When is The Conservative Republican Party going to pay back America: Isn't it time for a "SPANKING"???
462554
I THINK ANYONE THAT VOTED FOR BUSH SHOULD BE FORCED TO SERVE TIME IN IRAQ.
302045
I'm a liberal and I'm not a wiener! I'm a working American, so it's not in my best interests to vote Republican. Also, the religious fundamentalists have hijacked the Republican Party, and as far as I'm concerned, they have no f**king right to tell me or anyone else how to live. Also, I would like the effects of global warming to be reversed, and that's not going to happen when the Republicans are in power.
976359
The only way for the country to go from where we are now is up.  The Republicans have proven that they are out of touch with the American public and can not effectively run the country.  So now maybe America will have a fighting chance to improve.
976877
I am with you. the battle may have been lost, but the war still rages. I don't let ant party control how happy I am. The libs have a lot to live up to. The Dow Jones is the highest it's ever been and unemployment is at an all time low in 20 some years. Libs better keep the peace or they'll pay in 2008. They have to prove themselves now. People won't forget where their paychecks were at, especially if they get taxed more, which will definitely happen.
981445
Not for years.  But we will have congressional oversight! Lets see the congressional hearings, committees, and House and Senate investigations get started.  I think it is time to sort things out and see some accountability.   Maybe rolling back the tax cuts on the top ten percent of American tax payers as well as the corporate welfare is a good place to begin.   Work is cut out for us.
414609
The biggest problem is that it will take my family's, family's, family, to even get close to balancing the debt of this Administration since they wont contribute to America. Selfishness and greed are not the agendas of the Democrat party's politics. Clinton cleaned up their mess from Ronald Regan/George Bush seniors years, in 5 years with reserves. They are just mad and scared they will have to contribute. Well I say if they don't want to then they can leave America and live in Iraq. Americas Democrat soldiers are also tired of cleaning up the Neo_Con's messes.
921922
Actually you are going to break your arm patting them on the back.  The Republicans lost it, the Democrats did nothing and I don't expect them to do anything to be able to keep it before their two years are up.
879626
Well put from the conservative view.  Where were people like you all this time.  Bush has not only gone on this failed mission, he has almost voided the Constitution, the Bill of Rights,  he pandered to the Christian Right, he alienated most of the rest of the world, he has alienated anyone inside the country who did not agree with him by suggesting the were on the sides of the terrorists, he has  been the most divisive President I  have ever seen.  By doing all these things, he has given conservatism a bad name, and caused far too many to be more than suspicious of Republicans.  He has not only cost you all this,  he has cost  the country  far more.  It is time to abandon this "your either with us,  or your against us" mantra and go back to this country's strength - we are strong because of the variety of opinion and creative energy of all of us, not just the select few.  It is time to include, not exclude, as we face issues coming our way that will require the very best of all of us.
368593
the republicans are busted for not doing their job for- how long now? at this point they're just trying to save face.\n\ndemocrats suck too.\n\nWE NEED A NEW PARTY
1043641
Are you SURE the democrats were ruining the country? By some people's perspective, the dems did more for america than the republicans ever had, the republicans being primarily interested in getting rich. I don't mind the idea of going out and making a buck, but at the same time there's an issue of \nwhat kind of society we want to end up living in, what kind of world we want to end up living in, and so forth. Bush and the GOP have driven the country further into debt in less time and they won't be leaving a budget surplus when they're gone, either. \nI think the democrats are more 'in tune' with having the public involved in running the country than the republicans have been,\nhence the name, democrats, and the republicans have done a great job of alienating people both in america and beyond, I think.\n\nThere's liberal conservatives out there too, fence-sitters, so don't think of the GOP as the be-all, end-all vehicle of your anti-liberal crusade, and likewise there are democrats out there with conservative views, too, I guess nothing's ever 100%. \nAt the end of the day though, neither democrat nor republican wants to say the magic words, 'budget cuts', the necessary medicine to choke back on unnecessary spending and reduce wasteful practices, you know, the kind of thing your average business has to do in order to stay IN business. There's a heapin' helpin' of common sense that needs to be applied to all this faux feuding between parties, we don't need 'good politician/bad politician' charades to keep driving up the debt and driving down public credibility of some of thes clowns, Congress has a lower approval rating than Bush does, and that's not by accident. Truth is, people want reform, but there isn't one candidate out there running on THAT platform....you tell ME what it's going to take to get the GOP to remedial math class! LOLOL
1117923
It has been almost a year since Katrina hit.  There is no reason you shouldn't be working to get these things that you need.  The American people were VERY sympathetic when Katrina struck,  donating MILLIONS and MILLIONS worth of dollars and goods.  That time is up.  It's time for you "victims" to pull yourself up by the bootstraps and stop expecting the rest of the US to make it all better for you.  While I am sorry for the devistation that you and so many others suffered,  I am also very tired of working my a$$ into the ground to make ends meet just so my tax dollars can continue being spent to keep you guys up.  Get a job,  put money back and go from there.
