Republican supporters

flywallyfly
flywallyfly Posts: 1,453
edited November 2006 in A Moving Train
How do you feel about the way the election turned out? What do you see happening in Washington over the next 2 years? Any race really surprise you ? Any random thoughts -- I'm just interested in the mindset of true republican backers.
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  • Vedderlution_Baby
    Vedderlution_Baby Posts: 2,535
    And let's not turn this into a insult/flame thread.

    Fly isn't baiting you, he's (like myself) just curious to what you think


    Lest I don't THINK he's baiting you. Fly's a cold blood killa though, so watch out. Matha Fucka was just talkin to me one day and this guy walked by and Fly was all like "BAM" and I was all like "What the fuck!?". I turned around and the dude was knocked out. I looked at Fly and was like "DDDDDUUUUUUUDDDDDDEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!! What'd you do!?". He was all like "Dude. Matha fucka gave me the eye. I take none of that" I was like "Dude! what do you do to him?!" and Fly was like "I gave him my matha fuckin pimp slap. Faster than light and more deadly than a bomb."
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,263
    I don't think much will change, at least in the next two years. Nothing really has changed in the last two years with the Republicans controlling everything. So now that the Dems have some control I think there will just be more disagreement.

    This probably is a good thing for Republicans. Hopefully they'll find their soul, and now that the Dems have some power, they'll also have a record to run against in 2008. Hopefully the Republicans will learn how to control a budget again and we can have 1994 all over again.
  • Puck78
    Puck78 Posts: 737
    ehehehhehehehehehehehhehehe, where's jlew? where's miller? ehehehehehehheehhehehehehehheheheh*

    *can't take away from me a continuous laughter like beavis&butthead
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  • flywallyfly
    flywallyfly Posts: 1,453
    bootlegger10 wrote:
    I don't think much will change, at least in the next two years. Nothing really has changed in the last two years with the Republicans controlling everything. So now that the Dems have some control I think there will just be more disagreement.

    This probably is a good thing for Republicans. Hopefully they'll find their soul, and now that the Dems have some power, they'll also have a record to run against in 2008.

    I was thinking along the same lines with the Republicans as far as dealing with a lame duck president. They will probably look after themselves and become more moderate the way they have the last few months before this election, but certainly they will not make things easy for the democrats.
  • denverfan
    denverfan Posts: 218
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  • farfromglorified
    farfromglorified Posts: 5,700
    I'm not really Republican, but I'm definitely anti-Democratic. I voted for no Republican candidates yesterday (except a couple of judges endorsed by the GOP), but I only voted for a single Democrat (David Price, because he voted against the Iraq war and has historically been a good representative).

    I was disappointed by the overall results yesterday. Many people are saying that people voted yesterday against the Iraq War, but how do you explain the Democratic incumbents who voted for the War and maintained their seats? I believe America simply bought into the "We hate Republicans" platform the Democrats ran on which means America voted on hate and anger much in the same way they did when Republicans originally came to dominate government. I don't believe that bodes well.

    I don't see any coherent message coming from the Democrats and have no expecations that things will be better tomorrow than they were yesterday.
  • know1
    know1 Posts: 6,801
    flywallyfly wrote:
    How do you feel about the way the election turned out? What do you see happening in Washington over the next 2 years? Any race really surprise you ? Any random thoughts -- I'm just interested in the mindset of true republican backers.

    I'm not Republican, but there won't be any changes.
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  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    Vedderlution_Baby! wrote:
    And let's not turn this into a insult/flame thread.

    Fly isn't baiting you, he's (like myself) just curious to what you think


    Lest I don't THINK he's baiting you. Fly's a cold blood killa though, so watch out. Matha Fucka was just talkin to me one day and this guy walked by and Fly was all like "BAM" and I was all like "What the fuck!?". I turned around and the dude was knocked out. I looked at Fly and was like "DDDDDUUUUUUUDDDDDDEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!! What'd you do!?". He was all like "Dude. Matha fucka gave me the eye. I take none of that" I was like "Dude! what do you do to him?!" and Fly was like "I gave him my matha fuckin pimp slap. Faster than light and more deadly than a bomb."

    :D:D Outstanding! :D:D Fly is a Badasss Bitchin' mutha!
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,880
    I'm not surprised...you get what you ask for.

    I'm worreid that we've just turned into a country that votes only AGAINST things rather than FOR things though...seems to be a trend. It's why the Reps won power and it;s now why the Dems have some power back.

    ONe race shocked me...I don't even remember which one, but they did a poll that showed 64% approval for the incumbent republican...then they voted him out....because of the R by his name....that is sad and certainly sends the incorrect message.

    BUt we'll have to wait and see what happens. I pretty pissed because the Repubs had control for 12 years and didn;t privatize social security...I'm really happy that 20-40% of my work day is devoted to paying others.
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  • miller8966
    miller8966 Posts: 1,450
    A. I dont see this democratic win as a bad thing. The people have spoken and what it shows is that americans care about the direction of their country.

