Moderate Dems..(if there are any on here), does it concern you?
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i dont really see any difference between that and ppl taking money from enron, haliburton, and all the other companies that are in bed with the republican side of things. the current cabinet has more ties to the business world than one can count. i'd rather see the groups dealing with the government you've listed than the flock of men who've been found to screw over the masses with illegal business practices, and oil barons and guys who did business with Saddam (like Dick Cheney).\n\nnot that i think any of it is right. its all fairly reprehensible, but overall, you need to pick the lesser of evils. basically deciding in you want someone that sucks or blows, and who's gonna screw you the least.\n\ni'm an independent, but i'm more on the moderate side of the democrats lately. there are much better republicans out there than the ones in office now. and the things i dont like about democrats are that they tend to be too soft about things, i dont agree with their views on gun control, criminal punishment, etc. \n\nand before you judge them as socialists, or "tax and spend" dems, look at how much bush's regime has spent, and ask who's going to pay for that? especially being that all of his tax cuts favor ppl that make over $200,000 a year.
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Really? This is what you ask? You must be trying to find something to pin on a Democrat. Must be tough to be a Neo Con(vict) these days.
939532
How old are you???  I'm shocked that you would be worried about your dad!  I always thought you were my age!  Or are you joking?  I love the way you rip on the dems!!!!!!!!!!!  GO TAMI GO
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I'm not afraid of voting for the right candidate. The problem is all the media on rep. & dem. and hardly on any other party that is out there. I usually don't know what the other parties' candidates stand for becaue that information is not easy to find.
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THANK YOU.  I have experienced the very same thing in this forum.  It's the reason I mention the fact that I am a moderate Independent so often.  I'm tired of being labeled a left wing liberal because I don't agree with the ultra-conservative Republicans.  I'm not real fond of extremism in either camp, but lately I have disagreed with the Republican manner of handling this country.  Contrary to their beliefs that does NOT make me a freaking liberal.
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Still some around here. Do try and not be TOO stupid, what passed for moderates in the last election are just tools of the far left. The Dems trotted out psuedo-moderates to get the Socialist left into positions of leadership. Pelosi as Speaker and 3rd in line to the Presidency? COME ON, a real moderate victory there...and Murtha, Chair of the Armed Services Committee. I'm a retired Marine, and my son is currently an active duty Marine in Iraq. To think that this guy, who has broken faith with his former brothers in the Corps, will control the purse strings that provide the things that keep our troops out of body bags in Iraq (little things like body armor etc...) until we can get out of there gives me more than a moment of pause. Yeah, you go ahead and believe that tripe buddy, the moderates did not win a damn thing.
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For the same reason that I keep receiving Democratic spam.\n\nI hate spam but I hate Democrats more.
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There is no reason to be any more concerned today than you were yesterday. The Democrats won the House. What did they really win? They won the right to make the president a lame duck. Mr. Bush can still veto any legislation they try to pass and the Democrats do not have a 2/3 Senate majority required to over ride a veto. The Democrats say they want change, so here's their chance. We will see in the coming days if Democrats really want change for all Americans and are willing to reach across the aisle, or if they just want power. Either way do not expect much to change in the next 2 years. If anything this election has almost guaranteed that nothing substantive will happen in that time.\n\nmrfoxhorn: I have to take exception with a few of your statements.\nI am middle class, I do not make 200K a year. I make more money than I did during the Clinton administration and I am paying less in taxes.\nBecause one man in the Republican party solicited a teenage boy, it does not make the entire Republican party gay. This is one the most ridiculous statements Democrats make.\nThe Republicans did not handcuff Mr. Clinton with Monica. Mr. Clinton created his own woes by lying about the affair under oath. Credibility and honesty from our leaders (all of them) may not matter to you, but it is very important to me.\nI do not blame Mr. Clinton for 9/11, I blame terrorists. What I blame Mr. Clinton for in regard to terrorism is his administrations direct efforts to hamper intelligence gathering and sharing. \nThe idea that the Democrats will build up the military stands in stark opposition to their actual record on military spending. How do you think Mr. Clinton was able to balance the budget? It wasn't by cutting social programs, but rather by dessimating the military and intelligence communities.\nDemocrats have won the midterm, you wanted change and now you have it. Pointing fingers at the other side for their failings isn't going to work anymore. Democrats now have to take responsibilty and start showing us what positive change they propose for America. I am willing to give them the benefit of the doubt in this area, but I honestly believe they will fail miserably unless they change their thinking and move forward rather than looking back.
