Why I'm Voting Democrat

[happygirl]

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Why I'm Voting Democrat


I'm voting Democrat because I believe the government will do a better job of spending the money I earn than I would.


I'm voting Democrat because freedom of speech is fine as long as
nobody is offended by it.


I'm voting Democrat because when we pull out of Iraq I trust that the bad guys will stop what they're doing because they now think we're
good people.


I'm voting Democrat because I believe that people who can't tell
us if it will rain on Friday CAN tell us that the polar ice caps will melt
away in ten years if I don't start driving a Prius.


I'm voting Democrat because I'm not concerned about the slaughter of millions of babies, so long as we keep all death row inmates alive.


I'm voting Democrat because I believe that business should not be
allowed to make profits for themselves. They need to break even, and give the rest away to the government for redistribution as the
GOVERNMENT sees fit.


I'm voting Democrat because I believe liberal judges need to rewrite
the Constitution every few days, to suit some fringe kooks who would NEVER get their agendas past the voters.


I'm voting Democrat because I believe that open borders and government giveaways to foreigners is a great way to grow a nation.


I'm voting Democrat because I'm way too irresponsible to own a gun, and I know that my local police are all I need to protect me from
murderers and thieves.

 

[just4today]

Thanks for sharing.

 

[dejr_8]

Great Post

I have to agree - that's how I see the Democratic party.

 

[Laugh O. Grams]

If this is a rebuttal to the highly popular "Why I'm voting Republican" video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiQJ9Xp0xxU), can I say...what took you guys so long?

 

[freckles and boo]

Good morning to you, too. What would six am be like on the Dis without the first ugly political thread of the day?

 

[happygirl]

If this is a rebuttal to the highly popular "Why I'm voting Republican" video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiQJ9Xp0xxU), can I say...what took you guys so long?

Nope I had no idea about that thread

 

[Laugh O. Grams]

Nope I had no idea about that thread

Wait, so just woke up this morning with those random thoughts in your head and figured...I need to share? Priceless...

 

[dejr_8]

Good morning to you, too. What would six am be like on the Dis without the first ugly political thread of the day?

Why is this an Ugly thread? I think it is pretty good satire.

 

[dejr_8]

Wait, so just woke up this morning with those random thoughts in your head and figured...I need to share? Priceless...

Unfortunately I can't watch the video at work - what are some of the points they make. (cause I probably agree with them as well )

 

[Island_Lauri]

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Why I'm Voting Democrat

Because:

McCain doesn't have a clue, his campaign is staffed and run by lobbyists and it is time for a real change in the Executive Office.

But don't take my word for it, maybe the CATO Institute has a few points to make:

The Conservative Case for Voting Democratic
by Doug Bandow

Doug Bandow is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and a former visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation. He served as a special assistant to President Ronald Reagan.

Republicans have long claimed to be fiscal tightwads and railed against deficit spending. But this year big-spending George W. Bush and the GOP Congress turned a budget surplus into a $477 billion deficit. There are few programs at which they have not thrown money: massive farm subsidies, an expensive new Medicare drug benefit, thousands of pork-barrel projects, dubious homeland-security grants, expansion of Bill Clinton's AmeriCorps, even new foreign-aid programs. Brian Riedl of the Heritage Foundation reports that in 2003 "government spending exceeded $20,000 per household for the first time since World War II."

Complaints about Republican profligacy have led the White House to promise to mend its ways. But Bush's latest budget combines accounting flim-flam with unenforceable promises. So how do we put Uncle Sam on a sounder fiscal basis?

Vote Democratic.

Democrats obviously are no pikers when it comes to spending. But the biggest impetus for higher spending is partisan uniformity, not partisan identity. Give either party complete control of government, and the Treasury vaults are quickly emptied. Neither Congress nor the President wants to tell the other no. Both are desperate to prove they can "govern"—which means creating new programs and spending more money. But share power between parties, and out of principle or malice they check each other. Even if a President Kerry proposed more spending than would a President Bush, a GOP Congress would appropriate less. That's one reason the Founders believed in the separation of powers.