    B. Now that the dems have power they actually have to do something. You won because you werent republicans, not because you had any major ideas. Now your going to have to prove yourselves to the american people..or you wont be in power for long. And the american people are still conservative on many issues..like gay marriage.

    c. The Democrats that won were not "left wing" they were middle of the road democrats. Some even being against abortion. The country is definetly not liberal. They just want a change.
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  • mammasan
    mammasan Posts: 5,656
    I'm not a Republican but I'm not a Democrat either. Now that the Dems are in control they need to get their shit straight if they want to stay in power. They need to start working on some issues here at home thatthey know they can win. Forget about same sex marriages or abortion, those are two issues that people will still be fighting about long after we are all dead and buried. The need to work on serious tax reform, social security, and immigration. Once they have some successes under their belt they can start tackling issue like Iraq where they will definetly face some stiff opposition from the White House. I definetly don't think they should come in at go right at the President. He still has two years left and they will need to work with him in order to get anything done. They need to prove to the country that they are willing to put party differences aside and work for the betterment of the country, something Bush was never capable or willing to do. If they can work with their counterparts across the isle they can be seen as the party that righted the ship.
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  • know1
    know1 Posts: 6,801
    mammasan wrote:
    I'm not a Republican but I'm not a Democrat either. Now that the Dems are in control they need to get their shit straight if they want to stay in power. They need to start working on some issues here at home thatthey know they can win. Forget about same sex marriages or abortion, those are two issues that people will still be fighting about long after we are all dead and buried. The need to work on serious tax reform, social security, and immigration. Once they have some successes under their belt they can start tackling issue like Iraq where they will definetly face some stiff opposition from the White House. I definetly don't think they should come in at go right at the President. He still has two years left and they will need to work with him in order to get anything done. They need to prove to the country that they are willing to put party differences aside and work for the betterment of the country, something Bush was never capable or willing to do. If they can work with their counterparts across the isle they can be seen as the party that righted the ship.

    I agree that they need to work on those core issues, but the problem is that the Dems will just raise taxes on all of us. That's what bothers me about them the most...besides their pro-abortion stance.
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    ...are those who've helped us.

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  • mammasan
    mammasan Posts: 5,656
    know1 wrote:
    I agree that they need to work on those core issues, but the problem is that the Dems will just raise taxes on all of us. That's what bothers me about them the most...besides their pro-abortion stance.

    As much as I hate more taxes we do have a massive debt that we need to take care of. Had the Republican controlled Congress not allowed this President to spend like a careless kid with his daddy's credit card there would be no need to raise taxes. I would rather see the Dems cut spending in order to alieviate some of this debt, but I'm not holding my breath. I think the Dems are smart enough though to know that raising taxes would be a death nail to them. The abortion issue needs to be shelved, no offense to anyone. We spend so much time and energy, as well as are politicians, argueing over an issue that will never be resolved. Abortion will never be illegal in this country so energy needs to be refocused on limiting abortion. Better sex education is a good start. I understand that abortion is a serious issue for many people in this country, but we need to fix the way our government has been operating before we tackle anything else.
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  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    farfromglorified wrote:
    I'm not really Republican, but I'm definitely anti-Democratic. I voted for no Republican candidates yesterday (except a couple of judges endorsed by the GOP), but I only voted for a single Democrat (David Price, because he voted against the Iraq war and has historically been a good representative).

    I was disappointed by the overall results yesterday. Many people are saying that people voted yesterday against the Iraq War, but how do you explain the Democratic incumbents who voted for the War and maintained their seats?.

    most of them admitted they fucked up and have been willing to be vocal about how poorly it's going. which is better than the republicans who continue to insist no mistakes were made and everything is still roses over there. it's classic dumb and dumber.
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,880
    mammasan wrote:
    As much as I hate more taxes we do have a massive debt that we need to take care of.


    Cut spending....quit throwing $ away...(yes, including Iraq). I serously think we should take the printing of money away from teh government...privatize it...that way, maybe they stop spending so damn much. ;)

    Oh, but wait...it's much easier to just raise taxes...and disproportionately on the 'EVIL RICH'...let's just do that.
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  • mammasan
    mammasan Posts: 5,656
    cincybearcat wrote:
    Cut spending....quit throwing $ away...(yes, including Iraq). I serously think we should take the printing of money away from teh government...privatize it...that way, maybe they stop spending so damn much. ;)

    Oh, but wait...it's much easier to just raise taxes...and disproportionately on the 'EVIL RICH'...let's just do that.

    I would definetly love for spending to be cut. I would love to see double digit cuts in government spending, upwards of 20%. Like you stated it is easier to just raise taxes which is unfortunate. I don't think the Dems will raise them though, I could be wrong. I believe that they know that by raising taxes they will only be shooting themselves in the foot.
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  • stuckinline
    stuckinline Posts: 3,407
    mammasan wrote:
    I'm not a Republican but I'm not a Democrat either. Now that the Dems are in control they need to get their shit straight if they want to stay in power. They need to start working on some issues here at home thatthey know they can win. Forget about same sex marriages or abortion, those are two issues that people will still be fighting about long after we are all dead and buried. The need to work on serious tax reform, social security, and immigration. Once they have some successes under their belt they can start tackling issue like Iraq where they will definetly face some stiff opposition from the White House. I definetly don't think they should come in at go right at the President. He still has two years left and they will need to work with him in order to get anything done. They need to prove to the country that they are willing to put party differences aside and work for the betterment of the country, something Bush was never capable or willing to do. If they can work with their counterparts across the isle they can be seen as the party that righted the ship.


    excellent post!
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,880
    mammasan wrote:
    I would definetly love for spending to be cut. I would love to see double digit cuts in government spending, upwards of 20%. Like you stated it is easier to just raise taxes which is unfortunate. I don't think the Dems will raise them though, I could be wrong. I believe that they know that by raising taxes they will only be shooting themselves in the foot.

    If they don't raise taxes on the so-called 'RICH'...I'll buy you a beer.
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  • mammasan
    mammasan Posts: 5,656
    cincybearcat wrote:
    If they don't raise taxes on the so-called 'RICH'...I'll buy you a beer.

    How about a coffee, I don't drink anymore.
    "When one gets in bed with government, one must expect the diseases it spreads." - Ron Paul
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,880
    mammasan wrote:
    How about a coffee, I don't drink anymore.

    Ok...you pansy...a coffee it is. ;)
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