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Originally Posted by Gregor-y
Not misleading at all, unless you can't see through blind hatred of the President.
I guess you didn't read this part of a previous post of mine in this thread: "Before you accuse me of being a racist or right wing lackey, I should point out that I voted for this turkey the first time around. I stand embarrassed by my poor judgement. I had been hoping for someone to rise above the bull excrement put out by both of the major parties."
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Yes both parties do it. Republicans seem to be doing it a lot more to retain a commanding position even with a minority of a state's population. Thus the latest attempts to restrict voting rights. Democrats aren't doing that, so it's not appropriate to assign equal blame. And when was the last time a minority of Democrats shut down the government?
If you agree both parties do it, then why did you single out Republicans ? I'm also not sure what you mean when you suggest Republicans are doing it when they are in a minority. How does a minority get to gerrymander districts? Also, what are you talking about with attempts to restrict voting rights? The only thing lately is North Carolina requiring IDs from potential voters to prove citizenship (having a legal right to vote). Are you suggesting that non citizens be allowed to cast ballots?
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No, no, no. This is absolutely not true in any way shape or form. The Democratic party has never (other than before 1964; and most of those were southern segregationists that all became Republicans) voted in a single block the way Republicans do. When has the Democratic party ever worked as a single body to intentionally harm the country? Even the Republicans were only dumb enough to do it once before. Don't try to make this into an everyone is to blame argument, because it's only one party that is doing this.
Two things here. There have been many, many times in both the house and senate that votes were along party lines. I don't suggest that it is a good thing, just that it is most definitely NOT a new phenomenon. The highlighted part of your statement is an unnecessary piece of hyperbola.
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This is not true. It affects passport services, the Veteran's Administration, enforcement of environmental laws, social services and all national parks are closed. Do you have a vacation planned and hotels booked? Too bad! Shoulder surgery at the VA? Got to wait and reschedule? Therapy for your PTSD? Guess you'll just have to go shoot up a multiplex instead.
It affects passport services in what way? And I said nothing about any of the other things you've mentioned. Of course it affects those things.
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There has been a debt for decades; centuries, even, depending on conditions. It's never been considered a bad thing by either party until Republicans began to tout it as an issue after 1992. ALL of these problems are on the Republican party. Do not even attempt to make an equivalency argument, here.
There have been times when the US government has not been in debt. I did not say that it was a new thing. I only implied it was a bad thing. Are you suggesting that, because the Republicans brought it up that makes it a Republican problem and it wouldn't be a problem if no one mentioned it? I hasten to add that the Republicans have done little or nothing to solve the debt issue - though they pontificate at length on it.
I have to believe that you misread my entire post. I was in no way defending the Republican party and especially not the Tea Party wing. I had thought that I was pretty clear that I have little regard these days for either side. Your post though comes off as very partisan.