YOU HAVE CONTROLL OF THE PRESIDENCY AND THE SENATE... IF YOU DON'T LIKE WHAT DEMOCRATS DID IN THE PAST... CHANGE IT... \nIf any Republican seriously blames Democrats for bad things that are still going on, you're retarded. The Republicans have had more than enough time to change anything they want to, and if they haven't, IT'S BECASUE THEY LIKE IT THAT WAY!\nIf you have the opportunity to do something and you don't, then you're part of the problem.
133193
It's funny isn't it? They still talk about Clinton 6 years later, and he has been living that beautiful life. Anything that Bush screws up on, which is every week now, somehow President Clinton must have done it. Total ignorance! If they can't pick it off on Clinton then Abraham Lincoln did it. Bush and his followers are criminals to the U.S.. Vote them out!
372123
You must read your newspaper very closely, you are right.  The reason is because the republican agenda is to put their self-aggrandizement over the common good.  This isn't to say that democrats are righteous and sagacious, but they seem to be much less corrupt and full of bologna than the republicans (have you seen Hastert lately? he looks like Humpty Dumpty).
375074
Republicans are afraid of everything and everyone that does not agree with them.  Just mention Hillary for President and watch them go apoplectic.  \n\nThey have got to be the sorest losers on the planet.
410444
Because everyone is sick of republicans and their policies. People felt that if their democrats in the senate the war in Iraq would be over soon. Basically with democrats in the senate and in congress, there wouldn't be any more senseless things happen.
452580
10-20 years ago it was simpler...the democrats were for blue collar and more environmental...the Repupl;icans were always for big business and a bigger military budget....classic bread and butter against guns...there was a balance, both got their way once in a while....now the issue is getting clouded because the Republicans have reversed their ideology (causing the Democrats to change as well) from nothing but the economy stupid to global intervention in the name of business.  but to be fair, there are traditionalists on both sides.
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The Republicans were certainly angry, disrepectful, and mean spirited during the Clinton administration. Now that they stole the presidency they have become awful arrogant. They have certainly appealed to fear and divisiveness. I'm sick of these wedge issues. They started an expensive unjustified war. Bush's failure to prevent 911 has been used to justify just about everything.
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Try as we might, we can't possibly blame Bush for all the bad decisions, trillion dollar debt, etc. Congress and the Senate keep sending him spending bills and he keeps signing them, like the brainless, spineless monkey that he is. Congress authorized the invasion of Iraq and he sent the troops. Disagree with the way the government is being run? Send them packing. Vote out every single incumbent. There's plenty of blame to spread around - Democrats and Republicans alike. Midterm elections are coming up. Anyone who votes for an incumbent candidate deserves what he gets.
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There's not exactly complete control by the Republican party.  And we've had long runs with the Dems at other points in history... in fact, the Democrats had twenty years (1933-1953) of executive control with F.D.R. and then Truman.  And we did alright.  ;)  In any case, these are elected officials, so if things go sour for a considerable amount of time, the American people will demand a change.  That is a check in and of itself.
378802
There is merit in your statements. Research into todays Neocons will reveal a lot of former Democrats. People like Wolfowitz and Kristol are more simpatico with Democrats then with traditional paleocon Republicans. Point of fact, Neocon Republicans today despise old style Republicans. Folks like Buchanan and Tancredo are anathema to Neocons. Rove and Tancredo within the last year actually had a shouting match at the White House. November 7th could portend a split within the Republican party.
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With all due respect, you're a little off in your perspective.  The GOP may be guilty of many things, but hating America is definitely not one of them.  You would be closer to the mark if you said they love America with an almost fanatical air.  It's usually the Dems who are saying things along the lines of how embarrassed they are with the country, or how they don't like our system.  Rethink your perspective, read just about all of the posts on this site, and you'll see that I'm right.
511073
Nope...the real issues isn't R or D in the Congress..it is the checks and balances between the branches of government. The GOP has had the advantage and used it to force policy into law without restraint. Now the restraint is there...The Dems will and ave had the same problem when they led the Predsidents office PLUS the Congress. A blend is best. .
97484
There are issues that are more important to me than others. Although the republican party overall need to moderate on social issues, I have to consider myself a Republican. The democratic party is too liberal on issues I consider most important. I feel they want to promote an atmosphere where people don't have to take care of themselves, but can rely on the govt who will get the money from people who are responsible to take care of themselves. It is time for people to start taking responsibility for their own actions and not blame others are expect the govt to bail them out.
280263
I don't know where you are living, maybe Iraq or Darfur or something. America doesn't have any problems like that. The present Government is just full of criminals right now. They will be dealt with Democratically. The Congress will change in November just watch. The Republicans have had their run since 96 in Congress, and they messed it all up. It's their failure.
467554
the rules are different because democrats are different than republicans, didnt you know?\na democrat can stand on his head and tell the rest of the world is upside down, and everyone else will believe it.  if a republican does the same, he gets sued for teling everybody else what he thinks should be right.\nwhen a democrat accuses a republican of voter fraud, being unfair to somebody or a group of people, cheaing on something, or anything of that nature, its really what the democrats are doing.  when a republican does the same thing, the democrats say its slander and hate speech.\ndemocrats are allowed to be different because they know better than everybody else, and republicans are just a bunch of sticks in the mud from states where there is no common sense.\nlast but not least, dont forget, 5000 years of human evolution doesnt mean anything now that the democrats are in power, or will be, next year.
380942
Because one of the big problems with Republicans these days is that they're forced to do everything for the benefit of the Republican party, rather than for the benefit of their constituents.\n\nPeople realized this, and elected Democrats because they will actually do what they are supposed to do... or at the very least they will not be punished for doing so.
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The democrats are sore winners. They're snide, cocky, and arrogent. \n\nOn the other hand, most Republicans, rather than crying and claiming the election was stollen (unlike the democrats in 2000 and 2004), have become more resolved, more determined. \n\nMethinks this minor victory will result in a major loss for the donkeys in charge of the house and senate now (And yes, the democratic symbol IS a donkey)... Especially if they decide to waste time going after the president through endless investigations and impeachment.
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I think the Republican party needs a reform. Currently, they seem to be no different than the Democrats. They are moving more towards the political left and are becoming more of a moderate organization rather than the strong conservative party they used to be during the days of the Reagan administration.