This most certainly isn't true Conservative politics, Flip-Flopping is what I believe the term the Republicans use. Why are Americans being forced With This Adminisrtation to be in Debt to a Communist Country? I found any answers to question, and where are Conservatives on valid issues?
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We are being forced by the administration to be in debt because that's who we voted for. That's who I voted for anyway, I did not expect the government to grow like this under our current president. I must say I am disappointed.
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because they're scared.  Their own party has tried to scare the pants out of people to get votes and they succeeded...for a while anway.  Until about a couple weeks ago when dems took control of the house and senate.  Next, the presidency!!  I'm conservative but I am also a dem.  In fact there are a lot of people like me who don't necessarily agree with republicans but aren't godless liberals like republicans say we are.
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You silly thing.  We support the IDEALS of the conservative movement.  Less government involvement, free trade, family values and less taxes followed by a strong national defense.  Just because we got a bad lot that lots of us agree probably got what they deserved doesn't mean our ideals of the conservative movement has changed.\n\nPart of making your party stronger is finding the problem and correcting it.  Is that cut-and-running? or is evolution? (thru you off there didn't I).  \n\nSo, at the end of the day why wouldn't I support those who have the same ideals and values as me?  Pelosi doesn't represent my ideals anymore than Delay does one stands for many things I completely disagree with and one is a complete fraud who I cannot support because my values dictate that I cannot.  \n\nThis wasn't an election to PROVE that conservative movement is dead.  It was an election about getting rid of those who didn't do their jobs either by a large number of democrats voting and a large number of republicans not voting or switching their votes in defiance.\n\nPelosi fixes the world still won't change what our values and ideals are that's just silly.  You one an election not the case against conservatism.
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Neddie...have you checked the ratings you're getting for these Q's lately?  Your followers have deserted you and been replaced by a pretty rowdy bunch here!\n\nIf your positions represent the majority of Americans, why isn't that reflected in this forum?  By the way, do you agree with the platforms of the (mostly conservative) Democratic saviors who just got elected?  \n\nA simple yes or no doesn't work, does it.  Why?...it's because life, politics and even Yahoo Answers is complicated.  Don't be afraid of nuance.  It sure beats trying to to fit every odd-shaped peg into one size hole.\n\nI'm getting worried about you.  Maybe you need a little vacation, or perhaps some Yoga and deep breathing execises.  Relax...it's just politics!
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rotflmbo, conservatives doing the right thing. omg. What are you asking. Since when does any conservative want to pay their fair share. Not going to happen, there is just no way.
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I agree with you whole-heartedly. Like this Jack Abramoff thing. Why does everybody tiptoe around what really happened? I know that it's not "PC" to call taking bribes in government office treason, but jeez, just come out and say it! And I'm with you on this tax-loving thing! Let's just do the right thing- raise the deficit as high as we can and lower taxes! Some bleeding-heart liberal will probably want to lower the deficit, though, and we all know what that means: taxes. Just like you say!
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Of course he's conservative.  He's the most conservative president in recent history.  What do Republicans do but run up the deficit?  It's practically a badge of honor with them.  As far as immigration policy, hmmmm, let's see..., why would he be soft on illegal immigration?  Oh yeah, could it be that he is so beholden to big business and big business interests that he probably doesn't scratch his head without asking their permission?  Another Republican checkpoint.  Liberals are soft on illegal immigration, too, but generally for different reasons.  And as far as big government and spying, well, all a bit fascist, isn't it?  Fascists are, by the way, considered conservatives.
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Hes not a liberal, hes communist.  Just kidding, hes a would be independent.  I'm all for taxes.  That is if they are for just cause but look at how or tax money is being used.  What a bummer, I hate to think if the way my money is being waisted and yet I'm happy to see my money put to work.  There once was a joke on Little House On the Prairie when Mr. Edwards said something like, One day they will make us pay taxes on our own money we earn.  There are a lot of unfair laws out there.  It seems like if you need help from the government, you have to swear and oath that you promise to stay poor for ever.  There's no getting up while your down is some cases.
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Interesting you say that.  I am a conservative and often find myself asking the same question concerning liberals.\n\nI don't think you really can find an answer to that particular question because it is merely an attack of something you do not understand.  If you would like to know why conservatives see things in a different way try understanding where they come from.  Listen to what they say not to what others say about what they say.  \n\nI try to do that with liberals.  Instead of saying that they are just raising taxes to give to the poor I try to understand why it is not OK for me to keep the money I work for and earn.  I am not rich by any means but I do believe that if someone has earned or even inherited money from someone that earned it, they should be able to keep it and spend as they see fit.  \n\nIt is not mean spiritedness and nastiness.  It is a difference in the basic way we see things.  Name calling does not lead to anything but anger.  For proof that people can actually see things differently while looking at the same thing ... see the website listed below.
