Ok, what's the difference between Republican and Democrat?

Question

And who should I vote for in 2008? Arnold S?

Answer 1

the difference is that the republicans are far to the right of the majority of Americans on most significant issues and the democrats are far to the right of the majority of American on most significant issues. that is the difference. no seriously there wasn't a big difference until the neocons started their caveman shtick.

those issues like immigration and gay marriage are distractions. elections are run by the PR industry... the same people that sell toothpaste. the point is to divert you away from issues like health care reform. polls show most people would support something resembling a single payer health care system... like they have in most european countries and Canada. where are the dems and reps on that? up each others butt. the insurance lobby pays a ton of money to candidates in both parties to keep health care reform off the agenda. that's why you see so many controversial bills pass with no debate. because they know the population would be opposed.

does anyone remember the big debate about NAFTA? or the Telecommunications act? both of these were done under the Clinton administration.

Answer 2

The republican party is made up of two groups: Average people in the middle, and nuts on the right. The Democratic party is made up of two groups: Average people in the middle and nuts on the left.

There isn't much difference between the two groups, unless you cater to the nuts on the side. Reagan pretended to cater to the nuts on the side -- but only threw them a few bones here and there. Bush Sr and Clinton mainly catered to the middle. Bush Jr caters far too much to the nuts on the side -- but that will change with the new congress.

But there is one other difference between the two groups. Conservatives will tell you that liberals spend too much. However, it is Republicans who actually spend more. Democrats aren't afraid to spend on programs they believe in -- but they raise taxes and pay as they go. Republicans spend just as much, but cut taxes -- creating a large deficit that is really an implied tax that hurts the poor more than the rich.

As for 2008 -- vote your conscience. However, you won't be able to vote for Arnold S. He is not eligible to become President because he was born in a foreign country.

Answer 3

Almost 35 years ago George Wallace said "there ain't but a dime worth of difference between the Democrats and the Republicans. They are both killing our country". My how prophetic Mr. Wallace was!!

I am hoping the loss of Congress will send a wake up call to the Republican leadership that they MUST get back to the Business of being Republicans. But I doubt that will happen. They will play the blame/spin......spin/blame game......and never take responsibility for anything which is exactly what got them in trouble to start with.

I have been a Republican for nearly 50 yearsa and I do not like what the Republican Party has become. Unfortunately there is no place for guys like me to go. So we just sit it out and pray for something better. But God ain't listening either

Answer 4

Traditionally, the big picture for the Democratic party agenda has been to ...
* increase government & its influence because people do not know how to take care of themselves (the Uncle Sam or who's your daddy syndrome)
* take money from the working people and distribute it to others because we are too stupid to know how to spend our own money
* pretend that bad things do not happen in the world and hide under a rock, hoping no one terrorizes us
* assume all people are bad so why keep people in prison
* whine excessively if things do not go their way
* badger opponents because the Dems are obviously the only ones that are correct and everyone else should not even voice an opinion
* pretend like they are for the poor and the Republicans are only for the rich, ignoring the fact that Republican policies do more to wean people off the government tit. The Dems want people to be MORE dependent on government. Clinton had more millionaires in his cabinet than any previous or current administration.
* lie about the Republicans being racist even though Bush has had more people of different races in higher offices than any other president. Actually, more and more WORKING Blacks & Hispanics are becoming Republican (each election there is a higher percentage).

The last election was more about scandal than agenda. Many of the Republican candidates were scum (Foley, etc.) and the voters just couldn't stomach voting for them or their heir apparents.

Arnold cannot run for president because he was not born an American (Constitutional law). He is an example of a Fiscal Conservative and Social Liberal Republican which would actually have a good chance at the national level if he were allowed to run.

Answer 5

Republicans:
Against abortion
Claim to be tough on illegal immigration
Claim to be tough on homeland security
Pro-big business
Against gun control
Against gay marriage
Mostly against stem-cell research
Against the idea of a standard minimum wage

Democrats:
For gay marriage
Pro-choice
For strict gun control
Claim to be tough on illegal immigration
Claim to be tough on homeland security
For stem-cell research
Claim to help the middle class
Want to control the deficit by eliminating tax cuts for the rich
For minimum wage increase

Republicans claim they are the only ones who want to keep us safe. But do you think the dems really want another 9/11? I doubt it. Now is their chance to prove themselves - let's give them a chance before just believing everything we hear.

Whether all their claims can be substantiated remains to be seen. I'm registered as neither republican or democrat, but the republicans have been in control for 12 years and I don't like where they've led us. Now the democrats have their chance to prove whether they can do better. In the next presidential election, research the candidates and go with the one you most approve of. Personally I am hoping for McCain (R) or Obama (D).

Hope that clears things up a bit.

Answer 6

Generally, Liberals believe that the government of any nation has some responsibilities for taking care of it's people, and Conservatives believe that those responsibilities are on the individual.

Where that line is drawn is the real debate. Most (if not all) people believe that a free education should be povided. Some even believe in free health care like most other industrialized nations.

As for 08, vote for who you want. I like Obama, McCain, and Clinton, in that order.

The Governator can't run for President without a Constitutional Amendment letting him do so- he wasn't born here. For me, even expressing the notion of doing so would turn me off from voting for him. Our Constitution is a sacred thing, and anyone who would try amend it for one person's whims is not someone I would trust with my vote.

Answer 7

I am Republican, but lately just because it seems like the lesser of two evils. I personally believe that while most people view Democrats as socially liberal and out for the little guy their policies are generally designed to keep the people poor and in the dark so they can accomplish their own agenda (of course this applies to almost all politicians), but I have trouble voting for members of a party that as a whole support such immoralities as gay marriage and abortion. I also have issues with a party whose mascot is a three letter derogatory term for a donkey.

Answer 8

The Republican Party is the more socially conservative and economically libertarian of the two major parties, and has closer ties to both Wall Street (large corporations) and Main Street (locally owned businesses) than do the Democrats and less affiliation with labor unions. Republicans have a strong belief in personal responsibility, limited government, and corporate entrepreneurship.

The Democratic party has favors "liberal" positions. The party has favored farmers, laborers, labor unions, and religious and ethnic minorities; it has opposed business and finance, and favored progressive income taxes. In foreign policy, internationalism. In recent decades, the Party advocates most civil liberties, social freedoms, equal rights, equal opportunity, and a free enterprise system tempered by government intervention. The Party believes that government should play a role in alleviating poverty and social injustice, even if that means a larger role for government and progressive taxation to pay for social services.

Answer 9

Michael Savage would say there is no difference between a Republican and a Democrat.

I agree with him to an extent...however I believe the Republicans definitely have a better understanding of the war on terror than the Democrats do. Thats why it was very dangerous for America to vote a democrat Congress into office.

Answer 10

There's no real difference, except the name.

And in 2008, vote like I do: for the third-party candidate. That way, no matter which D or R wins, I can confidently say, "I didn't vote for that idiot."