01-05-2008, 09:29 PM
[quote spearmint][quote davester]I propose that we change the name of the Republican Party to the "Keep the People (Including the Chief Executive) Ignorant" Party. For short, we'll just call it the "Ignorance Party".
I propose we name the Democratic Party the "Whatever you want to hear and money is free" party.
It's one thing to make a lot of campaign promises which you don't (or can't) live up to. It's another to not even consider those things important in the first place-- in other words, it's a matter of whether a given candidate considers something a priority (or not). For example, do I actually think Hillary (if elected) would actually be able to do everything she's proposed above? No. But the fact that she's advocating the changes she mentioned does tell me about where she stands on these issues. Likewise on the Republican side-- on this side, I find John McCain's views at least habitable... while I don't totally agree with him, we're not vastly far apart, and at least I know where he stands.
I propose we name the Democratic Party the "Whatever you want to hear and money is free" party.
It's one thing to make a lot of campaign promises which you don't (or can't) live up to. It's another to not even consider those things important in the first place-- in other words, it's a matter of whether a given candidate considers something a priority (or not). For example, do I actually think Hillary (if elected) would actually be able to do everything she's proposed above? No. But the fact that she's advocating the changes she mentioned does tell me about where she stands on these issues. Likewise on the Republican side-- on this side, I find John McCain's views at least habitable... while I don't totally agree with him, we're not vastly far apart, and at least I know where he stands.