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Mark wrote:
The religious right does not embrace the traditional Republican values of fiscal conservancy and limited government intrusion. Traditional Republican values??? Gag! Fiscal conservatism? Are you aware of which way the deficit is headed, taking Social Security along with it? The Republicans control the Presidency and Congress, but they blame the "Clinton recession," neglecting to mention that Clinton left them with a record surplus, and surpluses projected as far as the eye could see, and they squandered it on reckless tax cuts for the wealthy. When someone points this out, they scream "class warfare." I love Warren Buffet's comment: "If class warfare is being waged in America, my class is clearly winning." As for limited government intrusion, that's an even bigger joke. Are you comfortable with John Ashcroft administering the so-called Patriot Act? Now we have a Bush proposal to amend the Constitution to ban same-sex marriage, for God's sake. The Republicans try to use the Constitution to exploit wedge issues in nearly every election year. In 1980 Reagan supported an amendment to ban abortion, and this still remains in the party platform. In 1988 George H. W. Bush called for an amendment outlawing flag burning. In 1996 Bob Dole supported amendments on flag burning, school prayer, and a mandated balanced budget. (Sweet irony, there.) The 1996 party platform also called for amendments on term limits, citizenship for children of illegal aliens, and victims' rights. -- Cut "to the chase" for my email address. |
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