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The American Political Thread

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Something I've noted several times is that, while most of us agree it's important to be informed about Canadian politics and to be an engaged citizen, the fact is that Canadian politics are generally pretty boring (this can be a good thing, IMO). The Americans, on the other hand, have turned the dysfunction of their political system into an entertainment industry (although it appears Harper, et al., are determined to reduce the Canadian system to the same level).

So I thought I'd start a thread for discussion of the Reality TV show they call American Politics.

I'll start with this posting I saw on another forum, with respect to the Republican's policies on women's health care, especially with regard to contraception and abortion:
After years and years and years of specifically targeting homophobes, racists, bigots, religious zealots, anti-intellectuals and sociopaths why should we be at all shocked that the GOP picked up a ****load of misogynists along the way?
 
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Could be a Dynasty of Republicans all the way into the next century. Excellent vision, Dr. G!
Well, Mitt Romney was born on March 12th, 1947. Ronald Reagan was born on February 6, 1911 and became president on January 20, 1981 when he was 69 years of age. So, Romney has the youth to serve two terms ........... at least. If the Republicans can crush the Democrats and take control of the House and Senate, and most of the state houses as well, they could overturn the 22nd Amendment limiting the number of terms for a president to two. Or, he could run as Milt Ronmey and get another two terms, especially if he is able to paraphrase Reagan's classic comment that "In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problems; government is the problem."

He could run on an anti-Obama platform this election, and then run on an anti-Great Society platform in 2016. Then, as Milt Ronmey, he could run on an anti-New Deal platform. He could bring back the "Old Deal" on social darwinism and the robber barons.

Heck, if Elizabeth II is 86, he should be able to go another 4-8 years and become the oldest and longest serving president in the history of the US.

The only problem I foresee is his selecting a real dud of a VP running mate (e.g., Donald Trump), or if Donald Trump turns on him for not selecting him as the VP candidate and "The Donald" brings up the birther issue for Romney/Ronmey, since Mitt Romney was born in Detroit, but Milt Ronmey was born in Chihuahua, Mexico. We shall see.
 
#342 ·
Given that the Republicans of the last century were far to the Left of current Democrats (let alone current Republicans), and the fact that the U.S. cannot possibly sustain it's culture of consumerism and war-mongering, whatever party occupies the White House in the future is bound to be far to the Left of the current occupant.
At least you admit that the economic decay of the U.S. is the result of a shift to the left over the years,
 
#343 ·
At least you admit that the economic decay of the U.S. is the result of a shift to the left over the years,
Um... unless you're arguing that the U.S. is in better shape now than it was in the last century, you might want to try re-reading what I posted. Both parties have moved dramatically to the Right in the 50 years, with Obama now firmly to the Right of Republicans of the past.
 
#345 ·
Um... unless you're arguing that the U.S. is in better shape now than it was in the last century, you might want to try re-reading what I posted. Both parties have moved dramatically to the Right in the 50 years, with Obama now firmly to the Right of Republicans of the past.
Sorry, that makes utterly no sense.
 
#346 ·
At least you admit that the economic decay of the U.S. is the result of a shift to the left over the years,
An excellent observation. Look at the economic prosperity of the "Roaring twenties" .......... brought about by Harding and Coolidge, both Republicans. When the Wall Street Crash of 1929 struck less than eight months after he took office, Hoover tried to combat the ensuing Great Depression with public works projects and an increase in the top tax bracket from 25% to 63%, and increases in corporate taxes. Public works and raising the tax rate on wealthy Americans is a leftist ploy, so while Hoover was elected as a Republican, he was really a Democrat in disguise. Roosevelt, with all of his programs, was a socialist/communist, that ruined America, dispite all the people who were saved from starvation and dispair.

Good times returned to America in the 50's with Eisenhower, a Republican ............ and again came back after the Carter-caused recession by Reagan, a real Republican.

Thus, good times are brought about by Republicans and hard times are caused by Democrats.
 
#348 ·
Sorry, that makes utterly no sense.
Many have noted that Obama is functionally to the Right of even recent Republicans (including Reagan). And if you consider his inaction on Gitmo, support for bank bailouts, sustained tax breaks for the rich, etc. He's hard to distinguish from Bush.

However, in their desperate armpit-soaking terror of being unable to distinguish themselves from Democrats, the Republicans continue to move further to the Right, even when it takes them into loony-tunes radical fringe territory.
 
#349 ·
Many have noted that Obama is functionally to the Right of even recent Republicans (including Reagan). And if you consider his inaction on Gitmo, support for bank bailouts, sustained tax breaks for the rich, etc. He's hard to distinguish from Bush.
Bush pushed the party to the left, not right. Obama doubled Bush's efforts.
 
#352 ·
Sing it...

Hey, Buffalo Bill
What did you kill
Buffalo Bill?

He went out tiger hunting with his elephant and gun
In case of accidents he always took his mom
He's the all American bullet-headed saxon mother's son.
All the children sing

Hey Buffalo Bill
What did you kill
Buffalo Bill?

Deep in the jungle where the mighty tiger lies
Bill and his elephants were taken by surprise
So Captain Marvel zapped in right between the eyes
All the children sing

Hey, Buffalo Bill
What did you kill
Buffalo Bill?

The children asked him if to kill was not a sin
Not when he looked so fierce, his mother butted in
If looks could kill it would have been us instead of him
All the children sing

Hey, Buffalo Bill
What did you kill
Buffalo Bill?
 
#360 ·
because they were easily outspent by Walker and the wealthy industrialists who pull his strings.
The recall effort was spurred and financed by the unions, particularly the SEIU--so they can be credited with the entire wasteful fiasco of a re-election. However, whoever is pulling Walker's strings is doing a fantastic job! I believe this to be a harbinger of the fall election.
 
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