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Location: Jonquil City (aka Smyrna) Georgia- by Atlanta
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The Republicans do not care squat about the country. There was a time when they did care but those days are long gone. There are no more Dwight Eisenhower types in the Republican party. People who loved their country and served it in war and in peace. As I drive on the interstate highways and I see those signs that say "Eisenhower Interstate System", I think to myself what a great man Ike was. He dared to stand up and say "we CAN do this" and built the greatest highway system in the world.
Even Nixon made some good and positive changes for America including stronger civil rights enforcement and the introduction of Affirmative Action programs to bring the Negro into the American mainstream. He actually would have been a pretty decent President if he was not a criminal.
Reagan was a daring President who led our nation out of the dark years of rampant inflation, a dark economy and the hostages in Iran. He changed the trajectory of the country in a way not seen since the days of FDR.
And then I look at the pathetic limp Republican party of today. The "party of no". The only changes they want to see are to take the country back to the dark ages of racism, homophobia and no rights for women. They want to run the country as a Christian theocracy much like Iran. They only seek to serve the corporate class and the rest of us can all go to hell. They give us pathetic bird brains like Palin and try to pass them off as "brilliant" people.
They seek to have ever lasting wars but none of them nor their sons have ever put on a uniform and picked up a rifle (exception McCain) and served the country they seek to lead. I guess war is good for OUR kids (yes I served in the USAF and my oldest son is now in the Navy) but certainly not good enough for their kids.
They have the best health care money can buy but would deny even basic health care to the working people in this country. They send their kids to the best private schools but would deny even basic education to our kids if they could.
This is why the Republicans must be smashed and destroyed. And any Democrat that colludes with them should get the same treatment (read Blanche Lincoln and Joe Liberman). These people are worse than Ben laden and the terrorist. The terrorist attacked us for one day. The Republicans attack us EVERY day.
not even close, but you dont care about facts or being right, just looking for another tyraid from someone on the left to toute the virtues of "government"!!
Past: I have voted for Republicans in the past. In particular, we had an excellent Congressman who represented our district for a number of years. But he was a moderate Republican, and he decided not to run for re-election in 2008.
Present: There is no Republican I know of at the local, state, or national level who I would vote for at this point.
Future: I hope that there will be Republican candidates I can support in the future.
Even Nixon made some good and positive changes for America including stronger civil rights enforcement and the introduction of Affirmative Action programs to bring the Negro into the American mainstream. He actually would have been a pretty decent President if he was not a criminal.
I bet you could say that about most people elected to office
Though the thread is full of nonsense and a rant with no substance the writer accidentally did have a moment of clarity when he penned this:
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They give us pathetic bird brains like Palin and try to pass them off as "brilliant" people.
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