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Originally Posted by Professor S
You bring up an excellent example, Game. Like Powell, I think Bond has made the wrong decision for the right reasons. The biggest probem I have with cnservatives who support Obama is that Obama is the anti-conservative.
Bush is not running for President. I know Obama thinks he is, but McCain is not Bush, and I'm surprised that Bond has fallen for this kind of propoganda. I don;t even think McCain likes Bush, but feels he needs to play politics.
Bond's assertion that Obama would be ANYTHING like Clinton when it comes to spending is absurd, even according to Obama's budget. Obama wants to increase spending by 1 trillion and has no real plans to pay for it. Worse yet, Congressional leadership want to increase spending by three times that amount, and they are the ones who will send the bills to Obama. So the question is, do you think Obama will veto a spending bill from the leadership of his own party? Do you really think ANYONE is getting a tax cut under Obama or a democrat led Congress? Mark my words: If Obama wins, you will hear the following in an address: "America, these times are far too tasking and our deficit is far to large for us to have tax cuts at this time. But, I will send out some checks to those that are truly struggling (read: those that don't pay taxes in the first place) and together we will get through these tough times." Mark my words.
I'll agree that Palin wasn't the best choice, but lets be real: She'll be the Vice President for essentially a one term President, and I see no chance of her even winning her own primary in four years a real candidate decides to run for the Republican ticket.
"This is Obama's time". That sounds like it came stright from an Obama ad. How do you think he'll heal woulnds when he is the most liberal Senator in the country? How has he ever shown he has been anything but lock step behind his party?
We're talking about someone who has stated they want to redistribute wealth, or "share your success"... this is a tenant of socialisma and one of the planks of communism. Obama may not be a socialist, but he sure sounds like one.
Obama says a lot of nice things, but the sad fact is little of what he says relates to any of his brief experience in public service. Bond, it blows my mind that with the supreme court in jeopardy, a congress led by idiots, yes IDIOTS like Pelosi and Reed and a time with so much at stake you would ignore all of your poltiical principles and vote based on feeling ("It's Obama's time" has nothing to do wiuth issues or facts) rather than rational thought. Thats not what intellectual Republicans do.
Another seemingly rational republican falls under the cult of Obama's personality.
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On the subject of how evil you seem to make leftism and socialism out to be:
Am I mistaken or have your banks not just been nationalized? And as far as I know it I believe your public school system is made free to children. In fact...if socialist ideals were brought to your health care perhaps you could have free health care like many other first world nations.
I think left wing ideals might just be the right thing for America right now. You need health care reform, educational reform, and perhaps some institutions to help the millions of Americans who will be losing their jobs in the recession.
I'm not going to claim to know your stance on any of these matters but I hear a lot of people using tax cuts in their arguments and complaining that they won't get them under Obama. Well tough shit, man. America isn't doing so hot these days. I reckon America should be taking it's tax money and putting it towards the social institutions that your country needs to fix up.
I don't mind paying taxes when I know that if I didn't I perhaps wouldn't be able to enjoy such things as free health care, and public schools for my future children.
Side note that has no bearing on my previous argument but is a rail against the man in non sequitir style:
How the hell has socialism become synonymous with evil? I think it beats the hell out of this self-devouring corporate-favored capitalist system that has been at the root of such problems as terrible environmental damage, exploitation of foreign workers, and the ability for companies to hold your life at ransom every time you need to visit the hospital for serious illness. Not to say that I think that communism is sweet and everyone should make the same wage but I'll be god damned if I believe that a system where very few benefit greatly while the majority of people have very little is a system that works.