Consider the record. William Niskanen, former acting chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, has put together a fascinating analysis of government spending since 1953. Real federal outlays grew fastest, 4.8% annually, in the Kennedy-Johnson years, with Congress under Democratic control. The second-fastest rise, 4.4%, occurred with George W. Bush during Republican rule. The third-biggest spending explosion, 3.7%, was during the Carter administration, a time of Democratic control. In contrast, the greatest fiscal stringency, 0.4%, occurred during the Eisenhower years. The second-best period of fiscal restraint, 0.9%, was in the Clinton era. Next came the Nixon-Ford years, at 2.5%, and Ronald Reagan's presidency, at 3.3%. All were years of shared partisan control.

Bush officials argue that it is unfair to count military spending, but Dwight Eisenhower, Lyndon Johnson, and Ronald Reagan also faced international challenges that impeded their domestic plans. Moreover, if you do strip out military spending and consider only the domestic record, GOP chief executives emerge in an even worse light. In terms of real domestic discretionary outlays, which are most easily controlled, the biggest spender in the past 40 years is George W. Bush, with expenditure racing ahead 8.2% annually, according to Stephen Moore of the Club for Growth. No. 2 on the list is Gerald Ford, at 8%. No. 3 is Richard Nixon. At least the latter two, in contrast to Bush, faced hostile Congresses.

Given the generally woeful record of Republican Presidents, the best combination may be a Democratic chief executive and Republican legislature. It may also be the only combination that's feasible, since in 2004 at least, it will be difficult to overturn Republican congressional control: Redistricting has encouraged electoral stasis in the House, while far more Democrats face reelection in the Senate. Thus, the only way we can realistically keep Congress and the President in separate political hands is to vote for John Kerry in November.

Returning to divided government would yield another benefit as well: Greater opportunity for reform, whether of the budget process, tort liability, Medicare, Social Security, taxes, or almost anything else. Niskanen has observed that the prospects for change "will be dependent on more bipartisan support than now seems likely in a united Republican government." He points out that tax reform occurred in 1986, and agriculture, telecommunications, and welfare reform a decade later, all under divided government.

The deficit can be cut in half if Congress "is willing to make tough choices," says President Bush. But GOP legislators are likely to make tough choices only if he is replaced by a Democrat. History teaches us that divided government equals fiscal probity, so vote Democratic for President if you want responsible budgeting in Washington.

This article originally appeared in Fortune on April 20, 2004.

 

[dejr_8]

I think you missed the point of the article. Two party government is better than single party. This article called for a Dem President with a Rep Congress. We no longer have a Rep Congress so using the logic in this article you should vote for a Rep President in 2008.

Because:

McCain doesn't have a clue, his campaign is staffed and run by lobbyists and it is time for a real change in the Executive Office.

But don't take my word for it, maybe the CATO Institute has a few points to make:

The Conservative Case for Voting Democratic
by Doug Bandow

Doug Bandow is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and a former visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation. He served as a special assistant to President Ronald Reagan.

Republicans have long claimed to be fiscal tightwads and railed against deficit spending. But this year big-spending George W. Bush and the GOP Congress turned a budget surplus into a $477 billion deficit. There are few programs at which they have not thrown money: massive farm subsidies, an expensive new Medicare drug benefit, thousands of pork-barrel projects, dubious homeland-security grants, expansion of Bill Clinton's AmeriCorps, even new foreign-aid programs. Brian Riedl of the Heritage Foundation reports that in 2003 "government spending exceeded $20,000 per household for the first time since World War II."

Complaints about Republican profligacy have led the White House to promise to mend its ways. But Bush's latest budget combines accounting flim-flam with unenforceable promises. So how do we put Uncle Sam on a sounder fiscal basis?

Vote Democratic.

