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- muckemuck, on 01/13/2009, -9/+74If they continue to be "The Party of War" then they'll continue to lose.
- LoveWidescreen, on 01/13/2009, -1/+56I'm a Republican who's fed up with all of the anti-Republican hate mongering on Digg, but the sad part is that the Republican Party *deserves it* -- every, single, last bit of it.
To the Republican leadership: You have not only run this country into the ground, but you have also totally betrayed the *real* Republican base of smaller government, lower taxes, getting the government off our backs, putting the power back to the people. You can't do that when you let big corporations dictate policy (***** you, Disney!), hand out billion in subsidies (the Farm Bill), and erode our civil liberties (just about everything that's been done to stop those dang ter'rists).
I'm a Republican. I'm pissed at the Republican party. And I authorized this message. - Trollbane, on 01/13/2009, -5/+50The last eight years has shown the Republican Party has clearly lost their way.
- SheilaNoya, on 01/13/2009, -2/+43Don't forget they are also the party of religious extremism.
I think that damages them more than anything else right now and they seem to be moving even further toward the "nutty" side by attacking every old-school Republican who tries to speak reason to them. - korvan504521, on 01/13/2009, -2/+42Good. Get rid of the fair weather republicans. Drive out those who don't actually follow the tenets the party should stand for.
Small government.
Fiscal responsibility.
Strong but more isolationist foreign policy.
Border protection.
These fake republicans have pissed me off and damaged the country. - Bloake, on 01/13/2009, -4/+34I think this all depends on how much the democratic congress and Obama gets done with regards to fixing up this country...
- mouthbreether, on 01/13/2009, -3/+30More incentive for them to out the neocon agendas and begin serving in the interests of the electorate.
- mediablitz, on 01/13/2009, -4/+31I read that David Vitter (he of the prostitution scandal) refuses to step down, and plans to run again in 2010. Maybe he plans to continue to run on his ETHICS platform?
You have to marvel at Republican voters: Vitter is against health care for children, gambling, for anything that even hints at more power for religion, yet he loves him some prostitutes.
If he is voted back in, you have the stupidity of Republicans in a nutshell. - brstilson, on 01/13/2009, -1/+25Also, "the Party of Tragically Irresponsible Deficit Spending"
Better a tax-and-spend Democrat than a borrow-and-spend Republican. - kaelyiesta, on 01/13/2009, -3/+26And so it continues: party A declines and waits on the sideline for the party B, now dominant, to show how corrupt it is and for the american people to forget why they voted party A out of office in the first place.
And the american people think it's progress. - morningmatters, on 01/13/2009, -13/+34Bush maybe a failure to many, but in the last 8 years the GOP were extremely successful in implementing many of the conservative visions which the party had hoped. The fact that giving the largest tax cuts to the rich and completely deregulating the market lead to a failed economy, that a policy of preemptive strike has lead a large backlash against America, that hiring people based solely on politics resulted in gross incompetency displayed by Katrina, these problems have more to do with the fundamental flaws with conservatism in general. The GOP needs new thought leadership, but its biggest star is Sarah Palin LOL.
- mikbunn, on 01/13/2009, -2/+22Please don't confuse modern Republican and true conservative goals. Increasing spending (yes, even on war) and being heavy handed in international politics is the opposite of conservative.
What kind of buffoons does it take to create a massive deficit and economic downturn with an initial surplus, large tax cuts, and wartime? It's too bad we had to find out. - chrissku, on 01/13/2009, -2/+21The Republican party is the party of yesterday. That's their biggest problem. They didn't seem to adapt to the changing times.
- Coinspinner, on 01/13/2009, -4/+22My favorite aspect of the GOP is how they flat-out use the Religious Right in this country every election, and then they slam the door in their face after they are elected.
The Religious folks never seem to catch on that they are tools. Have always been tools. Will only ever be tools. - SheilaNoya, on 01/13/2009, -2/+19They are only interested in adapting to the End Times right now.
Their religious extremism is killing the GOP, but they want even MORE of it. - LiquidIse, on 01/13/2009, -0/+17There is an astonishing level of conceit in forecasting the 2010 senate elections based on here-say right now.
The first 2 years of Obama's presidency will almost entirely influence the outcome of that election. And we have had exactly 0 days of president obama - mediablitz, on 01/13/2009, -2/+19You didn't even read the first two paragraphs of the article? Or the three early examples?
