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The Next President

Firstly, I hate politics. There are many reasons for this, but the biggest is that no one seems to really know the truth and the truth is what matters most. I don't think I could read that book, to be honest. I'll post more later, but it's time to go home and have a cold one.
 
I don't understand the big "conservative" trend in the U.S. Perhaps it's because I'm not a religious person and feel that religion and politics should not influence one another other than the law allowing the freedom to worship as you choose. Are there really that many right-wing folks in our country or are they just the ones who speak up about their beliefs?

I'm such a liberalist that I have a hard time wrapping my brain around the idea that there are those who want "big government" to tell them what to do in every aspect of their life. However, my impression of "conservativism" may be flawed.
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The Republican party is a big "tent" of conservatives. You have economic conservatives who are for smaller government and local control, you also have social conservatives who are for traditional marriage and values, and you also have libertarian-conservatives, who similar to economic conservatives, but who are noted individualists in moral matters, much to the chagrin of social conservatives(i.e.-drug legalization, Ron Paul, etc.) If this election proves anything, it could be the undoing of GOP conservatism. Social conservatives call economic conservatives who are solically liberal-RHINOs-Republicans In Name Only.:D I think we see a big chasm between the social wing(i.e.-Huckabee, Romney, Tancredo) and the economic/libertarian wing(i.e.-Paul, Giuliani, McCain) that if McCain wins, social conservatives won't work hard to elect him. There has also been an interesting conservatives vs. McCain fight taking place.
 
Uh...France just went more conservative.

There needs to be a good balance of right and left in order to have something relatively middle.

There's plenty of good stuff wrapped up in true conservative principle.
 
I like McCain. And Obama. I think it's because they're both relatively moderate. If it came down to those two, I'd have a hard time choosing.
 
chris302116 said:
but it looks like he's your only choice.
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This is one of the major problems I have with American politics. I think it was George Carlin who asked (I paraphrase) why we have 50 candidates for Miss America and only 2 for President of the United States.
 
chris302116 said:
I'm not from the US. But John McCain will be your best choice whoever comes up against him.


Mrs Thatcher was one of the countries best Prime Ministers, but she did not follow in the wake of Mr Thatcher.
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Oh, would that we had a Maggie to vote for this year instead of .....!! I am one of the South Carolinians who voted for McCain on Jan19th. Not just for his military leadership experience, but also because he's a moderate economic libertarian maverick independent dude! I believe he sincerely wishes to serve this country's best interests, and not his own. He is likely capable of leading our country with relative integrity and prudent judgement.
 
I like McCain. And Obama. I think it's because they're both relatively moderate. If it came down to those two, I'd have a hard time choosing.
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This weekend is the Nebraska and Washington primaries. Obama is scheduled to be in Omaha today, I bet he draws a massive crowd.
 
Leyland said:
Oh, would that we had a Maggie to vote for this year instead of .....!!
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You want someone to close down loads of industry, throw thousands of people onto the scrapheap – including whole communities – increase taxation (VAT rose by 10% under the Thatcher government, plus the creation of the Poll Tax/Community Charge added hundreds – and in some cases, thousands – of pounds to people's bills), sell school playing fields, increase the wealth gap, create a society of 'me, me, me', sell of public utilities (no, our public transport is not as good as it was, while our fuel companies are ripping us off in the name of profit), cut costs by closing proper mental illness institutions down and chucking people who were unable to cope into the community ... ?
 
Actually I was thinking more about Thatcher's role during the Falkland War, than her domestic record, in the context of evaluating/contrasting H Clinton's military leadership capabilities. McCain's are understood to the extent that he is ready to be commander-in-chief on day one.
 
Leyland said:
Actually I was thinking more about Thatcher's role during the Falkland War, than her domestic record, in the context of evaluating/contrasting H Clinton's military leadership capabilities. McCain's are understood to the extent that he is ready to be commander-in-chief on day one.
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So you are planning a new war already?

That bloke who's president at present – how does his military record differ from Hillary's and Thatcher's?
 
Sybarite said:
So you are planning a new war already?

That bloke who's president at present – how does his military record differ from Hillary's and Thatcher's?
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I'm truly hoping a C-in-Chief who knows what he's doing can successfully END the wars we've got going already. That would get my vote. Simply pulling out troops may not end the war ... but then I'm not a military expert .... I just play one on TV. No, wait, that was Fred Thompson! :)

Granted this was awhile ago, but wasn't Thatcher correct in using military force to defend and retain the Falklands? It wasn't a preemptive war. Bush - preemptive (new for the US). Hillary - just surrender by getting out.
 
Well Romney is out now. I guess Americans will be deciding between McCain/GOP and Hillary or Obama/Dems. The race appears to be down to three. Can't wait for those political ads now :D .
 
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