02-18-2012, 04:47 PM
Is the soul-selling even handed, as in the Dems and the Repubs are equally polar? I submit that it's the Repubs that went polar. Ted Kennedy in his worst days was never as intransigent as today's run-of-the-mill Republicans. The most liberal thing the Dems have done in 30 years is Obamacare, and that was a retread of a Republican plan.
Anyway, I'm for finding the solution that solves the problem, if it's a liberal or conservative solution, so be it as long as it works. What I absolutely detest is when the facts about a problem are bent, to put it politely, to support a pre-determined solution. For example, top-down government is bad, addressing global climate change will require top-down government to address, therefore "global climate change is a lie."
Anyway, I'm for finding the solution that solves the problem, if it's a liberal or conservative solution, so be it as long as it works. What I absolutely detest is when the facts about a problem are bent, to put it politely, to support a pre-determined solution. For example, top-down government is bad, addressing global climate change will require top-down government to address, therefore "global climate change is a lie."