OT – GOP is being carried to the extreme

[DataAgent]

[quote=svelte]
I’m really curious as to if that is true and, if so, why? Any thoughts?[/quote]

I noticed the same thing. For me, the polarization hit extreme levels just before the Iraq war in 2002. Loosely quoting GWB “either you’re with us or you’re with the terrorists.” I was against the Iraq war from day 1 and was immediately christened as ‘unpatriotic’ by my Bush-loving peers. Prior to the Iraq war, I paid very little attention to politics at the national level.

[Casca]

Until Nancy Pelosi beats Joe Wilson on the floor of the house with an ivory handled cane, we will not have reached the level of civility that preceeded the civil war.

Anyone who can’t see a difference between the parties is simply ignorant. Would Bush have nationalized the banks and the auto companies as Obama has done? Given ownership to the unions? I doubt it. He acquiesed to TARP as professional courtesy to Obama. He did it because Obama asked him to do so, and he wanted to position Obama to execute a cohesive policy, no matter how wrong-headed.

[Casca]

Until Nancy Pelosi beats Joe Wilson on the floor of the house with an ivory handled cane, we will not have reached the level of civility that preceeded the civil war.

Anyone who can’t see a difference between the parties is simply ignorant. Would Bush have nationalized the banks and the auto companies as Obama has done? Given ownership to the unions? I doubt it. He acquiesed to TARP as professional courtesy to Obama. He did it because Obama asked him to do so, and he wanted to position Obama to execute a cohesive policy, no matter how wrong-headed.

[Casca]

Until Nancy Pelosi beats Joe Wilson on the floor of the house with an ivory handled cane, we will not have reached the level of civility that preceeded the civil war.

Anyone who can’t see a difference between the parties is simply ignorant. Would Bush have nationalized the banks and the auto companies as Obama has done? Given ownership to the unions? I doubt it. He acquiesed to TARP as professional courtesy to Obama. He did it because Obama asked him to do so, and he wanted to position Obama to execute a cohesive policy, no matter how wrong-headed.

[Casca]

Until Nancy Pelosi beats Joe Wilson on the floor of the house with an ivory handled cane, we will not have reached the level of civility that preceeded the civil war.

Anyone who can’t see a difference between the parties is simply ignorant. Would Bush have nationalized the banks and the auto companies as Obama has done? Given ownership to the unions? I doubt it. He acquiesed to TARP as professional courtesy to Obama. He did it because Obama asked him to do so, and he wanted to position Obama to execute a cohesive policy, no matter how wrong-headed.

[Casca]

Until Nancy Pelosi beats Joe Wilson on the floor of the house with an ivory handled cane, we will not have reached the level of civility that preceeded the civil war.

Anyone who can’t see a difference between the parties is simply ignorant. Would Bush have nationalized the banks and the auto companies as Obama has done? Given ownership to the unions? I doubt it. He acquiesed to TARP as professional courtesy to Obama. He did it because Obama asked him to do so, and he wanted to position Obama to execute a cohesive policy, no matter how wrong-headed.

[urbanrealtor]

[quote=Zeitgeist]Things have changed. People are not civil any more. Svelte, ask yourself, are drivers more rude than in the past? I think the answer is yes. It is a cultural change that is societal, not just political. People no longer respect the courts and show up in dirty, inappropriate clothing. They no longer respect the presidency and congress. Times have changed. The middle class was just behind the times.[/quote]

You damn whipper snappers!!!
Get off my lawn!.

You kids are ruining America!

[urbanrealtor]

[quote=Zeitgeist]Things have changed. People are not civil any more. Svelte, ask yourself, are drivers more rude than in the past? I think the answer is yes. It is a cultural change that is societal, not just political. People no longer respect the courts and show up in dirty, inappropriate clothing. They no longer respect the presidency and congress. Times have changed. The middle class was just behind the times.[/quote]

You damn whipper snappers!!!
Get off my lawn!.

You kids are ruining America!

[urbanrealtor]

[quote=Zeitgeist]Things have changed. People are not civil any more. Svelte, ask yourself, are drivers more rude than in the past? I think the answer is yes. It is a cultural change that is societal, not just political. People no longer respect the courts and show up in dirty, inappropriate clothing. They no longer respect the presidency and congress. Times have changed. The middle class was just behind the times.[/quote]

You damn whipper snappers!!!
Get off my lawn!.

You kids are ruining America!

[urbanrealtor]

[quote=Zeitgeist]Things have changed. People are not civil any more. Svelte, ask yourself, are drivers more rude than in the past? I think the answer is yes. It is a cultural change that is societal, not just political. People no longer respect the courts and show up in dirty, inappropriate clothing. They no longer respect the presidency and congress. Times have changed. The middle class was just behind the times.[/quote]

You damn whipper snappers!!!
Get off my lawn!.

You kids are ruining America!

[urbanrealtor]

[quote=Zeitgeist]Things have changed. People are not civil any more. Svelte, ask yourself, are drivers more rude than in the past? I think the answer is yes. It is a cultural change that is societal, not just political. People no longer respect the courts and show up in dirty, inappropriate clothing. They no longer respect the presidency and congress. Times have changed. The middle class was just behind the times.[/quote]

You damn whipper snappers!!!
Get off my lawn!.

You kids are ruining America!

[Casca]

[quote=DataAgent]I was against the Iraq war from day 1 and was immediately christened as ‘unpatriotic’ by my Bush-loving peers. Prior to the Iraq war, I paid very little attention to politics at the national level.[/quote]

What would the world be like if Iran controlled half of the world’s oil supply? If they got their hands on the oil in Iraq, they would. We don’t dare let that happen, yet Obama may.

[Casca]

[quote=DataAgent]I was against the Iraq war from day 1 and was immediately christened as ‘unpatriotic’ by my Bush-loving peers. Prior to the Iraq war, I paid very little attention to politics at the national level.[/quote]

What would the world be like if Iran controlled half of the world’s oil supply? If they got their hands on the oil in Iraq, they would. We don’t dare let that happen, yet Obama may.

[Casca]

[quote=DataAgent]I was against the Iraq war from day 1 and was immediately christened as ‘unpatriotic’ by my Bush-loving peers. Prior to the Iraq war, I paid very little attention to politics at the national level.[/quote]

What would the world be like if Iran controlled half of the world’s oil supply? If they got their hands on the oil in Iraq, they would. We don’t dare let that happen, yet Obama may.

[Casca]

[quote=DataAgent]I was against the Iraq war from day 1 and was immediately christened as ‘unpatriotic’ by my Bush-loving peers. Prior to the Iraq war, I paid very little attention to politics at the national level.[/quote]

What would the world be like if Iran controlled half of the world’s oil supply? If they got their hands on the oil in Iraq, they would. We don’t dare let that happen, yet Obama may.

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