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They're already contradicting themselves inside the same sentence.

So far their diagnosis is: We were not right wing ENOUGH.

"These guys really are screwed if they think ANWAR, campaign finance reform and global warming were the main things on the publics mind in the elections of 2006 and 2008, that the people thought the christian right didn't have ENOUGH influence that they were not conservative ENOUGH on economics or anti-environment ENOUGH.

Yep, they preferred small conservative government, so voted for big govt liberals, see, it makes perfect sense


I think their only chance of success now is to dump the social conservatisim and stand for freedom across the board socially and economically, with some kind of modified version of the free market ideas, maybe with more Nixon style economics.

You do realise that there is practically nothing separating the two parties? Issues that are trivial in a free society were amplified and argued over for months during the election campaign.

The fact of the matter is, the GOP doesn't stand for any kind of freedom, economic or social. To call them the free marketeers and to blast the Democrats as 'the socialists' is frankly ludicrous - both parties are massive statists.

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That bull sh i t worked in 2000, but the subsequent eight years showed there are MASSIVE differences between the parties.
Just because they don't believe in your ideal role of govt does not mean they have no contrasts between them.

This is a short list of what policies Mr. Obama and Mr. McCain endorse as they run for the position of leader of the so-called "free" world...

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If the Republicans are engaged in a civil war I hope they use that 'shock and awe' combat strategy of which they are so fond...(one shudders to think of the attendant 'collateral damage'...will it be enough?)

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The republicans don't want to continue social security I don't know where you got that from.

and I could give you a far longer list of things they DISagree on.

What do they disagree on, we are waiting.

Republicans move to the right in 1980, 84, and at the very end of the 1988 campaign turning a 16% deficit to a 7% lead and win. Move to the centre in 92, 96 and '00 lose twice and lose the popular vote in '00. Move to the right in '04 and win move to the centre in '08 and lose.

Anyone spot a pattern?

In 2008 more people thought that slick Barry would cut taxes that McCain would even though the reverse was true. So economic conservatism was still popular.

In 2008, tough measures against illegal immigration pass in Arizona and traditional marriage is reaffirmed in every state where the question is asked.

You know, maybe the Repulicans losing had something to do with the war in Iraq...

I'm just putting that out there.

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Liquidate labour, liquidate stocks, liquidate the farmers, liquidate real estate.

I do I do!! Palin 2012! Or better yet, Palin/Buchanan 2012!

As for the difference between the 2 parties, on a domestic level it seems to be between the very fiscally responsible 36% income tax rate and the radical socialist rate of 39.5%. It's enough to make you grab your tricorn hat and start raising your own personal militia.

Paul/Baldwin 2012!

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DR, your "slick Barry" act is getting seriously tiresome. The guy's name is Barack Obama. No-one calls him "Barry", so give it a rest.