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I agree with many of your points that you bring up, but then again...here is a good reason why people might be undicided....\n\nDemocrats and Rebulicans are very close on the issues.....many of them are very hard to tell apart. I know that the republican party claims to be conservative, but I haven't seen anything conservative in the Bush administration. National Defense is not a conservative or a liberal issue in my eyes...It's an American issue. But unfortunately many Democrats want to cut and run from Iraq, causing even more problems in the middle east. \n\nWell, I did end up voting for almost all the republicans on the ballot this year. I voted for one Democrat and one Libertarian.\n\nI need a new party....If the Fair Tax orginization would start a new party....well, I would be there.\n\nI guess what I am trying to say is, both of the major parties are money and power hungry...... Take away their tax power on the public and America will grow so fast.....It would be unbelievable.\n\nJust one honest guys opinion....\n\nTravis Hill\nugadawg30@yahoo.com
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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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I haven't heard much about Clinton lately and I listen to a conservative talk show station on the radio through much of the week. While I am not a Clinton fan, I do agree with you that there are a lot of people (D's & R's) in 'power' right now that need to make some adjustments in their ideaologies. It just seems like one big crying pitty party from both sides right now. I am not registered as an Indp. but I am starting to think that I need to pay closer attention to the Indp party 'cause the others are whining too much.
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pachl@sbcglo: Why is it when the government is trying to help poor people do better things and help them that Republicans cry about it, but when Republicans try to help companies by giving them more money, it's ok?\n\nOil companies can use the tax cuts to pad their profits, just as easy as welfare recipients can use their money for cigarettes.. the only difference is one is probably a few billion dollars and the other is $4... \n\nThe fact is you don't know any more what the oil companies are doing with the extra money than you do the welfare people...
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You'll probably get a couple of different answers such as a former Dem that switched to the republican party. The definition I personally subcribe to is that a neoconservative or the "new" conservative is one that is further right-wing than Reagan, your exclusive, bible thumping, war mongering lunatics that point to what I call "pseudo-patriotism" as the guise for validating their Un-American behavior. The classic example being Bush and his criminal administrtion. So I guess it really depends on which definition you prefer.
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I am a Republican, because I believe I should be able to keep the money I make.  I should not be expected to support anyone who doesn't work.  Plus I am from a state whose economics are based on oil, coal, gas, etc. which is supported by the republican party.
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You've tapped a very complicated subject my friend - I think all of macro economics is vague and all of the smartest economists don't agree on what is going on... So I don't think it is intentionally vague - any more than the rest of the economic field....  Also China owning US debt began when they became part of the WTO (I believe this may have happened on Bush's watch, but was started by Clinton - i.e. not a republican/democrat thing.) I don't know how easy it will be to find - but seems like to answer your specific question you would want to understand the ownership of US treasury securities.  If you are just curious and want to know about this stuff - China does hold a large portion of our debt and that is because we spend more money than we have and they save more money than they make.  We have trade deficit with China because we want to buy their goods, because they are cheap.  In the past they have been more than happy to lend us the money to do so.  But if we don't watch it, our creditors are going to start saying no.  The opinion of congress right now is that this is China's fault and that they are a currency manipulator who should let their currency appreciate.
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If George Bush has his way, this country will run exactly like China. Government spying on citizens, and consolidation of power in the hands of a few.\n\nEvery communist country there ever was turned out this way. That is why the republicans are fundamentally more communist than are the democrates. If you are looking at the philosophical principles of "equality" in communism, then democrates are more communist than republicans. But if you are looking at the actual reality of communism, which are basically just forms of dictatorships, republicans are more communist. \n\nRepublicans are basically anti-capitalist. This may seem odd as they always play themselves as being pro-capitalist, but they are really pro-feudalism. They are against competition. They see that capitalism without countering principles of socialism to balance it can quickly and easily be turned into a form of feudalism in which those in power maintain their power through financial superiority rather than sheer military might. This was similar under feudal systems, in which the Kings and Queens maintained power by virtue of the fact that they had so much money. They used that money to buy a military for themselves, and to enforce their will upon others. That is essentially the ideal of the republicans as well. \n\nCapitalism, which was born out of the Western Enlightenment and the birth of liberalism, depends on competition to maintain its health. Republicans are fundamentally against competition, and all their policies are aimed at consolidating corporate power into the hands of a few (in otherwords, they are pro-monopolies -- they are also against workers rights and unions). They maintain the illusion that they are pro-capitalist because they focus on the idea that socialism and capitalism are fundamentally polar opposites, so that there are no governmental policies to help gaurantee that healthy competition continues. But being opposed to socialism isn't pro-capitalism, it is pro-feudalism. \n\nLikewise the Chinese did the exact same thing, just in the opposite direction. They claim to be pro-communist, but they are really pro-feudalism (where the power is in the hands of a few, and competition is at a minimum), just like the republicans. They managed this by stressing that socialism and capitalism are mutually opposed. By riding the country of competition, they could make sure the government alone had the final say. In otherwords, just like the republicans they are fundamentally anti-competition. They translated "equality among the people" to mean, "equality among the people EXCEPT the government". Which is basically just a form of fuedalism. People who have ties to the government for one reason or another enjoy riches, the masses lie stuck with no real upward mobility. (Although this is changing to a degree.) So they are exactly like republicans in that they see socialism and capitalism as mutually opposed, and the end result on either end is the same, feudalism. It just takes a capitalist system longer to get there because it takes it longer to consolidate the power into the hands of a minority. But following our present course that will inevitably happen, and we won't be any fundamentally different than communist China if we continue to follow republican strategies, because it will be impossible to compete against those who have all the power. And once this happens, the government will automatically have the green light to spy on, and lock away citizens, as there will be nothing to keep them from doing so. The press will basically be controlled by the powerful few (who will control the corporate and government), along with everything else. We already see the first steps in this direction in the present day.  \n\nThe democrates are pro-capitalist, pro-socialist (though they will not openly admit this due to the social taboo). In other words, they are pro-mixed economies, in the vein of many present day European nations