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ORIGINAL: CobaltRose
Dear lord, I am so sick of the political arguments that get down to "at least he isnt Obama" no matter how worse the other candidate may be, all of that is wiped away just because "he isnt that other guy" No. Fuck no. I have a dream, that one day politicians will be judge by the content of their character, and not their political party.
Sorry if this was a bit of a rant.

• A Conservative interpretation of the US Constitution
  
• Personal Responsibility
  
• Help for the truly needy
  
• Limited Government
  
• Consumption Tax (non-profit charities and food exempt)
  

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ORIGINAL: cloudboy

Well GWB was one of the worst Presidents of all time -- making the list of TOP TEN WORST PRESIDENTS in surveys that include political scientists and historians. He was a President who helped clusterfuck the economy, the US balance sheet, and its foreign policy -- for me a once in a life time trifecta.

If someone is not GWB, I breathe a huge sigh of relief.

(1) He appointed Karl Rove as chief of staff -- the first time a strict political operative -- ran the White House. Instead of helping the country -- he remained obsessed with political advantages and agendas.

(2) Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeldt, Karl Rove and GWB have all failed to take any ownership of their mistakes -- holding a sociopathic disregard for the lives lost and damage done to the USA.

(3) The Republican Party itself -- instead of learning from its failures and trying to reform has doubled down on extremism and inflexibility. The Party shows the ultimate sign of denial and political insanity by remaining focused on Benghazi and ignoring past torture abuses and the malfeasance in IRAQ and Afghanistan. In foreign policy terms -- its like the party focusing on the US Post Office and the National Endowment for Arts when it comes to balancing the US budget.

Look what else tops their agenda: VOTER ID LAWS, Stripping away Campaign Finance Laws, Trying to roll back Financial regulation, Denial of Climate Change, Trying to roll back women's access to contraception, Gerrymandering, and repeal of ACA without providing a palatable altnernative.

So in many ways GWB lives on --- more scary than ever.

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Same thing with Liberals, only with more Liberal focused ideas like a society where people dont have to work for a living. And dont get me wrong i am FARRRRRR from Conservative. I just think its better to give the homeless opportunity than straight up money. Give a homeless person $1 dollar, it will only last him a day. Give a homeless person a job, he will eventually have enough money to get a home.

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ORIGINAL: CobaltRose
..a society where people dont have to work for a living.

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ORIGINAL: wittynamehere

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ORIGINAL: CobaltRose
..a society where people dont have to work for a living.

Oh heaven forbid! That kind of society sounds horrible, Western society would surely fall apart if we didn't all have jobs. It'll be absolute death and destruction just like it was from the beginning of time right up until 100 years ago, when everybody in the Western world transitioned into a life of working for a paycheck. It was only then that we finally became a stable and healthy species. All thanks to the decision that everybody would have a job, a student loan, and a mortgage. I join you in your cry: "more jobs and work for all!"