Democrats obviously are no pikers when it comes to spending. But the biggest impetus for higher spending is partisan uniformity, not partisan identity. Give either party complete control of government, and the Treasury vaults are quickly emptied. Neither Congress nor the President wants to tell the other no. Both are desperate to prove they can "govern"—which means creating new programs and spending more money. But share power between parties, and out of principle or malice they check each other. Even if a President Kerry proposed more spending than would a President Bush, a GOP Congress would appropriate less. That's one reason the Founders believed in the separation of powers.

Consider the record. William Niskanen, former acting chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, has put together a fascinating analysis of government spending since 1953. Real federal outlays grew fastest, 4.8% annually, in the Kennedy-Johnson years, with Congress under Democratic control. The second-fastest rise, 4.4%, occurred with George W. Bush during Republican rule. The third-biggest spending explosion, 3.7%, was during the Carter administration, a time of Democratic control. In contrast, the greatest fiscal stringency, 0.4%, occurred during the Eisenhower years. The second-best period of fiscal restraint, 0.9%, was in the Clinton era. Next came the Nixon-Ford years, at 2.5%, and Ronald Reagan's presidency, at 3.3%. All were years of shared partisan control.

Bush officials argue that it is unfair to count military spending, but Dwight Eisenhower, Lyndon Johnson, and Ronald Reagan also faced international challenges that impeded their domestic plans. Moreover, if you do strip out military spending and consider only the domestic record, GOP chief executives emerge in an even worse light. In terms of real domestic discretionary outlays, which are most easily controlled, the biggest spender in the past 40 years is George W. Bush, with expenditure racing ahead 8.2% annually, according to Stephen Moore of the Club for Growth. No. 2 on the list is Gerald Ford, at 8%. No. 3 is Richard Nixon. At least the latter two, in contrast to Bush, faced hostile Congresses.

Given the generally woeful record of Republican Presidents, the best combination may be a Democratic chief executive and Republican legislature. It may also be the only combination that's feasible, since in 2004 at least, it will be difficult to overturn Republican congressional control: Redistricting has encouraged electoral stasis in the House, while far more Democrats face reelection in the Senate. Thus, the only way we can realistically keep Congress and the President in separate political hands is to vote for John Kerry in November.

Returning to divided government would yield another benefit as well: Greater opportunity for reform, whether of the budget process, tort liability, Medicare, Social Security, taxes, or almost anything else. Niskanen has observed that the prospects for change "will be dependent on more bipartisan support than now seems likely in a united Republican government." He points out that tax reform occurred in 1986, and agriculture, telecommunications, and welfare reform a decade later, all under divided government.

The deficit can be cut in half if Congress "is willing to make tough choices," says President Bush. But GOP legislators are likely to make tough choices only if he is replaced by a Democrat. History teaches us that divided government equals fiscal probity, so vote Democratic for President if you want responsible budgeting in Washington.

This article originally appeared in Fortune on April 20, 2004.

 

[freckles and boo]

Why is this an Ugly thread? I think it is pretty good satire.

It is hard to appreciate it as a satire considering the whacked out, humorless threads lately. I would even be able to appreciate the "Is Obama the Manchurian Candidate?" thread as a silly goof if some of the hardcore folks around here weren't so earnestly convinced he is a socialist plant, a Muslim, not a citizen, etc., etc. People believe that crap, so the humor is hard to find these days.

 

[Jennifer S]

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I'm voting Democrat because when we pull out of Iraq I trust that the bad guys will stop what they're doing because they now think we're
good people.

this one is my favorite. I trust the bad guys

 

[allison443]

Another day, another email forward...

 

[denisenh]

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Why I'm Voting Democrat


I'm voting Democrat because I believe the government will do a better job of spending the money I earn than I would.


I'm voting Democrat because freedom of speech is fine as long as
nobody is offended by it.


I'm voting Democrat because when we pull out of Iraq I trust that the bad guys will stop what they're doing because they now think we're
good people.


I'm voting Democrat because I believe that people who can't tell
us if it will rain on Friday CAN tell us that the polar ice caps will melt
away in ten years if I don't start driving a Prius.


