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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: RMF who wrote (42332)	8/28/2008 5:40:29 AM
From: Bearcatbob	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224744

"He CAN'T be worse than Bush, so I figure we win with either guy." Oh yes he can - especially if the whole government is run by Democrats. Nancy, Harry and Barrack in full control is a very terrifying prospect.

To: RMF who wrote (42332)	8/28/2008 10:14:49 AM
From: Ann Corrigan	Respond to of 224744

RMF, It's called political philosophy. Each party has core beliefs--you choose the one[that's not a reference to Obama] that best fits your convictions. A US president represents either a pacifist, appeasement attitude towards international conflict[Dems]; or a peace through military strength conviction.[Repubs] IMO, the most important difference in the two parties is where they stand on personal freedom. Dems believe that larger government enables congress to impose more restrictions on Americans' freedom--they see that as a positive; while the most fervently held political conviction among Repubs, including me, is "less government results in more personal freedom." In the end, a US president is the living embodiment of their political party's platform. A newly elected president knows he/she is expected to fulfill campaign promises, so you'll be sorely disappointed if you believe it's possible to separate the presidential candidate from their party's beliefs. In fact, once elected, most presidents reveal themselves to espouse far stronger dedication to their party's priority list than voters ever suspected would be the case.