Republican pols always have such "unity" as compared to Democrats. Does this mean they all agree?
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It means they are unimaginative and accept what come down from on high.  Additionally, their purposes are so narrow and so few.  Just listen to the lobbyist and give corporate America what it wants as long the money keeps rolling in.  \n\nUnity is very simple when you are not an original thinker, wouldn't you say?
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You mean like Democrats and Republicans? They both take an oath of office that says they are to represent ALL the people. That they will do what is best for the WHOLE country. And yet it seems they are only interested in representing the people who voted for them. And even them no more then they think it will take to keep them voting for them.
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No to both.\nLiberals are generally people who view individual liberties as paramount. They also tend to believe in the common good and are generally more open-minded and generous. The democratic party use to adhere to theses thoughts plus they were pro-worker. Liberals tend to run the gamut of political parties and are found in the democratic party more so than in the republican party. The democratic party is not completely made up of liberals. Since the Reagan years many democrats have adopted a neoliberal, pro-corporation "free trade" ideology (Clinton, Biden, Lieberman, etc..) and are anything but liberal. \nI hope this answers your question.
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republicans are demons and the dems are succubi . you must be a mix of them , you succumon . hey , how's it going ?
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All American states are democratic. Some have democratically elected Republican leaders and others have democratically elected Democrat leaders.
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Bipartisan means that both parties (Democrats and Republicans) are working together on a certain legislation (law).
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Well let's see...\n\n+Democrats support peace, not war, like Bush.\n+They believe in the more middle class American, while Republicans only care about the rich\n+The economy is 10x better when a Democrat is in power\n+Dems usually support gay marriage, because gay people are people too, and so are black people. \n+They also care about the environment, while Republicans couldn't care less\n+Democrats are usually pro-choice as far as abortion goes, but they are not pro-abortion.
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Right now only republicans are saying that both parties are the same.  It's the only way they can make Republican's look good.
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50 years ago the people in the Republican party would nowadays be Democrats....and vice versa.\n\nThey all switch sides and flip flop.  All politicans are scumbags.
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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.
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Harmony isn't the word I would use, but they will grudgingly work together.  Think back to the "Gang of 14" that formed the comprimise ending Judicial filibusters and the use of the "nuclear option" in the Senate.  A similar middle will be formed for most policy decisions made in the Senate since anything outrageously right-wing won't pass and anything outrageously left-wing will pass by one vote and then get vetoed with no chance of an override.\n\nThe end result will actually be a sort of populist domestic policy that should turn out very nicely.  Center-left domestic policy is the antidote to what currently ails the current government.  Minimum wage increase, deficit reduction, reduction of Rx drug prices, fixing the AMT, making Bush tax cuts permanent for income under $100,000 and letting them expire for income over...these are the types of policies to look for in the next 2 years if the era is marked by gridlock comprimise as I imagine it will be.
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Each party is defined by their platform or set of views.  Now not all Reps and Dems go along with the entire party platform, but they tend to agree with the majority.  Here are some of the parties views:\n\nReps: Anti-abortion, anti-gay marriage, lower taxes, smaller government, pro-big business, hawkish of defense.\n\nDems: Allow abortion, allow gay marriage, higher taxes on the upper-middle and upper class, more government programs, pro-environment, dovish on defense.\n\nThese are just a few of the stereotypical views...each Rep and Dem have their own views that may or may no fall in line with the party platform.  Basically, Reps are the "traditional family values, strong military, capitalistic" party and Dems are the "social equality, environmentally friendly" party.
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hmmm.....don't they have a choice of more then two parties in the u.s,that's called real democracy u know,it does not matter which of the two evils wins both apply the same form of politics.i would agree with you though that the republicans do stand for the rich. (money talks  in a capitalist world)
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In the political spectrum, there is little difference between the two parties. It's more hype to keep the respective bases in line, as you state.
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I guess if we vote Republican we are approving the status quo of the country.  Rumsfeld stays on his job, more tax cut for the rich, more political corruption ans scandals we just "stay the course."
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In a brief nutshell, today's Republicans (the Good Old Party, GOP) are characterised by a want for 'smaller' government, a more agile (not necissarily bigger) military, and a connection with (usually religious) blue-color 'everyman' workers.  They believe in a government that is reflective of overarching, 'home grown' family values, as can be best seen in their "Contract With America". Democrats are more for creating a social welfare society, and believe that goverment should play a more active role in daily life (though not necissarily intrusive).  Many people brand this party as being 'liberal', which is actually a fairly new designation considering many Democrats (also known then as Dixiecrats) were opposed to 'liberal' civil rights reforms in the 1960s.  Further, whereas Republicans target typically older citizens, Democrats tend to lean towards younger, educated professionals (for example yuppies) and are a favorite on college campuses.  Unfortunately, in today's America politics has become frieghteningly divisive.  We can't even have a hurricane (I cite Katrina) without people pulling out 'Repbulican this' or 'Democrat that'.  Further, the two parties aren't helping the matter either.  Whenever someone does something wrong (For example a Republican President or Democratic governor), it is suddenly the fault of the entire party, and not just that one person.  You seem educated enough to visit each party's website and read their platform.  Skip over anything with the word 'Iraq' or 'terror' in it (because these are in the spotlight, and are likely to be uselessly full of propogand) and instead read your opinions on issues that effect your daily life, such as public education, health care and taxes.  I think you (and many other people) would be surprised at how much the two parties actually agree on, but with different routes.
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Republicans believe that everyone has an equal chance to succeed, so they are against Affirmative Action and the like, because, unlike Democrats, they feel that minorities have every chance to do well.  Republicans believe in Equality.  Republicans believe in lower taxes and free trade\n\nDemocrats are more socialist.  They believe in the distribution of wealth.  They believe in the expansion of a welfare state.  They oppose a strong military and national defense.  They are for raising taxes and more government programs