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Johannes, I am glad you are back, and I consider you a pal, but the idea the there is no difference between Democrats and Republicans is very strange. For example, it is a Democrat who prevented the Republicans from banning partial birth abortions. Republicans are the driving force behind welfare reform and a serious attempt at budget balancing. Republicans, mainly in states and municipalities, have been the driving force behind charter schools and vouchers, the latter fought tooth and nail by Democrats. Tax relief, both federal and state, has been more likely under Republicans. Even a relatively liberal Republican, like Rudy Guliani, has had the kind of commitment to law- and- order, and improvement of basic services, that has turned New York around. Republican appointed judges are far more likely to follow the law, rather than be creative, and Republican appointees to the Supreme Court, although not all one could wish, are far more likely to overturn Roe v. Wade. Well, if one finds all of this trivial, I don't quite know what to say.... |