I'm voting Democrat because I'm not concerned about the slaughter of millions of babies, so long as we keep all death row inmates alive.


I'm voting Democrat because I believe that business should not be
allowed to make profits for themselves. They need to break even, and give the rest away to the government for redistribution as the
GOVERNMENT sees fit.


I'm voting Democrat because I believe liberal judges need to rewrite
the Constitution every few days, to suit some fringe kooks who would NEVER get their agendas past the voters.


I'm voting Democrat because I believe that open borders and government giveaways to foreigners is a great way to grow a nation.


I'm voting Democrat because I'm way too irresponsible to own a gun, and I know that my local police are all I need to protect me from
murderers and thieves.

Did you make that up all by yourself?
If so, I must say I am stunned. I had figured out that you are a republican but I am used to your three word snarky posts.
I didn't know that you had this in you. WOW!

Anyway, it is ridiculous. Kinda makes me laugh.

 

[Rigatoni]

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Why I'm Voting Democrat


I'm voting Democrat because I believe the government will do a better job of spending the money I earn than I would.


I'm voting Democrat because freedom of speech is fine as long as
nobody is offended by it.


I'm voting Democrat because when we pull out of Iraq I trust that the bad guys will stop what they're doing because they now think we're
good people.


I'm voting Democrat because I believe that people who can't tell
us if it will rain on Friday CAN tell us that the polar ice caps will melt
away in ten years if I don't start driving a Prius.


I'm voting Democrat because I'm not concerned about the slaughter of millions of babies, so long as we keep all death row inmates alive.


I'm voting Democrat because I believe that business should not be
allowed to make profits for themselves. They need to break even, and give the rest away to the government for redistribution as the
GOVERNMENT sees fit.


I'm voting Democrat because I believe liberal judges need to rewrite
the Constitution every few days, to suit some fringe kooks who would NEVER get their agendas past the voters.


I'm voting Democrat because I believe that open borders and government giveaways to foreigners is a great way to grow a nation.


I'm voting Democrat because I'm way too irresponsible to own a gun, and I know that my local police are all I need to protect me from
murderers and thieves.

I'm voting Republican, because I believe the government just hasn't spent enough money over the last eight years. There is always room for more debt.

I'm voting Republican, because I don't mind the government invading my privacy.

I'm voting Republican, because I don't mind spending more money and lives on a war that was based on lies.

I'm voting Republican, because who cares what's going to happen to the earth in 100 years. All that matters is that I can drive my Hummer NOW!

I'm voting Republican, because my religious beliefs should dictate women's health issues...

 

[pansmermaidzlagoon]

in a similar vein, let's not forget this "oldie but goodie":

Day in the Life of Joe Middle-Class Republican


by John Gray

Joe gets up at 6:00am to prepare his morning coffee. He fills his pot full of good clean drinking water because some liberal fought for minimum water quality standards. He takes his daily medication with his first swallow of coffee. His medications are safe to take because some liberal fought to insure their safety and work as advertised.

All but $10.00 of his medications are paid for by his employers medical plan because some liberal union workers fought their employers for paid medical insurance, now Joe gets it too. He prepares his morning breakfast, bacon and eggs this day. Joe’s bacon is safe to eat because some liberal fought for laws to regulate the meat packing industry.

Joe takes his morning shower reaching for his shampoo; His bottle is properly labeled with every ingredient and the amount of its contents because some liberal fought for his right to know what he was putting on his body and how much it contained. Joe dresses, walks outside and takes a deep breath. The air he breathes is clean because some tree hugging liberal fought for laws to stop industries from polluting our air. He walks to the subway station for his government subsidized ride to work; it saves him considerable money in parking and transportation fees. You see, some liberal fought for affordable public transportation, which gives everyone the opportunity to be a contributor.

Joe begins his work day; he has a good job with excellent pay, medicals benefits, retirement, paid holidays and vacation because some liberal union members fought and died for these working standards. Joe’s employer pays these standards because Joe’s employer doesn’t want his employees to call the union. If Joe is hurt on the job or becomes unemployed he’ll get a worker compensation or unemployment check because some liberal didn’t think he should lose his home because of his temporary misfortune.

