Wrapped in the Flag

I am not a Democrat or a Republican, but I find it amusing that some people believe the propaganda that spews from both parties. Do people still believe that the majority of the Republican Party are fiscal conservatives?

They are the ones who were in power when we went from a surplus under Clinton to the disaster Obama is now faced with. The entire last 8 years was a lie on paper, we have lowered our average median pay, we are more dependent on oil than ever, and we are in two open wars costing a trillion dollars and that is if we get out soon. The Democrats were clearly better at running things and I do not know how a sane person would do anything but laugh when you mention "Fiscal" with "Conservative". It must be their "do as I say not as I do" mentality.

When the rank and file, pickup truck driving republican voters realize that Obama is not the "socialist" their party has convinced them that he is and they realize how they have been duped into passively accepting an economic system that allows 5% of the people to control almost all the wealth, will they simply jump ship or riot against their handlers?

And might they consider bring back the guillotine for use against their former spokesmen (Rush,Rove, Cheney ect) in retaliation for the abuses they have suffered?

They use fear. It works on the uneducated and ignorant.

When will it stop and when will moderates once more be a power in the Republican Party?

good question.

the gop has been taken over by these fringe elements, and many many moderates are now registered as either independents or libertarians, mostly due to their disgust with where the gop is headed. What is the gop strength at today? Around 20%, last i heard.

I was just wondering, since some conservatives keep saying that the Democratic Party has done nothing for blacks and other minorities and has even kept them down. What good things has the Republican Party actually done for blacks in the past 40 years or so?

You can get a fairly good picture from the questions and answers posted by Republicans on Yahoo Answers — scorn, alienation, insults, etc. The Republican Party pursued its Southern Strategy quite successfully and now has to live with the results.

Edit: BTW, I am African American and I am speaking for myself.

Do you think they will have a chance of nominating a candidate of defeating Obama? Right now, it seems as if there are a lot of conservatives who don’t like Obama and they are dissatisfied with the Republican Party as well. What are the chances that those people will actually be satisfied with a Republican candidate?

FYI-I’m not a republican supporter. I’m just interested in hearing everyone’s opinions. Thanks in advance.

Honestly, I believe that Obama is self-destructing. He has made so many gross errors and then his fibs/lies whatever you want to call them are coming home to roost on a daily basis. His ignoring of our generals that needed answers much, much sooner than he provided them was a real turn off to many people. The Chicago Olympics action was obviously more important to Obama than our troops.

He just is not able to connect with the American people. It seemed like he was just what ‘we needed’ during the campaign but somehow his facade has slipped away – leaving a creature quite a few Americans just don’t recognize.

It seems like he has been able to make enemies out of so many groups so fast.. gun enthusiasts, religous people, small business owners, senior citizens, the armed forces…etc etc I can’t understand what he thinks he is doing bowing to other countries’ leaders?? It makes him look like a little kid that doesn’t know the protocol.

Then good old Nancy Pelosi is busily flying her 727 jet back and forth to WA DC to cost the taxpayers $440,000/per Month and calling for those same taxpayers to ‘lessen their carbon foot print’ . Somehow this is difficult for me to grasp??

Then have you noticed that the VP and O’s wife have pretty much disappeared? Apparently, they aren’t winning friends and influencing people as he would like?

I think all of this combined is very likely going to topple this regime.

The Michigan Messenger reported this week that the chairman of the Republican Party in Macomb County is planning to use a list of foreclosed homes to block people from voting in the upcoming election as part of a Republican effort to challenge some voters on Election Day.

Should the Party be disbanded for cheating voters who are suffering because of Republican lead deregulation of the financial industries?

SCUMBAGS!

It was a serious backlash, and yet the party still fronts Sarah Palin as the face of the party. Sarah Palin is not the answer. We don’t need anymore religious fundamentalism in the white house. Just like George she is not very smart. This country now has serious issues as a result of the reckless conduct of the previous administration. We don’t need anymore of that. Republican Party policy should become a little more like that of the Libertarian party.

Yes… they are learning how to wine and cry like the Democrats did in the elections before.
(Come on Democrats.. only 5 thumbs down.. you can cry better than that, you have before… truth hurts doesn’t it?))

There are three ways to approach this premise. Trace back the richest Republican families heritage, seek cooperation from foreign banks, and trace back legislation that was passed throughout America’s history.

What say you?

P.S. You’d think that the richest political party in America would at least help to create more jobs throughout America. Is their greed and prosperity blinding them? Or are they simply not loyal to America anymore?
Please say How you think they became the richest political party in America. Did they steall the taxpayers money over many years of their rule, or thru inheritance, state what you think caused the Republican Party became the richest political party in America. If its a corporation state the corporations donating the most to the Republican Party.

It is the party of the rich, and corporations who make sure their coffers are full.