22543
You betcha sweet aspercreme.  Polls show Democrats leading Congressional races already for the 2006 elections and Bush isn't done messin' up yet!  Everything Our President does (and doesn't do  i.e. Katrina) impacts how the public sees the good ol' GOP.  Even Republicans themselves are now splitting between religious conservatives and moderate religious conservatives. Look at the decision this week in Maryland by a Republican judge that "W." appointed himself on "the teaching 'Intelligent Design' as science" being a bunch of crap and crossing the church and state line.  And in a Congressional vote just last week the Minority Leader was able to achieve a rarely seen task- every member of the Democratic Party voted the same.  Yup, think Hilary's on her way in 2008
951186
You make a very good point.  They have created such a mess:  the war, the deficit, the alienation of the US from the rest of the world...  It won't be easy to clean up and the right-wing spin doctors will be creating controversy and undermining every honest effort the Democrats make.  Maybe the right-wing has learned a lesson but I seriously doubt it.
831400
I had not heard this but what makes you think it's republicans?\n\nThere are people who take any opportunity to harass. Could this be one?\n\nRegardless any republican has to be doing some serious soul searching right now. To give republicans control again will have far reaching consequences that you may not find out about until you retire. At that point you better have plenty of money.
324832
Since it's all a Republican scandal and there are numerous Republicans being indited by their own party members, I think it's a real no brainier there. Did you watch Saturday night live hacking on the Republican party. You might want to watch Meet The Press this morning too, when the Republicans start snitching on each-other. All of the baby boomers will be, and they are better than 80% of the vote.
707712
Just when you think you've heard the daftest thing of all, up pop our Government and delivers this!. Why the hell is taxpayers money being used to compensate a bunch of morons who, in reality, ought to go down on bended knee and thank society for ridding them of their UNLAWFUL habit.  They are scum, and, if there is any compensation to be paid, isn't it they who should be compensating their victims?. How can they say their human rights were violated?... you have to be human for the act to come into effect.. and they're anything but that.  For God's sake... POLITICIANS.....  LISTEN.  We are crying out for a party that will GOVERN fairly, squarely and sensibly - according to the will of the people. Be WARNED, we - the people -  are sick and tired of Europe, sick and tired of helping the lawbreakers - whilst neglecting the victims - and absolutely pissed off with your namby pamby Political correctness. What about Society correctness?. Get your bloody act together.
626068
It is sad to me that a party like the Republican party, which prides itself on having a much more educated and affluent constituency has shown itself to be so disingenuous, and outright hateful. The parties morality has turned out to be nothing more than just a very cleaver deception to garner votes by stirring peoples emotions on controversial issues( abortion, gay marriage, affirmative action, terrorism, etc.) that they realistically could do nothing about, or in certain cases even wanted to do nothing about( Osama Bin Ladin). When their true motive was to weave their web of corruption( illegal wire tapping, slothfulness after natural disasters due to race of victims, tokenism, War in Iraq), and control( appointments of unqualified individuals to high Federal Offices), in order to feather their own nests , and leave the Middle Class in America in ruin. When are we going to wake up and smell the coffee? America must demand legitimacy, and accountability from it's Political Leadership! We are not getting this from the current Republican Administration, so lets give the Democrats the same opportunity that we gave the Republicans!!! It could be no worse...