Why do you support the Republican party? Especially with all the damage their doing to our economy?

Answer 1

I don't support any party. Don't let government get to big. Thomas Jefferson said that and he was right. All of the parties are corrupted and very evil and should be put down.

Answer 2

Because they have the courage and moral fortitude to do what is right. Not just domestically, but abroad as well.

Our economy is based upon the peoples (not just at home but around the world) full faith in our government. In a macro sense. Do you really think that with our gold standard that all of the dollars we have in print are back by an equal amount of gold?

As far as jaxtaposing the two political parties with the economies performance; the previous administrations economic performance was not as good as the Bush administration. It can not be argued that Clinton's economic policies were at the expense of several critical security infrustructures of the country. To decimate the military, CIA, FBI etc. as he did, was myopic and reckless.

The price we paid was on September 11, 2001. Or has that been forgotten? As an example of Bill's shortsightedness consider this. He ran his personal life the same way he tried to run the government. So why would he set up a legal defense fund (the first time any president had done so) toward the end of his tenure in office, and then less than 3 years later be boastinig about he's one of rich people in America?

He had no vision for himself and none for the country. He was along for the ride.

Don't be duped by those that want to convince you that the economy is in trouble or has been harmed. It is just one of the talking points used by Bush bashers as they attempt to discredit the President. Yes we are running a deficit. But possibly the only thing worse than a deficit would be to have a surplus. Having the government taxing us more than what is needed to run the country.

Do I wish the deficit were less? Yes. Am I concerned about it? No. The big numbers thrown around by the Bush haters when they speak of the deficit are intended to get people excited. And it sounds as though they were successful with you. However, when you compared the deficit to the annual budget, or to the GDP, or GNP, as a percentage it is not great. It needs to be put (and should be kept) into perspective.

So, when taxes are reduced does money really come back into our pockets? Yes if it is in the form of a rebate. But the good news is most tax cuts are a reduction in the amount of taxes being withheld. With that being the case, the return is even faster almost immediate, and the money never leaves your pocket.

Answer 3

I don't know if I WILL support them this time. In the past it's because the Republican party shares most of my ideals and the Democrats do not. In upcoming elections I will likely look for 3rd party candidates that, again, share my ideals. If I can't find one, then I will probably have to vote Republican again because I doubt that the Democratic challenger will be someone I want in office.

I'd like to say that last time I voted FOR Bush, but I was really voting AGAINST Kerry, and before that AGAINST Gore. Gore really pissed me off with his statement that "the RIGHT Americans should get tax cuts." What an egotistical arrogant asshat.

Yet, at the same time, I recognize that our government needs to be in constant battle with itself so that, in the end, what comes out of Washington is good for as many as possible, not just a select few. I know that at times it seems that it's not happening that way, but I believe that overall, with 2 or more parties constantly "bickering", it keeps us from becoming a country dominated by just one way of thinking. No one party has all the answers.

Answer 4

I don't "support" the RNC or the DNC because they are both acting like spending whores going to the mall.

I do believe we need to be serious about a couple things as far as spending goes, National defense, roads and communication, which includes defending economic interests abroad.

I don't believe we need to be spending $500billion on a medicare prescription plan nor 250 million bridges to no-where or a 22 million dollar walking bridge from nebraska to the casinoes in Council Bluffs Iowa.

We need to get serious with the people we elect about assuming fiscal responsibility, which means we need to tell them stop the spending. The way to do that is vote for fiscal conservatives irregardless of party affiliation. Republicans have tended to be more fiscally conservative then democrats over the last hundred years, although as the Democrat party adopts the leftist ideologies of socialism the Republicans are acting more like LBJ libs. So I am considering looking at independents and Libertarian candidates that run on a platform of fiscal restraint and control of spending.

Citizen's Against Government Waste
http://www.cagw.org

Restore Original Intent:
http://www.cafepress.com/originalintent/

Eliminate the IRS and implement a fair Tax
http://www.fairtax.org

Vote Libertarian
http://www.lp.org

Answer 5

Do you even know what you are talking about? No matter what political party, someone would have a problem with the way that they are running the country. No single party is good for the economy. Democrats can't take over and make everything perfect....and the same goes for every other party. So people will just have to deal with the inadequacy of the government.

Answer 6

Well 9/11 caused all of this to happen. I dont think Clinton would have just sat back and asked for another 'special visit' from a secretary after 9/11 either. Unrest in the middle east means unrest at the pump. Its not really fair to say this is a republican or democrat problem. This is a world problem.

As far as the overall economy goes, in fact unemployment is at hisotrically low levels, the dollar is holding strong, and the bush administration has been pushing hard for alternative fuel research to take us away from our dependency on foreign oil

Answer 7

I don't consider myself a Republican, but I do think that all of the political parties have done their part to damage our economy. If it were the Democrats in power people would be asking the same questions.

Answer 8

I don't think too many people do these days. I registered as a republican because you can't vote in local elections around here if you are an independent, or democrat. Many of the local e,elections are decided in the R primary. They are supposed to be open to all voters if running un-opposed, but the crooks always run a write in independent candidate who then drops out after the primary. Just another in the long line of sleazy tactics they use to keep their grip on power

Answer 9

What moon are you from. The economy is growing so fast that the fed has been raising the interest rate to slow it down. Each time the GOP has cut taxes it stimulates the economy and creates jobs. It at the same time brings in more tax revenue. Why anyone would want the government to nurse them from crib to grave has always been a mystery to me. Leave my pocket book alone and let me earn my own way. I would like to know one government program that is run efficiently. Look at the post office. Or as some call it the snail mail.

Answer 10

At this point I think the Republicans are the lesser of 2 evils. It's just our current president that unfortunately gives the Republican party a bad name.