Its noon time, Joe needs to make a Bank Deposit so he can pay some bills. Joe’s deposit is federally insured by the FSLIC because some liberal wanted to protect Joe’s money from unscrupulous bankers who ruined the banking system before the depression.

Joe has to pay his Fannie Mae underwritten Mortgage and his below market federal student loan because some stupid liberal decided that Joe and the government would be better off if he was educated and earned more money over his life-time.

Joe is home from work, he plans to visit his father this evening at his farm home in the country. He gets in his car for the drive to dads; his car is among the safest in the world because some liberal fought for car safety standards. He arrives at his boyhood home. He was the third generation to live in the house financed by Farmers Home Administration because bankers didn’t want to make rural loans. The house didn’t have electric until some big government liberal stuck his nose where it didn’t belong and demanded rural electrification. (Those rural Republican’s would still be sitting in the dark)

He is happy to see his dad who is now retired. His dad lives on Social Security and his union pension because some liberal made sure he could take care of himself so Joe wouldn’t have to. After his visit with dad he gets back in his car for the ride home.

He turns on a radio talk show, the host’s keeps saying that liberals are bad and conservatives are good. (He doesn’t tell Joe that his beloved Republicans have fought against every protection and benefit Joe enjoys throughout his day) Joe agrees, “We don’t need those big government liberals ruining our lives; after all, I’m a self made man who believes everyone should take care of themselves, just like I have”.

 

[denisenh]

woo hoo! sing it riggy baby! Sing it!

 

[Rigatoni]

woo hoo! sing it riggy baby! Sing it!

Anyone feel free to finish it. I really need to get ready for work. I need to help pay for a war and some corporate bail outs.

 

[tinker&belle]

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Why I'm Voting Democrat


I'm voting Democrat because I believe the government will do a better job of spending the money I earn than I would.

I guess I just prefer my tax dollars used to fund schools over fund a war that was unneccessary

I'm voting Democrat because freedom of speech is fine as long as
nobody is offended by it.
Well, I guess I'd rather be PC than have the Patriot Act tapping my phone

I'm voting Democrat because when we pull out of Iraq I trust that the bad guys will stop what they're doing because they now think we're
good people.

Once again, being 'fiscally conservative' and want to finish it up in Iraq to fund schools, healthcare and business at home.

I'm voting Democrat because I believe that people who can't tell
us if it will rain on Friday CAN tell us that the polar ice caps will melt
away in ten years if I don't start driving a Prius.

I guess I do believe in a thing called "science"

I'm voting Democrat because I'm not concerned about the slaughter of millions of babies, so long as we keep all death row inmates alive.
Well, although I do believe in reproductive freedom for women (including the pill) I DO wish abortion WAS more regulated. I guess Republicans 'free market and no regulation in government applies everywhere unless it applies to a woman

I'm voting Democrat because I believe that business should not be
allowed to make profits for themselves. They need to break even, and give the rest away to the government for redistribution as the
GOVERNMENT sees fit.
Hmm, I guess you must be getting the Democratic Party confused with socialism, such exaggeration these days...

I'm voting Democrat because I believe liberal judges need to rewrite
the Constitution every few days, to suit some fringe kooks who would NEVER get their agendas past the voters.
Right back at the Right wing judges, and there are plenty on the bench, doing things that judges would never be able to do had they been elected by the people.

I'm voting Democrat because I believe that open borders and government giveaways to foreigners is a great way to grow a nation.

I guess although borders shouldn't be open I feel as a soceity we need empathy and understanding for different situations

I'm voting Democrat because I'm way too irresponsible to own a gun, and I know that my local police are all I need to protect me from
murderers and thieves.

I guess due to losing a family member to a gun that should have never been able to have been purchased with decent checks and balences (mental illness) I guess I am a bit skeptical of the 2nd amendment with NO checks and balences

Thanks for the reminder of why I'm voting for Obama!