• Republicans Suck

    From Zgillis to All on Mon Nov 28 08:26:38 2011
    Republicans are destroying America!
  • From Bubbaboy to Zgillis on Mon Nov 28 21:32:00 2011
    Zgillis wrote to All <=-

    Republicans are destroying America!

    Nice comment. I use to think that this was the case, but I do not
    think that we can blame any one party. We cannot even lay blame
    on the last few presidents. However, I do think that the last few
    presidents (President Obama, President Bush, President Clinton,
    President Bush, and President Reagan) did accelerate our current
    problems.

    The country's problems have been building since the contry was born.
    All of our elected officials past and present are to blame for our
    country's current problems. What we need now is for the internal
    bickering to stop and for some plans to be proposed, studied, and
    acted on before it is too late. (Though, I do concede that it could
    already be too late, but we still need to try--correct?) Our
    officials need to STOP this party line business and just work for a
    common goal. The goal: SOLVING THIS MESS WE ARE IN!!!

    When I was younger, I was a moderate-to-conservative religious
    right type. Then, as I started listening to a friend from high
    school, he made me think about my positions more. I use to be a
    hard party-liner. Now, I hope that when I do go to the polls (well
    fill out and send in my absentee vote) I am voting on things or
    candidates that have a similar view of the world. Hence, I am
    a registered Independent.

    Unfortunately, I admit that my eyes are clouded by my early opinions.
    I now think that many of my early opinions were not thought out very
    well. Where I thought I was voting for the "lesser of two evils" in
    the case where I was younger I usually sided with the Republican
    candidate and blindly followed their ideals now it seens I am swinging
    in the Moderate-Democrat to Liberal-Democrat area. Unfortunately, from
    my perspective, the "lesser of two evils" has usually been the
    Democrat candidate. In a few years, that could change.

    However, I think that it has always boiled down to who we think, from
    our personal perspective, is the "lesser of two evils". Let's face it
    both of our major parties have abandonded the common citizen. Again,
    from my perspective, the Democrats have not abandonded the common
    citizen as much as the Republicans have but only by a very small
    margin.

    What really ticked me off about the Republican Party is that the party
    has been perceived to be aligned with the "religious right". Now, from
    what I remember the religious types are supposed to be understanding
    and want to help their fellow man, but this is not what I see. I see
    rich people scratching other rich people's backs. I see this from both
    sides.

    BUT, let's face it, our current financial crisis was created by WALL
    STREET. Speculation is what brought down our system. Insuring
    speculation (example, A.I.G.) is what brought down everything. Not
    knowing what was being insured was the problem. (Please point me to
    some solid documentation that this was not the case. Remember this is
    my perspective.)

    The "War on Terror", while starting before the financial crisis, I
    cannot help to think that the terrorists that hate our capitalizm
    are turning out to be correct. A lot of our problems are economic.
    Have the terrorists won? From my perspective all of the in-fighting
    is leading me to believe that they have won. I wish that all of our
    politicians would realize this and start working together to find a
    solution to our financial crisis.

    I wish that regulators would do their jobs. I wish that they could
    find the time and energy to investigate claims. I wish another Madoff
    would not occur again. To the investors of Madoff, how could you
    believe his crap. In my opinion, the investors of Madoff should not
    be bailed out, and I hope they are not going to be. They chose to
    invest with him. If they do get a bail out, then the small investor
    (such as myself--401k, IRA, and mutual fund) should also have thier investiments insured. I cannot believe it--Madoff's scam was so
    obvious. How could the regulators NOT do anything?

    * Note: I have no full proof of what I have stated above. I guess the
    above are just ramblings. Ramblings from a most-of-the-time observer.
    And, lets face it, it's all about PERCEPTION. I am just rambling about
    what I have perceived, but I hope it'll get you (the reader) thinking
    and realize that our current problems are a sum of all that has
    happened in the past.

    ** NOTE: This second note is hopefully coherent. While our current
    problems cannot be fully attributed to our current financial problems;
    it should be noted that it is unwise to think that he would have been
    able to fix all of the problems in his first term. (I do not know if
    he will get a second term, but whoever our next president is we need
    to give him options. Solid options. Unbiased Options. Options that
    give this country as a whole a fighthing chance.)

    *** I also admit that my perspective could be wrong. Please don't flame me about being wrong, but please gently guide me to re-evaluate any
    incorrect conclusions.

    Thank you for reading, hope it was coherent, and somewhat thought provoking.


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  • From Ryedawg to Zgillis on Fri Dec 2 10:40:06 2011
    Re: Republicans Suck
    By: Zgillis to All on Mon Nov 28 2011 08:26 am

    Republicans are destroying America!
    So are the Democrats. We have a 1 party system with 2 factions now. Both parties are pro big government, anti freedom and liberty.
  • From Air Walker to Ryedawg on Sun Dec 11 22:36:07 2011
    Re: Republicans Suck
    By: Ryedawg to Zgillis on Fri Dec 02 2011 10:40 am

    Re: Republicans Suck
    By: Zgillis to All on Mon Nov 28 2011 08:26 am

    Republicans are destroying America!
    So are the Democrats. We have a 1 party system with 2 factions now. Both parties are pro big government, anti freedom and liberty.

    I may be way behind the times, but isn't the majority vote still Democrats?

  • From Zgillis to Air Walker on Tue Dec 13 11:40:27 2011
    Re: Republicans Suck
    By: Air Walker to Ryedawg on Sun Dec 11 2011 10:36 pm

    Re: Republicans Suck
    By: Ryedawg to Zgillis on Fri Dec 02 2011 10:40 am

    Re: Republicans Suck
    By: Zgillis to All on Mon Nov 28 2011 08:26 am

    Republicans are destroying America!
    So are the Democrats. We have a 1 party system with 2 factions now. Both parties are pro big government, anti freedom and liberty.

    I may be way behind the times, but isn't the majority vote still Democrats?

    I do somewhat agree that there are a lot of corrupted people in politics. BTW, when I posted, I didn't think I'd get a reply since I thought I was one of the only BBS fans left. Nevermind, I guess I'm not!
  • From Matt Munson to Zgillis on Wed Jan 4 17:34:59 2012
    Re: Republicans Suck
    By: Zgillis to All on Mon Nov 28 2011 08:26 am

    Republicans are destroying America!
    both parties are destroying America.