Just what do republicans actually stand for?

[OMEGA]

please enligten me, and us......

and please non of the........

"they believe in the American Way" and apple pie stuff.....

or they are

"pro business"

or they are

"anticommies"

seriuosly prod yourself, and ask.....what is it about this party that demands your allegiance?

thanks for sharing

 

[danielson]

i guess with many its their stance in crime, public services, military and possibly religion over there im not sure


will someone explain to me how the elephant comes in to play?

 

[GaryWary]

Just what do republicans actually stand for?

the national anthem....?

 

[TheGame2001]

...

Republicans stand for this.

Not getting blowjobs in the oval office. Other than that they have no signifigant policies....

 

[TheGame2001]

Oh Yeah

They stand for getting Rich with ENRON baby!

 

[J-DAM]

seriuosly prod yourself, and ask.....what is it about this party that demands your allegiance?

Barbara Streisand is a Democrat.

 

[the nature boy]

sadly the dems and repubs are becoming more and more similar. The only differences lie in abortion, and seperation of church and state. Repubs say they don't tax, but they do. There's no way to get around that. They're supposed to be more for lessening governmental powers, that's not happening. In fact the opposite is true. They are more for military spending, but that maybe is a result of paying back those who helped finance their election campaigns. Traditionally they've been more likely to support a larger military.

 

[1911]

"...what is it about this party that demands your allegiance?

http://www.rnc.org/gopinfo

Bottom-line, no party has my allegiance. I simply vote for the "best of the worst" when voting in national, state or local elections. I research and try to understand what candidates are all about and choose the option that best meets my expectations.

Candidates on the "extremist fringe" left or right would never receive my vote (e.g. Jesse Jackson or Pat Robertson).

Later,

 

[OMEGA]

I think What Nature Nuts said pinned the tail on the donkey.

the only difference between the democrats and republicans inreasingly as time progresses is their stance on Social policies.

but on fiscal policies they are merging, to the point where it is becoming indistiguishable.

so in summation

the democrats are fiscally conservative, and socially liberal.

and

the republicans are fiscally conservative, and socially conservative.

some suspect that this arrangment is wonderful in serving elite business interests, which some say is not necessarily wrong, business is not evil or sinister, it is just well.......business. and the arrangment benifits them very well, while distracting the conscience of the body politic

people get distracted by peripheral issues between the 2 parties, and spend all there energy on abortion this, or 3 strikes that..important issues, but not at the core of our problems.that are rooted in physical policy that can not be ammended by another party at the national level because there is none..

how 270 people in a nation can be represented by only 2 parties confuses, and baffles me...

do I make sense?

 

[Citruscide]

As a card carrying republican, I can tell you what "I" think it means to be a republican...

First off, I don't give a shit about either party... I just pick the one that I think will benefit myself and society the most.

Republicans will help me keep my money, and will help cut back on welfare for people who don't deserve it or women who get pregnant just to collect checks...

Republicans have better money management skills... instead of throwing money at a problem, like democrats do, republicans will use other methods... such as martial law.

Well, I guess I really do'nt know that much about ... but I tend to be a moderate conservative... financial issues I lean right... for civil rights... I lean left... but neither party totally defines my views.

C

 

[Diesel3d]

today it's more of a war betweene the republicans and the liberal fanatics, who are mainly democrats.

If you want to know more about republicans listen to rush limbaugh http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/ .

A good example. is this...

Liberal democrat after 9/11..

" We need to go to afganistan not with bombs but with education to educate them and aplogise. "

Republicans:

" wax em "

I am prodly a republican

 

[OMEGA]

Republicans will help me keep my money, and will help cut back on welfare for people who don't deserve it or women who get pregnant just to collect checks...



C

not to agitate things or anything like that but the largest recipient of well fare in this country is failed business operations abroad. bail outs and the like......also some corps in this country after going through the red tape of tax law actually payed less taxes than you and I did.........

do you find this wrong?

 

[p0ink]

Omega, I'll make it very simple for you.

Common Sense

 

[Diesel3d]

not to agitate things or anything like that but the largest recipient of well fare in this country is failed business operations abroad. bail outs and the like......also some corps in this country after going through the red tape of tax law actually payed less taxes than you and I did.........

do you find this wrong?

I don't know where you get your information, although i dont doubt you are wrong, but i know of a few famalis that take advantage of the welfare system.

One lady at my moms work keeps having kids and doesnt claim a father so she can collect more. She is on welfare.

I know of another family that section 8 rents out of my friends 2 fam house. they are section 8 and the father has a 7 series bmw.

Many many more are like this or much worse.

 

[gymnpoppa]

Seein as ow te Repubs favor bi corporations not payin taxes, and repealin te taxes already paid by tose companies....tat would be welfare,
corporate style......wic is just as bad as indiviadual welfare.....Enron paid no income tax in 4 of te last years, and tey ave clearly influenced overnment policy to teir benefit. Wile te low man on te totem pole as lost is ass........My keyboard is fked up, so Ill be back on to post as soon as te new one is ere....Ive ot some new questions to post to te Repubs and Democrats.....
;

 

[the nature boy]

Republicans believe in working for what you have. They believe in protecting our country and using the office of the white house for what it is supposed to be for. ...not a pick-up bar.

