As far as I'm concerned we've did the all the political arguing we could stand on this forum a few years ago. We pretty much know where we all stand on the issues.
For me, I'm very tired of the republican "if your a liberal you're an idiot" retoric and the democrat "if you're a conservative you're an idiot" retoric. Without at least a two party system we can't be a democracy. Democracy requires informed debate and it isn't happening now.
Back in the Regan years I didn't like many of their policies, but I at least appreciated the concept and idea of of less government interference. The disagreement was mostly with urban and environmental policies. And I felt that as a person Reagan enjoyed the debate and usually showed some respect for his oponents.
Today its all about anger and hostility. IMO the republicans have come so far from a less government mantra and too affiliated with the Christian right. It too late to debate weather the war in Iraq was right or wrong. The debate is now how to get finished with the job. Again here I think the republicans keep trying to fit the same square peg in the same round hole. And it isn't working. They allude to this being a fight like WWII. It couldn't be more different. The "enermy" isn't out for political control. they simply want chaos. Ca't fight that kind of an enemy the way you fought the Third Reich.
So conservative or liberal I don't care. All I want these days is a solid dialouge instead of the constant blather we have.
Bryan Sechrist,
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