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Post by gazzerp on May 14, 2020 10:33:19 GMT -5
Life long Republican, national debt, Economy,rule of law, fiscal responsibility, integrity of the office of the presidency are leading my views. I am a never Trumper. Only Democratic president I voted for was Obama. Will vote Democratic again until Trump is gone. I have volunteered for political campaigns in the past. Political system is failing. I think term limits are essential to bring in New Ideas. I remember when environmental issues were supported by Reagan and Republicans I guess I am a in old traditional republican. I think middle of the road politicians get the most done. I'm of a similar pedigree... although, someone recently did call me a "sensible Democrat"...
I also thought term limits would be the solution until a learned friend of mine asked whether I'd rather a rookie surgeon have-at my brain tumor over someone who'd performed the procedure a hundred times. I've since backed-off on term limits - somewhat... I would still like to find some way of "draining the swamp" though - but, wait; wasn't that already done?
A bigger problem, I believe, lies in the underpinnings of the legislation process. Get rid of riders and pork barrel and vote on individual bills. Simple in concept, no doubt hard to implement. But, it would weed-out so much crap... Combine this with $money$ - the 2016 Federal Election had a price tag of $6.5 billion. Trace the funding and tie contributions to legislative efforts.
Biggest of all is restoring the FCC's Fairness Doctrine. This was revoked in 1987 under Reagan and paved the way for Murdoch and Fox to bring "information" to the masses at a level they'd "understand." With the subsequent evolution of media since then, it's of no surprise we find ourselves in the shit show we live in. I say "restoring [it]" - but, at this point, that ship's long sailed. If it had never been revoked - maybe our "information" highways may not be so polarized today... who knows?
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2020 10:42:52 GMT -5
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Post by hawk on May 14, 2020 11:58:42 GMT -5
So what about the Communists and the Natzi's? They are voters also. We live in the USA. Did you read the title of the thread before posting? I was joking Jr. But in all reality, you realize that there are communists and Nazi's living in this country? Right?
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Post by junior on May 14, 2020 12:18:53 GMT -5
We live in the USA. Did you read the title of the thread before posting? I was joking Jr. But in all reality, you realize that there are communists and Nazi's living in this country? Right? Right, but are those parties on the ballot?
Again, did you read the title of the thread before posting?
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Post by MonkeyBrook on May 14, 2020 13:52:57 GMT -5
Too hard to get over here, I am staying on the other side of the board.
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Post by riverskier on May 14, 2020 19:50:11 GMT -5
Not huge on politics, but based on my limited knowledge of Libertarian philosophy, that is probably the party that best represents my overall perspective. Of course, they are irreverent, and I always considered myself WAY more Republican than Democrat given the choice, mostly due to fiscal reasons.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2020 20:30:35 GMT -5
Not huge on politics, but based on my limited knowledge of Libertarian philosophy, that is probably the party that best represents my overall perspective. Of course, they are irreverent, and I always considered myself WAY more Republican than Democrat given the choice, mostly due to fiscal reasons. What happened to that Republican fiscal responsibility? Where’s the Tea Party? $5 TRILLION in borrowing under Trump with nary a whisper of concern............ when in the minority they care all too much. When in power, not so much.
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Post by riverskier on May 14, 2020 20:57:33 GMT -5
If you are including the 3 trillion for coronavirus relief, that is unfair... bi partisan and obviously needed, despite varying beliefs on where it's best spent. On that note, the Democrats want to add a cool 3 trillion onto that, essentially as an agenda wish list. At least Republicans are taking a responsible approach and waiting on additional debt.
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2020 5:37:15 GMT -5
If you are including the 3 trillion for coronavirus relief, that is unfair... bi partisan and obviously needed, despite varying beliefs on where it's best spent. On that note, the Democrats want to add a cool 3 trillion onto that, essentially as an agenda wish list. At least Republicans are taking a responsible approach and waiting on additional debt. Okay but even before the Damdenic (my made up word) the GOP was on a debt spree. Cutting taxes while increasing spending tends to make that happen. Historically when the economy is strong a government can cut spending and raises more from taxes, not my raising them but because of overall growth. This is from January before the sh*t-show started. What happened to the party of the Tea Party? reason.com/2020/01/29/republican-deficit-hypocrisy-will-make-americas-debt-problems-much-harder-to-solve/
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2020 17:19:19 GMT -5
Best and worst presidents since WWII
Best President since World War II:
Ronald Reagan (26%) Barack Obama (20%) John F. Kennedy (17%) Bill Clinton (9%) Donald Trump (6%) George W. Bush (tie) (2%) Harry S. Truman (tie) (2%) Jimmy Carter (tie) (2%) George H. W. Bush (tie) (2%) Richard Nixon (tie) (1%) Lyndon B. Johnson (tie) (1%) Gerald R. Ford (<1%) Worst President since World War II:
Donald Trump (26%) Barack Obama (25%) Richard Nixon (13%) George W. Bush (7%) Bill Clinton (6%) Jimmy Carter (5%) George H. W. Bush (3%) Lyndon B. Johnson (2%) Ronald Reagan (tie) (1%) Gerald R. Ford (tie) (1%) Dwight D. Eisenhower (tie) (1%) Harry S. Truman (tie) (1%) John F. Kennedy (<1%)
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Post by Machski on May 26, 2020 12:31:51 GMT -5
Politics thread is resurrected from the Rubber Room. Please keep all political commentary and discussion in here moving forward.
Thanks
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Post by MonkeyBrook on May 26, 2020 12:49:29 GMT -5
I am keeping my politics in Covid-19...its where they belong as C19 as much political as anything else going on in the world today. It is what it is.
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Post by junior on May 26, 2020 13:08:07 GMT -5
I am keeping my politics in Covid-19...its where they belong as C19 as much political as anything else going on in the world today. It is what it is. ^^THIS^^
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2020 16:19:44 GMT -5
I am keeping my politics in Covid-19...its where they belong as C19 as much political as anything else going on in the world today. It is what it is. ^^THIS^^ COVID should be a health and science issue, not political. However our "leader" has turned it into a political hot potato by denying and suppressing science, along with not wearing a mask. So, he has now made wearing a mask a political hot button issue and many of his cultish followers are refusing to wear one just like Trump. Also, being such a religious dude he is again claiming the right to overrule governors and now wants to make churches "essential" thus allowing them to reopen.
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Post by junior on May 26, 2020 19:06:38 GMT -5
COVID should be a health and science issue, not political. However our "leader" has turned it into a political hot potato by denying and suppressing science, along with not wearing a mask. So, he has now made wearing a mask a political hot button issue and many of his cultish followers are refusing to wear one just like Trump. Also, being such a religious dude he is again claiming the right to overrule governors and now wants to make churches "essential" thus allowing them to reopen. So...........we have your permission to call the Covid-19 thread a political thread now? Just want to make sure we have your permission to allow political posts in the Covid-19 thread, because WE HAVEN'T BEEN DOING THAT FOR THE LAST 120 PAGES, right you illiterate dumbass tool of a human being and a total waste of protoplasm? Are we ok to do this now because Trump has made Covid-19 a political issue? We have your necessary mandatory permission now?
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