Once again, what is the difference?....

[Mac-A-Matic]

Somehow, it seems that if these were republican politicians, the hoards on this forum would decry this as some sort of republican/conservative characteristic - instead of the folly of "individuals."

[max]

$tevie wrote:
The inconvenient truth is that nobody, inconveniently for you, has ever repeatedly stated that, inconveniently or otherwise. Your ability to build a strawman inconveniently sucks. That must be very inconvenient for you.

Somebody forgot to take her coherency pill this morning?

OTOH defining strawman, or proving its existence, is not your strong suit, either....

davester wrote:
But the current incarnation of the republican party leadership IS the real evil in the world!

$tevie wrote:
The opposition is certainly never going to admit Obama saved the economy even if presented absolute proof

Steve G. wrote: GOParty of Treason attempts to destroy the American economy AGAIN

when it comes to blanket hate of solely one party, this place is a goldmine.

$tevie wrote:
Walker bothers me as much as Nixon did. That awful feeling that one is looking at evil incarnate. Incompetently executed evil.

Steve G. wrote:
"Life spans shortening for poor American women"
I was going to make a joke about this being a new Republican money-saving initiative...
With the Teabag Taliban posting like this, it raises the bar for humor generation here.

Grace62 wrote:
"When Republicans who hate everything FDR ever did start quoting FDR ...the public should assume they are lying."

vision63 wrote:
I'm fully supportive of Nancy Pelosi...She is a woman of many gifts...The party needs to be put on blast by it's own members. I don't always expect to win, but I expect all out effort and coming from a position of strength and resolve. A position of pride and determination. $tevie got my back (I love you G, so you know where I'm coming from).

Where is the strawman, $tevie?...

[max]

deckeda wrote:
max is an equal opportunity political hater. Because they all suck, they therefore all suck to the same degree. Shades of gray, broader perspectives and bigger pictures do not apply when there is always a sword to fall on.

billb wrote:
poor max, labelled with the troll stamp by the forum boor

I know, I know,
deckeda hurt my feelings ....

[August West]

Somehow, it seems that if these were republican politicians, the hoards on this forum would decry this as some sort of republican/conservative characteristic - instead of the folly of "individuals."

There were Republicans charged also.

[max]

$tevie wrote:
And your inconvenient failure to provide a link makes it inconvenient for anyone who would like to read your source material.

Sure, hon, just for you....
http://bit.ly/YZjYb9

[$tevie]

August West wrote:

Somehow, it seems that if these were republican politicians, the hoards on this forum would decry this as some sort of republican/conservative characteristic - instead of the folly of "individuals."

There were Republicans charged also.

A Democratic state senator, Malcolm Smith, is charged with bribing Republican officials, with help from Queens Republican city councilman Daniel Halloran, as part of his attempted bid to get on the GOP mayoral ticket. Bronx Republican Party Chairman Jay Savino and Queens County Republican Party Vice Chairman Vincent Tabone are accused of taking bribes to help Smith get on the ballot as a Republican. The bribe money came from a real estate developer who was actually an undercover agent (aren’t they always?); in exchange for the cash Smith agreed to help the developer get funding for a project in Spring Valley, New York.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-...explained/

[$tevie]

max wrote:
[quote=$tevie]
The inconvenient truth is that nobody, inconveniently for you, has ever repeatedly stated that, inconveniently or otherwise. Your ability to build a strawman inconveniently sucks. That must be very inconvenient for you.

Somebody forgot to take her coherency pill this morning?
You poor old sod, did you think that was a serious response? Duh.

max wrote: OTOH defining strawman, or proving its existence, is not your strong suit, either....
[quote=davester]
But the current incarnation of the republican party leadership IS the real evil in the world!

$tevie wrote:
The opposition is certainly never going to admit Obama saved the economy even if presented absolute proof

Steve G. wrote: GOParty of Treason attempts to destroy the American economy AGAIN

when it comes to blanket hate of solely one party, this place is a goldmine.

$tevie wrote:
Walker bothers me as much as Nixon did. That awful feeling that one is looking at evil incarnate. Incompetently executed evil.

Steve G. wrote:
"Life spans shortening for poor American women"
I was going to make a joke about this being a new Republican money-saving initiative...
With the Teabag Taliban posting like this, it raises the bar for humor generation here.

Grace62 wrote:
"When Republicans who hate everything FDR ever did start quoting FDR ...the public should assume they are lying."

vision63 wrote:
I'm fully supportive of Nancy Pelosi...She is a woman of many gifts...The party needs to be put on blast by it's own members. I don't always expect to win, but I expect all out effort and coming from a position of strength and resolve. A position of pride and determination. $tevie got my back (I love you G, so you know where I'm coming from).

Where is the strawman, $tevie?...
Wowee zowee, you really need to get a life. That was the best thing you could think of to do with your time today? Are you in the hospital or something? Just how inconvenient WAS it to look up all that stuff?

[Ca Bob]

There have been crooks in both parties. The first half of the twentieth century was rife with Democratic Party corruption in the big cities of the northeast and to a certain extent, the midwest. Republican corruption also existed, but outside the city limits. The relative magnitudes of D and R corruption are not obvious, but perhaps some historian can do a semi-quantitative estimate.

All that having been said, there are differences between the Republican and Democratic Parties, but they have to do with policy and, to a certain extent, what masters they serve. It shouldn't be in doubt that the Republican Party supports the interests of the wealthy and of corporations. They don't dispute this fact, although they often attempt to cloak it in the guise of doing what's right for the economy, or the people.

Democratic policy has been shown to be superior in terms of economic growth and creating jobs over the past century. Economic historical analysis of GNP (now called GDP) make this clear, as do unemployment and employment figures over the last century. Whether this is because the Democratic Party serves the interests of organized labor or of big city northeastern Catholics (with a strong overlap within the two), or at one time, of southern farmers and small town residents, the economic result is clear. It is also clear that since the 1960s, Democrats have been the leadership party on civil rights, voting rights, women's rights, and redistribution of income to the elderly and the disabled.

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$tevie wrote:
A Democratic state senator, Malcolm Smith, is charged with bribing Republican officials, with help from Queens Republican city councilman Daniel Halloran, as part of his attempted bid to get on the GOP mayoral ticket. Bronx Republican Party Chairman Jay Savino and Queens County Republican Party Vice Chairman Vincent Tabone are accused of taking bribes to help Smith get on the ballot as a Republican. The bribe money came from a real estate developer who was actually an undercover agent (aren’t they always?); in exchange for the cash Smith agreed to help the developer get funding for a project in Spring Valley, New York.

Amazing, 2nd grade reposting OP with a bouncing ball...

[max]

$tevie wrote:
Wowee zowee, you really need to get a life. That was the best thing you could think of to do with your time today? Are you in the hospital or something? Just how inconvenient WAS it to look up all that stuff?

Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 04/02/2013 03:08PM by $tevie.

Three edits to come up with this gem, hon?

But thanks for asking, I am getting over a jet lag after a three week trip through Southeast Asia. This is my down time, I am going to be awake and work after midnight.
You volunteered as my cheap entertainment....