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1. I am a registered Democrat (although I do consider myself far more liberal-minded than most typical Dems).\n2. I have affiliated myself with this party because I feel Democratic politicians do a better job at representing interests that serve the working class middle Americans; for instance-Dems are more likely to raise minimum wage, more likely to push for social assistance programs, more likely to work towards improving health care and education just to name a few.  I would rather align myself with a more liberal party, but the way our two-party system has evolved, I feel that I would truly be non-effective.  One of my liberal ideals--because we live in a "free" country, I believe we should have the freedom to make choices, provided those choices do not harm others, and our government should pass laws to protect us in our choices.\n3. I can't say there was any one issue that had me join the party, nor did I realize right away that I would become so partisan.  When I first became interested in how my government affects my life, it was because of a bill Bill Clinton passed that allowed me to deduct my college tuition.  It was a huge help to me since I was attending a community college that did not offer student loans, and I had to pay for tuition as I went along.  I do not think I would have been able to make it through school if it weren't for this bill.  Since then, there have been a number of ideas (most often proposed by Democrats) that I have agreed with.  One thing I currently support about the Democratic party is the idea of justice and equality for all.  The idea that it is okay to deny a person rights or privileges based on differences (such as sexual orientation) I find extremely un-American.\n5. The Democratic party is definitely less unified than the Republicans, and I believe this has been detrimental to our country over the past ten years.\n\nI hope this helps you with your homework.  And I hope you come to really enjoy politics.  I wasn't very interested in politics in h.s. but in the twelve years since I have been out of school, I have come to realize how interesting the whole democratic process is.  This is OUR country, and it is up to us younger Americans to learn all we can about our past so we can take adequate charge of our future.  Good luck!
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Great question.\n\nIt could do either...but your observation is wonderful as it DOES polarize the two parties.\n\nFor me it has made me look into the third parties.  I have found those who are on the left are just as messed up as those on the right. The blind leading the blind vs the deaf leading the deaf.\n\n\nYou get made at the left, as I do, since most of their posts are completely uninformed... leading to simple name calling.
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ALLOT...MOSTLY DEMOCRATES
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LMAO\n\nThat brings up an idea:   supposedly democrats are doing well in the mid-term elections, and yet they are hiding from their liberal media friends.  Shouldn't they be excited and celebrating?  If they hide when things go well, imagine what they will do if they regain power and things go BAD? \n\nI fear for our safety with Pelosi in power.
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You got it sister. I'm a conservative independent. I vote for who, IMO, will do the better job as a conservative, regardless what party they are affiliated with. Of course the only conservative democrats I know are here in my state like state senators and such, and i have no problem voting for them.
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Sadly, we may have seen the last of the moderate candidates. Anyone labeled as a moderate these days is a pig in the polk.\n\nThe Elephants will throw up McCain as a "moderate" but knowing full good and well he will never win the nomination for that reason.\n\nDemocrats viewed as moderate will be anyone who voted for Roberts (Biden, Bayh, Fiengold, etc...) but their tickets will not get punched for much the same reasons.\n\nWe as a society have more opportunity than ever to research our candidates (ignore some of my other sarcastic posts meant for amusement) and their records on issues important to us as voters. Use that to decide who you feel is moderate and support the candidate you feel best shares your values, regardless of how they are labeled (conservative, liberal, moderate...)
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What I worry about more than the two political parties is the possibility that the whole system--all the parties, whether the two dominant ones or the several smaller ones--"don't get it" in the sense that they have become so wrapped up in their own agendas that they've lost track of the actual thoughts and fears and needs of the man in the street.\n\nWhat I worry about more than even that, however, is the apparent reality that the population as a whole seems to be more worried about their own personal peace, prosperity, privilege and power than they are about what is best for the country as a whole.\n\nI also worry about the possibility that a large number of individuals cast their votes based on labels that have but limited real content (Like Democrat and Republican: as the asker observed, there is considerable overlap), and ignore the voting records and behavior of those for whom they cast votes.
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Amen!! I really can't stand to see partisan whining from either side - they're both greedy and corrupt. Most Americans are pretty moderate, myself included, and while I'm not overly thrilled with the way the election turned out, I'm certainly willing to give the newly elected the benefit of the doubt. I won't be whining about voter fraud or any of that crap. It's over - accept it with grace, fellow Republicans. And Democrats with any amount of class will be graceful about their gains.\n\nHere's to the American people!
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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.