or something far worse, McCain’s more of the same that brought us to this point of emergency.
If Obama wins, the Republican party can take full credit for putting him in the White House. They have completely lost their way and chased away everyone who used to vote for them except for the evangelicals.
October 17, 2008 at 10:40 PM #289478Participant[quote]
In both 1933 and 1965, liberal majorities imposed vast expansions of government that have never been repealed, and the current financial panic may give today’s left another pretext to return to those heydays of welfare-state liberalism. Americans voting for “change” should know they may get far more than they ever imagined
[/quote]Full disclosure: I am aligned with true Republicanism in the libertarian sense. I voted straight Republican up until W. in 2000. I too have misgivings about the Democratic party’s socialistic bent.
BUT….
I would argue that the biggest period of expansion of the government was 2001-2006, far surpassing 1933 and 1965. The neo-con hijacking of the Republican party — controlling all three branches of the government — brought us full on Big Brother, unprovoked and bankrupting militarism, and nationalization of the markets to the tune of more trillions of dollars than borrowed by all previous administrations combined. Sadly, we have the choice of something crappy, Obama’s new New Deal, or something far worse, McCain’s more of the same that brought us to this point of emergency.
If Obama wins, the Republican party can take full credit for putting him in the White House. They have completely lost their way and chased away everyone who used to vote for them except for the evangelicals.
October 17, 2008 at 10:40 PM #289507Participant[quote]
In both 1933 and 1965, liberal majorities imposed vast expansions of government that have never been repealed, and the current financial panic may give today’s left another pretext to return to those heydays of welfare-state liberalism. Americans voting for “change” should know they may get far more than they ever imagined
[/quote]Full disclosure: I am aligned with true Republicanism in the libertarian sense. I voted straight Republican up until W. in 2000. I too have misgivings about the Democratic party’s socialistic bent.
BUT….
I would argue that the biggest period of expansion of the government was 2001-2006, far surpassing 1933 and 1965. The neo-con hijacking of the Republican party — controlling all three branches of the government — brought us full on Big Brother, unprovoked and bankrupting militarism, and nationalization of the markets to the tune of more trillions of dollars than borrowed by all previous administrations combined. Sadly, we have the choice of something crappy, Obama’s new New Deal, or something far worse, McCain’s more of the same that brought us to this point of emergency.
If Obama wins, the Republican party can take full credit for putting him in the White House. They have completely lost their way and chased away everyone who used to vote for them except for the evangelicals.
October 17, 2008 at 10:40 PM #289511Participant[quote]
In both 1933 and 1965, liberal majorities imposed vast expansions of government that have never been repealed, and the current financial panic may give today’s left another pretext to return to those heydays of welfare-state liberalism. Americans voting for “change” should know they may get far more than they ever imagined
[/quote]Full disclosure: I am aligned with true Republicanism in the libertarian sense. I voted straight Republican up until W. in 2000. I too have misgivings about the Democratic party’s socialistic bent.
BUT….
I would argue that the biggest period of expansion of the government was 2001-2006, far surpassing 1933 and 1965. The neo-con hijacking of the Republican party — controlling all three branches of the government — brought us full on Big Brother, unprovoked and bankrupting militarism, and nationalization of the markets to the tune of more trillions of dollars than borrowed by all previous administrations combined. Sadly, we have the choice of something crappy, Obama’s new New Deal, or something far worse, McCain’s more of the same that brought us to this point of emergency.
If Obama wins, the Republican party can take full credit for putting him in the White House. They have completely lost their way and chased away everyone who used to vote for them except for the evangelicals.
October 17, 2008 at 11:33 PM #289175afx114
ParticipantBring it on. Can’t be much worse than what we currently have.
October 17, 2008 at 11:33 PM #289484ParticipantBring it on. Can’t be much worse than what we currently have.
October 17, 2008 at 11:33 PM #289493ParticipantBring it on. Can’t be much worse than what we currently have.
October 17, 2008 at 11:33 PM #289522ParticipantBring it on. Can’t be much worse than what we currently have.
October 17, 2008 at 11:33 PM #289525ParticipantBring it on. Can’t be much worse than what we currently have.
October 18, 2008 at 12:27 AM #289180nostradamus
Participantyup to underdose and afx!
October 18, 2008 at 12:27 AM #289489Participantyup to underdose and afx!
October 18, 2008 at 12:27 AM #289498Participantyup to underdose and afx!
October 18, 2008 at 12:27 AM #289527Participantyup to underdose and afx!
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