2007-08-04 05:24:08 · 10 answers · asked by Chi Guy 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
suthrnlyts (below) The repubs took the majority in 1994. Clinton took office in 1992. Two years of total Dem control and yet the sky DIDN'T fall.
2007-08-04 05:30:52 · update #1
NICE POINT!
We DID lose all our guns, however. Didn't we?
Our country has checks and balances. It's O.K. to oppose a President's election because you have different goals.
It's never O.K. to treat them like garbage. President Clinton (nor President Bush, of course) didn't deserve the nonsense he had to deal with.
Scare tactics don't help. In the long run, they turn independents and patriots alike against the party using them.
2007-08-04 05:36:57 · answer #1 · answered by mckenziecalhoun 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why do you think that all of the above were voted in 100% by Liberals or Democrats? You're giving credit to one party or group where credit is deserved by many, including Republicans and Conservatives. You also need to get your facts right. Where in the hell did you get the idea that the internet was the result of Democrats or Liberals? Contrary to popular belief, Al Gore didn't invent it. It was the brain child of the Pentagon (defense), something that most Liberals loathe funding. Many of the items on your list would not be law if it were not for the Republican/ Conservative vote. Don't forget that Civil Rights laws of the 1960's didn't have a chance of passage without the (mostly) Northern State's Repubilcan vote. The entire South was essentially controlled by the redneck-Ku-Klux-Klan wing of the Democratic party. Also, there are some things on your list that I would hesitate to claim credit for since they will ultimately result in more damage than good. Some even threaten to bankrupt the country, (like Social Security & Medicare). Do you really think that the Earned Income Tax Credit is an economic accomplishment? It's simply a welfare, redistribution of wealth scheme. Family Leave? Who cares - big deal. What was the national impact - hardly nothing. Don't forget that it was a Conservative who won the Cold War when all of the Liberals were sympathizing, cowering to or negotiating with Communist murdering thugs. Don't forget that it was a Democratic controlled congress that voted to pull out of Vietnam, which directly resulted in the rise of Pol Pot and the Killing Fields in Vietnam. Also, don't forget that a Liberal Democrat President, Jimmy Carter gave away the Panama Canal (which the Communist Chinese now control) and almost single-handedly destroyed out economy. Interest rates were high, inflation was sky-rocketing. Are you proud that Liberals have essentially ignored the 10th Amendment in the Bill of Rights that limits Federal powers? Are you proud of Liberal Supreme Court judges who ignore the Constitution and refer to their own biases and predjudices to make law rather than to interpret law? Make sure that you give credit to Liberal & Democrat blunders as well as successes. Is the next Liberal (Socialist) accomplishment going to be Universal Healthcare? Are the Liberal Democrats going to shove that Socialist boondogle down our throats even though it's failed to contain costs and maintain or increase quality of care in every country thats tried it? The answer is yes, because Socialists, which modern Liberals essentially are, think that all problems can be solved by government or centralized action. You take power and choice away from the people and give it to a relatively few politicians. You help create tax (increase) policies that burden small businesses and punish achievment. Yeah, you Socialists certainly have a lot to be proud of.
2016-04-01 19:07:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unlike many conservatives, most Democrats understand you don't get something for nothing. The Minnesota bridge collapse is a perfect example of why we pay taxes, and what happens when you are so concerned with your purse that you neglect the needs inherent in running a country. Infrastructure takes money to maintain and build. It will take a tax hike to get us out of this pit of debt Dub has put us into. No matter who is elected next time, a tax hike is inevitable.
2007-08-04 05:43:46 · answer #3 · answered by Slimsmom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you research how much in taxes you are paying now before you ask the government to take more of your hard earned money.
I think all social programs are crap -I can better spend or INVEST my money but we are forced to pay taxes under the penalty of imprisonment, for bureaucratic, non functioning programs that do nothing but make the citizens of the U.S. dependent of the government. There was a time when the public held politicians/government accountable for spending. Now a days everyone expects the government to "take care of us", Spend it on pork projects that keep em in office,
VOTE FOR THE FAIR TAX.
2007-08-04 06:01:13 · answer #4 · answered by Edopa Xin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Largest tax increase in history. The Dems. in the House have the next tax bill ready to go that will then be the largest in history.
AAhhh The thumbs down. The uneducated. Do you people just run on emotion. Try reading sometime. Thumbs down don't make it any the less true.
2007-08-04 05:32:49 · answer #5 · answered by ohbrother 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The democrats were too busy arguing on how to save the Yellow-Tailed Warbler from extinction.
2007-08-04 05:33:45 · answer #6 · answered by Taylor G 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Why fear what already happened? Clinton taxed the hell out of the citizens.
2007-08-04 05:35:58 · answer #7 · answered by Bill 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Clinton passed the largest tax increase in history. He raised rates accross the board.
This after he campaigned for middle class tax cuts!
Thank God the private sector bailed us out!
2007-08-04 05:27:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 5⤋
No. The Republicans had the house and Senate. :)
2007-08-04 05:27:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
No, but he sure did screw things up with his dereliction of duty.
2007-08-04 05:29:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 5⤋