- mytealjacket, on 01/13/2009, -4/+20Honestly fixing this mess is going to take a really long time, and I think most people understand that. If Obama and his administration can listen to us, be mature, make sound decisions, inspire us to care about our country and world, then I think many will view them as being successful.
- jakereilly, on 01/13/2009, -6/+21How about instead of replacing republacrats with republacrats, we replace republicrats with independents or third party candidates?
Oh wait, this is Amerika. - grungegbunny, on 01/13/2009, -6/+20They lost the way because they adopted fascist ideas and tried to pawn it off as conservatism.
- awtripp, on 01/13/2009, -1/+15Republicans have been traditionally been known for their fiscal conservatism. The last 8 years blows that away. They have become the party of borrow-and-spend policy. They have been doing the exact thing they accused the Democrats of doing.
There still exist traditional republicans, but they are few and far between and have had their party name sullied by those who are motivated by greed and little else. - brstilson, on 01/13/2009, -0/+12Clinton didn't run on a campaign of family values. There is a difference between being caught with a prostitute and being caught with a prostitute after loudly proclaiming how much you don't engage in such activities. Both are wrong, but the latter is also hypocritical as well as wrong.
- inactive, on 01/13/2009, -3/+14Yep. The GOP's biggest problem is the most energized (well, second most energized behind the supporters of fringe nutjob Ron Paul) part of the Republican base: the evangelicals. They were useful to get the Republicans elected but when the party's base starts to view people like Huckabee and Brownback as Presidential material there is a problem. This problem will not go away easily as evangelicals tend to create many children who grow up to become evangelical voters.
- inactive, on 01/13/2009, -6/+17The GOP have pooped in the oat meal one too many times, I don't think they are going to win many senate seats anytime soon.
- vwerf, on 01/13/2009, -1/+11As an independent voter from Ohio I must say I am sad that the Senete is losing one of the best and most honorable senators. The man has never once run a negative campaign add and was loved by members of all parties. All of congress has lost its way and I have been sad to see the few good members call it quits.
- ThsGuyRightHere, on 01/13/2009, -1/+11In a week we'll have a leader taking office who will inspire the voting public to be part of the solution. You keep laughing if you want, I'm going to work.
- kooredaan, on 01/13/2009, -1/+11Why? He has to fix something that he didn't create. That is why. it's like FDR being blamed for the Great Depression....
- BossKey, on 01/13/2009, -0/+10May Americans like you reclaim the Republican party. If it starts to espouse a more Eisenhower-like Republican attitude, I'd vote for that.
- ThsGuyRightHere, on 01/13/2009, -1/+10I understand your frustration and respect you for having the stones to call your party out on it. And I promise if anyone I've ever voted for, democrat or republican, screws up I'll be the first in line to vote them out of office.
- Bloodwine, on 01/13/2009, -1/+10It's been said before, there is little difference between Democrats and Republicans these days.
People who fight over their party are like two rednecks fighting over which type of truck is better, GMC or Chevy. Sure at one time there was a difference, but that was long ago. - inactive, on 01/13/2009, -4/+13@ Ronbots
Ron Paul does not care about the constitution and he has been predicting an imminent financial meltdown for at least 20 years. A broken clock is right twice a day. - Caerbannog, on 01/13/2009, -0/+8The last hundred years has shown the two-party system has clearly lost its way.
- Exhaust, on 01/13/2009, -5/+13Oh shut up davidg11. Yeah lets all be pessimistic douche nozzles like you and the butt-hurt-crying-out-in-the-desert republicans.
Seldon21 is 100% correct. Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.
If Obama would have picked all unknowns for his cabinet people like you would complain they're not qualified. Why don't you just admit all you want to do is complain like the little snotty child you are? Go troll and spread your sad world view somewhere else loser. - btschul, on 01/13/2009, -3/+11Yes there is. We can vote libertarian.
- rblancarte, on 01/13/2009, -4/+12Zippo - not at all true. The Republican party has been handed to the Neo-Cons, and that is killing them. Traditional Republican values have been lost. Look at all the "true" conservatives that were going against McCain and voted for Obama. How many people have said "This isn't my Father's GOP"?
The traditional message of the Republican party was a message of near elitism. They focused on economic and intellectual elitism. Now, however, the party embraces people like Sarah Palin, which is just about 180 away from those messages.
