Post by Connie on Mar 28, 2008 19:20:11 GMT -5
So I've been reading through the CFP that weebitty mentioned and it's quite interesting at the same time I've been giving some real thought about what someone else said (sorry don't remember if it was Chelle or Fergui).. "The parties have flipped".
It kind of appears like they have... PLUS I can't find any consistency within a party. Here is an example.. in the first story the republican is just awful.. (we don't need farmers?) In the second story the republican seems more like a democrat to me and not even close to being a republican:
Who Needs Farmers
In a bygone era, New Jersey was so famous for its farms that it was nicknamed “The Garden State.” Today, Governor Jon Corzine is in charge. He is a zillionaire who first bought the job of Senator and, grown bored with that, bought his current position by virtue of being able to outspend any Republican opponent no matter how qualified.
Gov. Corzine has purposed, among a number of other ideas that have seriously annoyed taxpayers, that the State Department of Agriculture be eliminated as a way to reduce the obscene debt that has accrued from a succession of previous governors who could not see their way to actually taking an axe to an annually bloated budget.
Full story here: canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/2156
Are we better off now?:
Republicans seek to make people, and their areas, function independently. We seek to create a climate where people can grow existing businesses, and easily start new ones. When people work, they can afford to pay mortgages and pay local taxes that keep services running. On the other hand when it comes to Democrats, if government can’t control (thus tax and regulate) businesses, then creation is low on their agenda items. Thus we see them squirm, trying to come up with new excuses to raise your taxes, while cutting services.
Some of you out there just need look at your local situations and see if yours meets one of those patterns.
So as the general election slowly approaches, ask yourself, “Are we better off now than we were two years ago?” If the answer is “no”, try to honestly reflect on your vote back then. If the answer is “no”, then your area’s current situation may not only be the fault of an initiative-challenged politician. You may have to look in the mirror.
Full story here: canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/2157
It kind of appears like they have... PLUS I can't find any consistency within a party. Here is an example.. in the first story the republican is just awful.. (we don't need farmers?) In the second story the republican seems more like a democrat to me and not even close to being a republican:
Who Needs Farmers
In a bygone era, New Jersey was so famous for its farms that it was nicknamed “The Garden State.” Today, Governor Jon Corzine is in charge. He is a zillionaire who first bought the job of Senator and, grown bored with that, bought his current position by virtue of being able to outspend any Republican opponent no matter how qualified.
Gov. Corzine has purposed, among a number of other ideas that have seriously annoyed taxpayers, that the State Department of Agriculture be eliminated as a way to reduce the obscene debt that has accrued from a succession of previous governors who could not see their way to actually taking an axe to an annually bloated budget.
Full story here: canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/2156
Are we better off now?:
Republicans seek to make people, and their areas, function independently. We seek to create a climate where people can grow existing businesses, and easily start new ones. When people work, they can afford to pay mortgages and pay local taxes that keep services running. On the other hand when it comes to Democrats, if government can’t control (thus tax and regulate) businesses, then creation is low on their agenda items. Thus we see them squirm, trying to come up with new excuses to raise your taxes, while cutting services.
Some of you out there just need look at your local situations and see if yours meets one of those patterns.
So as the general election slowly approaches, ask yourself, “Are we better off now than we were two years ago?” If the answer is “no”, try to honestly reflect on your vote back then. If the answer is “no”, then your area’s current situation may not only be the fault of an initiative-challenged politician. You may have to look in the mirror.
Full story here: canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/2157
