Why are Republicans so egocentric?
157144
You know all these self centered republicans feel no shame in how the feel either. It is sad that they fear paying their fair share so that others can have a better life. It makes for a good argument for a socialist government and end capitolism as we know it in this country, no one by birthright should be without basic food, shelter and health care in this country as rich of a country as it is. We squander to much paying for bad decisions. period
740440
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).
800748
Our Republican Administration is power and money hungry for themselves.  They are only interested in big business who supply their party with unlimited money to play with as they see fit.  \n\nThey take very good care of themselves, giving themselves salary increases every year, the finest health care and pensions.\n\nThey want to hang on to their ill gotten gains and will go to any lengths to achieve this.  They disrespect the opposition party and as they cannot discuss issues or their own achievements ( of which they have none) they resort to dirty tricks, lying and name calling.  All we can do is not vote for them when we have to chance to do so.
996049
I have noticed this too.  I don't understand why things have grown so polarized.  I have a strong political persuasion as well (which I will not disclose) and I hate to see my favorite party insulting the other party.  It makes them look stupid.  I think that there needs to be a 3rd, more moderate party thrown into the mix to get these two sides to get along.
1123756
I find that frustrating as well. They seem to behave like spoiled bad-sports about everything, and they just argue the surface points with as much justification as they can muster (even to the extent of bringing in conspiracy theory) rather than adding depth by getting to the deeper causitive details. Very Immature!\n\nI really don't understand why they hate Bush so much PERSONALLY. You could hate all his policies & so much of what he's done, but why is it personal? And, just for the sake of argument lets say a Republican wins in 08, are they then going to hate that guy like this too? Why all the hate? Is it about not being able to win an election? That might have something to do with running liberal candidates that swing voters won't go for, or the fact that most of America doesn't agree with their agenda. At some point they have to accept reality and shift their party closer to the center. In the meantime, how many elections do they have to lose before they realize they aren't the mainstream? Those are all serious questions by the way.
191418
I agree with your general statement. I am a self-proclaimed democrat. However, I find that I agree with many republican political views. I wish that things weren't so black and white and people were more receptive to others views. I really feel badly when republicans say how they hate "liberal whiners" because even though I consider myself liberal, I'm not so liberal and open minded that my brains have fallen out. I can see when the democrat reps are in the wrong. I can admit when republicans may have a better idea. We all need to reach our hand out to each other and embrace our differences and also our similarities.
913379
I agree with your assesment! Those Republicans seem so old, and hagard looking.\n\nThe 1st step of Repiblican recovery is admitting you are one.
850748
Republicans are brainwashed, impulsive, and improvident and always have been. Republicans are the little political babies and democrats now need to walk them by the hand and fix all of the domestic and foreign republican MESSES!
346720
The belief that things can only be one way: Our way is hardly unique to Republicans, it's a staple of modern American Political discourse in all parties.  Generally the more a party claims to be tolerant of other ideas, the less tolerant it actually is.  The concept of Compromise is completely alien to Congress these days.
1000280
Because they pick and choose areas of the republican agenda that they like. Such as religion. Remember, S.Carolina and Arkansas are in the bible belt. \n\nPraise God, and pass out the welfare!!\n\nThese are your basic morons who believes an invisible man in the sky wants Bush and company to lead the country into the rapture. They are also too lazy to work while waiting for the second coming, and too stupid to think for themselves, so since Bush says God told him to president, well then, "I'm is an apublican too, by golly."
1042824
Because they are slow learners who take the special bus to the school of experience.\nHaving literally gone around the world, I have encountered different cultures. There is one saying that I heard from one such old culture, that when the devil decides to destroy someone, he enters that person's head and makes sure that he listens to no one. He keeps feeding the person's arrogance and eggs him on, to his destruction.\nThe republicans' intolerance for opposing viewpoints seems to suggest to me that the devil has entered their heads.
984288
Republican planners, politicians, and pundits  spent years mastering certain tricks. Like accusing liberals of being soft on crime, accusing people who oppose a particular war of being weak kneed pacifists and finally accusing people who oppose any of their policies of being anti-American traitors. Rabid Republican shills repeatedly hurted these accusations in a way that made them stick. Democrat politicians were afraid they couldn't refute these characterizations, so they went along with   harebrained war and world domination plans.\n\nMany ordinary citizens were fooled by Republican rhetoric, especially because it satisfied certain ego and emotional needs that people have. The vast Republican message and slime machine kept hammering away until citizens could barely distinguish spin and slur from reality. \n\nThe bloody chaos in Iraq woke politicians and the public from their stupor in time for the November 2006 elections.
810829
On social issues, Republicans are like introverts, they put themselves and their families above everyone else and don't think about how we have to work together as a society without it falling apart at some point... Democrats are like extroverts, caring about their own families, but also caring about other people, that might be why you always hear Republicans say things like "you feel too much for criminals" etc... There is probably some place in the middle that would work the best, you can't help everyone because not everyone wants to work, but you also can't force people to work for low wages like this administration does, just so some families can get richer... I might have voted for the old Ronald Reagan type of Republican, but this Nation has been way too far right for a lot of years... My opinion is that we need to let people see they can actually make something out of their lives if they work for it, and stop breaking apart our families, because the next thing to go is our nation... 8 million people in our prison justice system proves that we are out of time (it was 6.6 million about 5 years ago, I extrapolated)
1086460
I think if done professionally Republicans can raise good points. If you are looking for them on here, on either side, you will be sorely mistaken. People let their emotions control the real need for solution.
401747
I think it's because people are basically egocentric.  Also self-preservation is rather high on the list of the instincts.
332284
Because they are self centered. But some of us are not.Hint Hint
843388
This is the game Republicans play:\n\n1-Dishonestly get away with hatred by saying "well you cant just call me hateful if you dont agree" even if they actually are.\n\n2-Turn everything upside down.To hell with freedom in America.Only Conservative Republicans have moral virture and we're gonna proove it to you if its its the last thing we evder do"\n\nFunny how the biggest Conservatives are the biggest hypocrites.\nWhy?\n\nConservative rhetoric is COMPENSATORY for the skeletons in the closet.\n\nNow you know.