They have gone so far right, that until they return closer to center, they are going to be hurting for a while. - Coinspinner, on 01/13/2009, -4/+12This country's finances simply cannot stand anymore Republican leadership. The destruction that Reagan started, Bush finished in a spectacular way.
- mediablitz, on 01/13/2009, -1/+9Who gave Clinton a pass, you?
Isn't Blago in the middle of impeachment?
Facts haunt you. Go ahead, make something else up. Give us justification for a Republican who ran on ethics and family values, staying in office after multiple prostitution scandals.
Or, would you rather just ignore it some more, and play the "but...but..what about!!!?!?!?!" game? So much for personal responsibility. - slvrbullet87, on 01/13/2009, -0/+8Puting a K in America instantly identifies you as a douchebag
- inactive, on 01/13/2009, -4/+12Don't worry guys, the Democrats in congress will screw this up as usual. The Republicans, arguably, should be running scared and preparing for the collapse of the party (and a reformation into a new one), however something *extremely* stupid will be done by the Dems to screw it up royally.
*former Republican here...former until they decide to get fiscally responsible, non-interventionist, and remove their prying eyes from my home--currently there is no difference between congressional democrats and republicans besides the little D or R next to their names* - ThsGuyRightHere, on 01/13/2009, -1/+9I'll gladly trade a high deficit for lower unemployment numbers.
- mediablitz, on 01/13/2009, -0/+8Is that you, trying to ignore the main issue? Deflect!!! Deflect!!!!
He voted against Schip, because you know, 35 billion for kids health care is wasteful when you can give tax breaks to big oil instead.
That bill passed the Senate 67-29, so save your "It's the Democrats!!!" non-argument (unless you are also trying to claim the Senate had 67 Democrats in it).
Yes, it IS being against basic health care for American children.
But I digress. What of Mr. "campaign on religious and family values" having multiple prostitution scandals, yet remaining in office AND running again? Why do you avoid answering the prominent point? - brstilson, on 01/13/2009, -0/+7Hang in there, bud, there are more republicans like you than you think, and that's why McCain lost the election. Him and Palin went to the fringe just like the party does every election. The problem is, the right-wing fringe isn't so powerful when you pander to them to the point of alienating everyone else.
- brstilson, on 01/13/2009, -1/+8it's unfortunate, but those fake, fair-weather republicans are the majority of their party.
- seldon21, on 01/13/2009, -4/+11Check and Verify! I am all for being optimistic and looking to the future, but I want everyone to realise it isn't somebody else's issue. The first words out of your mouth shoudl be, "How can I help!".
- skintigh, on 01/13/2009, -0/+7I don't know how to ask this without sounding like the yellowdog Dem than I am, but where exactly are these real Republicans, and where were they during the 6 years of Rep control of the house, senate and whitehouse, the record growth of government, the record growth of debt, and two wars (one on less that accurate pretenses)?
I think I know the answer... the few that believe in the constitution and democracy (instead of a a theocracy) became Libertarians. - hamobu, on 01/13/2009, -0/+7It is kind of a sinusoidal cycle between republicans and democrats. Party not in power always grows on discontent of party that is in power.
- kingmanic, on 01/13/2009, -1/+8The far far left already went Canada or Europe. The majority of the American left is much more centrist than any of it's peer groups in the developed world. There is still a left lunatic fringe but far less numerous than the religious right in the US. No one panders to them. Obama's platform certainly didn't and it's appear conservative in Canada or the EU. Americans get a skewed view of things as their two major parties are center right and far right.
- Hortnon, on 01/14/2009, -0/+7"...don't forget our constitution was founded by men who were wait for it... religious!! "
And yet, they signed an international treaty that says specifically that the US was not founded on Christian principles. Remember, international treaties carry the weight of Constitutional law. - sangjmoon, on 01/13/2009, -3/+10What lost congress from the Democrats to the Republicans during Clinton's watch and eventually the presidency itself was corruption. What lost the same from the Republicans to the Democrats during Bush's watch was corruption. Judging by the headlines, the Democrats have taken the corruption mantle at a record pace after taking the elections. If the past is a template, it is the Democrats who need to worry. Unless they actually make an effort to clean house, they will just repeat the eventual shift back of power to the Republicans, but it is like expecting a heroin addict to solve his/her own drug problem.
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