The Partisan Divide on Issues

[Classic-Xer]

(01-13-2020, 10:31 AM)David Horn Wrote:

(01-08-2020, 06:18 PM)Classic-Xer Wrote:

(01-04-2020, 08:16 AM)David Horn Wrote: Good question, though a bit cynical.  The GOP has a near lock on the Senate, due entirely to their dominance of lower-population states.  Once Ted Kennedy died, the Obama landslide was over, and hyper-partisan Mitch McConnell stopped everything in its tracks -- not to belay bad legislation, but to stop anything the Dems could call a win.  But while the Dems had control in that period, they had too few votes to pass anything if the filibuster continued.  That was especially true for court appointments, so Harry Reid made the move.  It may not have been totally wise, but the alternative was even worse, from the Dem perspective.

With comity dead in the political sphere, the fights will get even more brutal and demographics will win in the end.  This looks pretty bad for the Republicans long term, but they may do well for the next decade or so.  If Trump is reelected, cut that to a few years.

Yes, the demographics as you are in your favor now and therefore the long term as you say. Of coarse, that will only be a problem if we remain loyal to a government with liberals in charge  and liberal policies in place. Hint...I've/we've seem what your side is capable of doing to get what it wants and get even so to speak. I must say its impressive when the liberal system (liberals above) caters to them and allows them the freedom to do it for our education and liberal plublicity. I wonder how much of that stuff that we've seen was coordinated by liberal groups.

Of coarse, our more preferred American  system ain't as permissive or as into racial preference as your liberal system and what we see is illegal and reminds us of what quasi socialist groups tend to do to assert and gain power. I wonder how many of them people of yours I would lay out before a liberal up above would respond. Liberals ain't quick.  I wonder how of those punks of yours are used to facing gunfire and used to seeing wounded people and a bunch of hand held weapons scattered all around them. You say I couldn't, I say I could because I know I would in that situation and I don't lie. I'm sorry to inform you but I place more value on a deer or a pheasant than I place on the folks wearing masks and using sticks and I shoot them.  

Hint...The Devils Advocate had a political association and a personal handicap like Bush II, that I didn't have to contend with and a broad brushing largely unappealing approach that I didn't use initially.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but America is not yours to own.  And please, let's agree that dirty tricks are the GOP's stock in trade.  The Dems and other non-party liberal groups are rank amateurs.  BTW, threats,, implied or direct, have negative consequences.  You need to tone it down.  Remarkable as it may be to you, liberals are both patriotic and brave.  If you actually start a civil war, be prepared to lose it.  That's how it played last time.

I'm sorry to burst your bubble, but America is not yours to have or give away. Just so you understand where I'm coming from, my American ancestors directly participated in the American Revolutionary war against the British and the American Civil War against the Confederacy and the American war against the Axis Powers during World War II.  Yes, I agree with you, the American side won the last time and the times before it as well. I expect that to continue/prevail against the quasi socialists of our time as well. So, how much of the country are you able to lose and still be able survive and adequately maintain liberal government with all its liberal policies and programs these days. Your state could on the verge of splitting and seeing its tax revenues significantly reduced by a bunch of self righteous fools who have this crazy notion in their heads that have the same power as the government of New Zealand or Australia.