Wow

James, you should begin a political carrier. your blog is one of the best address I ever heard.

From what I have read in DK stories, you only need a huge amount of money to success and a lot of friends. You have allready the friends. Any chance to find a loan among them ?

James,

I remember distinctly when I left the Republican Party - it was the 1992 Presidential Election. I grew up a GOP, my folks were, my family was, it was what we did. Back then the issue wasn't Family Values, it was as you put it focus on the country. Reagan's rise to popularity was based in no small part because he was unapologetic about being an American and made folks feel good about our country.

In 1992 - Bush and Quayle began as you pointed the focus on family values. I remember listening to their convention and wondering how there didn't appear to be a place for me in their definition of Family Values. A friend of mine went to the convention and told a newspaper how he booed as loud as he could when they starting bashing gays - overtly or covertly. He left the party soon after as well.

Unless and until the GOP moves away from this assault on Social Acceptance, they will continue to bleed voters. All one had to do was look at the GOP convention in Minneapolis in 2008. It looked like a rally at a retirement home. My niece - also raised by a republican family, cast her very first vote for the Democrats, why? Because she was tired of them bashing people like her uncle - me. [she was always near and dear to me but never more than when she told me that.]

So yeah WTF happened that the bedroom dominates politics more than issues? IDK. I have no answer.

Andy

I know I'm not supposed to be talking to you but....

this was really an excellent post.

Parties don't matter anymore. Both really do the same things and screw us equally. Almost all of the things I hated about Bush and the republicans is still going on under Obama and the democrats. All the the things that Fox news cry about now were the things they ignored under Bush, or told us was unamerican to criticize him for. It is ridiculous.

Parties don't matter anymore. Both really do the same things and screw us equally. Almost all of the things I hated about Bush and the republicans is still going on under Obama and the democrats....

If I dont make any mistake, american citizen will have to elect their representatives in 3 months. You said you hated the republicans. I you really follow what the democrats do now, it's at least trying to correct the mistakes the republicans made.

We Europe fought hard to get and to keep our democratic rights. IMO, here and anywhere, we have to vote. It's our duty.

I wish you will, even if you dont know yet for which party you will vote.dont spoil your right to vote. It's just my advice.

If I dont make any mistake, american citizen will have to elect their representatives in 3 months. You said you hated the republicans. I you really follow what the democrats do now, it's at least trying to correct the mistakes the republicans made.

We Europe fought hard to get and to keep our democratic rights. IMO, here and anywhere, we have to vote. It's our duty.

I wish you will, even if you dont know yet for which party you will vote.dont spoil your right to vote. It's just my advice.

I didn't say I hate the republicans. I said I hated Bush and what they did under his term. The democrats are not trying to correct the mistakes made under Bush. They are making all the same mistakes. The open government the promised isn't there, they are as secretive as ever. Bush pissed all over a the Constitution and continued to use disasters to expand the power of his office. Obama hasn't shrunk the office any and has also continued to expand it.

Voting isn't the simple solution, as most of the candidates are the same. They use stupid social ideals such as abortion which really isn't going to even be won or loss at the federal level, but people will cast their vote simply over some of these issues and ignore everything else about a candidate

Voting isn't the simple solution, as most of the candidates are the same. They use stupid social ideals such as abortion which really isn't going to even be won or loss at the federal level, but people will cast their vote simply over some of these issues and ignore everything else about a candidate

I agree and know exactly what you are talking about.

There is very little difference in the parties and that is the problem.

We need to ask them when they run as a republican or a democrat what they really stand for.

Those politicians that are looking to buy votes with taxpayer money need to go. We can't afford it and they sit on both sides of the aisle.

We need to ask them when they run as a republican or a democrat what they really stand for.

It's exactly what I would say. Before voting, to make the necessary researches and ask directly all the people who want you to vote for them what they really stand for. It needs time and luck to find the real opportunities to contact them, but it is worth the efforts you need to do.