Is anybody else closing out their accounts?

[samsonite2100]

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Additionally, you should consider that there's a major Democratic Morality Police too. It's called "political correctness"--except PC is amoral as everyone knows its tenets are a lie but they still mouth them.

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How anyone could even indirectly defend the Republican party right now is completely beyond me.

[chicagoY]

I won't defend them, and I won't vote for them. The issue though is not morality, it's statism. Both of our two parties feel the same way at the present time which is that government is the solution to our problems. Government is the solution to very few problems and exacerbates them more often than it corrects them. They need to stay in Washington, drink, carouse, and leave the rest of us alone.

[Buzz-cp]

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Both of our two parties feel the same way at the present time which is that all they want to do is get elected and serve special interest groups, not the people.

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[Willie the Cat]

Both of our two parties combine to make one party - the Government Party. I haven't voted for either of them in years. I vote libertarian. People have told me that's wasting my vote. I believe voting Republican or Democrat is wasting my vote.

[MaverickUSC]

Harumph. Vote libertarian. www.lp.org

If enough of us waste enough votes somebody's going to notice.

Bryan

[JuntMonkey]

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Harumph. Vote libertarian. www.lp.org

If enough of us waste enough votes somebody's going to notice.

Bryan

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It's not even a wasted vote, it's so dumb to say that (I know you're being facetious). Almost any vote in any race is "wasted" if you look at it from that angle. I'm in NY - Clinton's challenger doesn't stand a chance in hell. Voting for either one of them is a "waste" because it will have no effect whatsoever.

Yet right-leaning people will still think they're doing the proper thing by voting for the Republican challenger rather than a Libertarian, even though they're equally absurd.

[MicroBob]

not voting for the candidate or party who you think would best represent you would be wasting your vote.

[chicagoY]

"The port security and Internet gambling legislation was approved 409 to 2 in the House and on a voice vote in the Senate early today, as lawmakers rushed to leave Washington for their fall reelection campaigns. Senate Republican and Democratic leaders announced it would be passed by voice vote after the House's late-night vote."

=NONPARTISAN!!!!!!

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"The port security and Internet gambling legislation was approved 409 to 2 in the House and on a voice vote in the Senate early today, as lawmakers rushed to leave Washington for their fall reelection campaigns. Senate Republican and Democratic leaders announced it would be passed by voice vote after the House's late-night vote."

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Frist attached the bill, and he's Republican. He did it for moral reasons, and since the Republicans are now dependant on the religious right to have a chance to stay in power, read between the lines.

And Frist hopes to run for President. He legalized the lotto, but banned poker.

It's true Democrats have been on some moralizing crusades - if it can be "for the children", both parties are happy to go after it. (Look at their so-far-futile campaigns against violent video games) But I haven't seen much from Democrats in terms of telling adults what to do with themselves, whereas Republicans seem to want to legislate gambling, drinking, sex, sex ed, marriage, medical research, medical treatment, and so on. Their moral code should be your moral code. I was a Republican when they seemed to stand for smaller government and individual responsibility. They don't any more.

[chicagoY]

1. Most Republicans are not religious rightists.
2. How do you get "Republicans" from 409-2?
3. " Their moral code should be your moral code." What kind of conformist nonsense is this? I'm not even a Republican. Politics isn't about "us versus them" or being in a club. It's thinking about what's best for the people. If you want to pretend 37 tax %=good and 33% tax=evil because its the party line please don't vote. Let the serious folks govern for you. This isn't about you fitting in.