Democrats believe in and tax and spend...basically if we can't figure out how to get people off their butts and pull their own weight then we will just tax the Republicans and use their hard earned money to buy little suzie a car too drive her little baby around and smoke crack...

See it works out great!!!!

you see this is a false perception. Republicans tax and spend just as much as the dems. that tax cut ($300) was really a refund of your "potential" refund for THIS YEAR! Do you see the welfare system being cut? Or altered? no. Didn't Dubyas dad get reamed for raising taxes? The whole friggin reducing taxes bit is a scam.

 

[spentagn]

you see this is a false perception. Republicans tax and spend just as much as the dems. that tax cut ($300) was really a refund of your "potential" refund for THIS YEAR! Do you see the welfare system being cut? Or altered? no. Didn't Dubyas dad get reamed for raising taxes? The whole friggin reducing taxes bit is a scam.

That's fine with me. There shouldn't be the need for a refund. If you are getting one, you're paying too much in taxes. Why give your money to the government, interest free, for any period of time?

 

[spentagn]

not to agitate things or anything like that but the largest recipient of well fare in this country is failed business operations abroad. bail outs and the like......also some corps in this country after going through the red tape of tax law actually payed less taxes than you and I did.........

do you find this wrong?

Who has the potential to better benefit the country, a bailed-out Enron (worse case scenario) or a welfare mother with 8 kids (worse case scenario)? And no, I don't usually support this, except when the cost to the economy as a whole would be much greater if a company were to fall than the amount of supporting it. Problems arise, however, when regulatory agencies fail to carry out their duties, as with the Fed and the S&L crisis.

 

[the nature boy]

Hey I agree with you. But to say dems are the only ones doing taxing and spending is incorrect is all I'm saying.

 

[Sushi X]

yo, i've gone libertarian.

www.lp.org

read issues and stances. use the search to look up other issues like the u.n.

i like what they believe in. it makes total sence to me.

 

[the nature boy]

Who has the potential to better benefit the country, a bailed-out Enron (worse case scenario) or a welfare mother with 8 kids (worse case scenario)? And no, I don't usually support this, except when the cost to the economy as a whole would be much greater if a company were to fall than the amount of supporting it

Cost to the economy or not, I don't want my tax money going to support and bail out companies that can't run themselves properly. Enron, and many other companies out there get all kinds of tax breaks and grants simply because they give campaign contributions to both parties, and that sucks for the average tax payer.

 

[the nature boy]

yo, i've gone libertarian.

www.lp.org

read issues and stances. use the search to look up other issues like the u.n.

i like what they believe in. it makes total sence to me.

me too. too bad our lousy election process doesn't really make it easy for 3rd or 4th parties to get on the ballot and compete. Killing the whole soft money thing might make libertarians and the like become more of a factor. But the dems and pubs don't want to lose their foothold.

 

[the nature boy]

Honestly, its not democrats or liberals.. its women they are the ones who originally fucked it all up in the first place..and now they just want to take it out on us..

oh shit bro. I ain't going to mess with that one. That's for a whole different thread!!!!!!

 

[huntmaster]

The Republican Party's platform is this:

-Pro-Life.
-Anti-affirmative action.
-Encourage small government and delegate powers to the states.
-Protect the 2nd Ammendment --- an individuals right to bear arms.
-School vouchers for parents sending kids to private schools.
-Strong National Defense
-Against special rights for gays and lesbians.

and the majority of repubs stand for morality in America and believe in prayer in school--something that was near an d dear to the hearts of the founders of our great country.


I am Republican.

Sure--I vote for the individual, but 99% of the time that individual is a republican.

The liberals are trying to lead this country in the wrong direction.

 

[OMEGA]

Who has the potential to better benefit the country, a bailed-out Enron (worse case scenario) or a welfare mother with 8 kids (worse case scenario.

I do not necessarily disagree with you..I think buisnesses and the market in general have greatly contributed to the quality of everyones lifestyle, and that businesses should be appreciated.

but it is simply not fair to favor any corporation in a supposidly leberal free market economy...if they fail they fail, that is the dynamic of the market place.....called creative destruction.

an iferior business, or product loses it's momentum, and a better company or product shall replace it,.....a version of fair competition.

to assist these businesses would be violating free market 101.....am I wrong?

one prfessor said to me in america we socialize loss..(bail outs)

and privatize wealth...... so where do we draw the line is all I want to know........all I want is for us to be consistant

 

[spentagn]

We are not a free market economy. Laissez-faire capitalism died long ago. For example, look at the Great Depression. Part of it was fueled by the government taking a total "hands off" approach. FDR promised to do otherwise. The effectiveness of his policies are debatable, but the public wanted someone to help. Hence why the Fed's original job was to be a lender of last resort.