What's Really Important The GOP Serves Itself First, The Nation Next And The People Last
You have to raise an eyebrow when the GOP continually claims they don’t put party before country. That aptly describes what they have been doing for the last two decades, and most especially during the failed presidency of George Bush. As a matter of fact that is exactly why the Bush Presidency has failed. Time and time again the Republican led Congress between 2000 and 2006 supported one failed or corrupt policy of George Bush after another. And when the Democrats took over a majority in Congress in 2006 they discovered that majority was not large enough, especially in the Senate, where time and time again the Democrats could not get the sixty votes required to override all of the Bush vetoes, even as Republicans pretty much lined up in lock step to resist almost everything the Democrats tried to do in order to beat the Democrats, not serve the nation.
The one thing the Democrats could have done, should have done, and didn’t, was to start impeachment proceedings against George Bush. The laundry list of crimes and misdemeanors perpetrated by Bush and Cheney make the actual impeachment proceedings against Bill Clinton pale by comparison. I blame Nancy Pelosi, and some obvious hanky panky (whatever it was) behind closed doors for this. The idea that this would have distracted Congress is specious, and as far as angering the Republicans, so what!?!
The idea that the Democrats haven’t tried to do anything in Congress is spin, just as the Republicans spin everything. Look what the Republican Congress did between 2000 and 2006; they enabled the worst presidency in American history! Most of us wish they had done far less than they did!
Let’s be clear about one thing – the present Congress has garnered a reputation as a do nothing Congress, with a low public rating only because of the constant obstruction by the Republicans in that once august body! The Republican party of course, while claiming to put country before party, won’t admit that, and most of their constituents are either too partisan, too heavily in denial, or too dumb not to accept that obviously false claim. And by the way, one spins everything or consistently attacks their opponent when they really have nothing of value to offer. If most Americans don’t understand that by now, after the unquestionably worse Administration and government in American history, they probably aren’t capable of learning much of anything.
And now we are in the midst of a rather lame Republican National Convention, something even the Republicans would admit, if they were honest, but of course they have spin for that as well. Gustav threatening New Orleans, and the President having to attend to business (mainly because he screwed the pooch so badly during Katrina), for some reason meant that the entire RNC had to be put on semi-hold for a day or two. I’m not quite sure I understand why one man needing to do his job, sidetracked the whole convention. And where is Dick Cheney; what hole has he climbed into? Certainly John McCain, while claiming his campaign was pretty much on hold during this crisis, never really justified that connection. And of course, the RNC is now back on track after Gustav thankfully turned out to be less harmful than feared.
Yet the GOP was able to dodge a serious bullet, namely George Bush and Dick Cheney actually attending the Convention. That is obviously something the Republicans dreaded. It’s bad enough that John McCain does represent a third Bush term, but spin dictates that that fact be played down as much as possible. Having those two very unpopular souls show up at the RNC might have reminded all too many people of the reality of the linkage to McCain. So, all was well in Oz!
Getting back to my principle point, the claim that Republicans put nation before politics, is it just a coincidence that once again all the Republicans are in agreement about the excitation over McCain’s pick for VP, Sarah Palin? As I watched the media walking through the convention and interviewing various attendees I was amazed that they all seemed to have the same talking points about how enthusiastic they all were over her nomination. The thought ran through my mind that a switch was thrown at Republican National Headquarters and everyone was once again programmed with the same talking points. How often have we seen this?
Is it also just coincidence that Republicans en masse are outraged over the fact that the announcement that Sarah Palin’s 17 year old unwed daughter is pregnant has made such a stir on the news front? First of all, the Republicans themselves believed it was important enough to make an announcement. Why was that? Secondly, it happens to be very pertinent to the present campaign.
Governor Palin is the ultimate extremist social conservative, something the party unbelievably thinks will appeal to all those women disenchanted by Hillary not being the Democratic presidential nominee -- talk about a major disconnect! Do they honestly believe liberal minded women and former Clinton supporters will support a candidate that is absolutely against abortion for any reason, including incest and rape? It also amazes me that they believe a nation which is predominately pro-choice would support a candidate that vows to abolish Roe v Wade.No one likes abortion, but, when the choice sometimes comes down to -- “Do I bring a pregnancy to full term when it is the result of a rapist or my own father, or one that I cannot possibly afford, emotionally or financially, and do I drop out of high school or become a pariah in my small judgmental town,” there just might need to be another choice. Many believe things happen for a reason and according to God’s will, and that just might include the decision not to continue a pregnancy. Certainly if God can ordain wars in which hundreds of thousands or even millions are killed, He just might believe a pregnancy should be discontinued because of the very negative effects it will have on many lives. But that is a question for those able to decipher the “mysterious ways of God.”
The relevant point is that Sarah Palin very strongly believes in “abstinence only” sex education, which of course is her prerogative. However, what does it say about the validity of that policy when her own unwed teenage daughter ends up being pregnant? That is something I would really like all social conservative Republicans to at least think about! It would appear that an awfully lot of people don’t get that quite a few teenagers, driven by raging hormones and explosive egos, aren’t going to listen to anyone for any reason, religion or otherwise, telling them not to have sex. Providing alternatives for preventing pregnancy in the first place could eliminate situations arising that even make abortion an issue. Sorry folks, but no matter how morally “right” you are as parents, lots of teenagers don’t care! Maybe you should consider that sex is a lot less catastrophic than unwanted pregnancies.
As a side note, it’s interesting that a party that would have crucified the Clintons if Chelsea had gotten herself pregnant, is now so deleriously proud that the daughter of their VP candidate is pregnant, using it as an example that they are just like everyone else. This is exactly the reason there need to be other options besides abstinence only.
Yet in spite of reality, the Republicans simply line up to support a cause, in this case a candidate in favor of a very questionable policy, because that is what they do. This is harder for a Democrat like myself to comprehend because I belong to a party that often seems fractious because of disagreement on various issues. I’ve always attributed this to the fact that Democrats do put country before politics and are more interested in stating what they really feel about something, rather than just all following the party line.
Sometimes this gets extremely annoying, especially when an election approaches and the party is divided, resulting in squandered votes or loss of an election. But you know, at least it is honest, and leads to a democratic discussion and consensus on ideas. When a nation elects a president who is a member of a party within which all act and think the same in order to gain more power and wealth, we end up with an Administration that figures it their right to dictate whatever they desire. And, they don’t have to worry about being challenged by a Congress made up largely of their own party. Sound familiar? And how did that work out? Hmmmm!
There is one more thing Republicans seem to love and have as an addiction, being lied to. Among the many, many, many lies being foisted on the American public by Republican leaders, pundits and the right wing media is that Barack Obama plans to raise taxes on those making $45,000. I’ve listened to Obama quite a bit in the past 20 months and haven’t heard him mention that once, but I have heard him say he would be raising taxes on those making over $200,000, and taking away the gratuitous tax cut for those in the top 1% of money makers.
And speaking of another lie, the one that claims Sarah Palin has more executive experience than “all the other candidates -- I would suggest that the brilliant presidential campaign Senator Obama has run for 20 long months (longer than Palin has been governor of a state smaller than most mid size cities, not to mention her time as mayor of a city five times smaller than Paradise, CA), at least equals any executive experience of consequence that she has obtained. This idea that real executive ability pertains only to having run a government of some sort is bogus. Character and ability related to the experiences that a person does have can often trump that, and in this instance just might.
Of course, I heard Orin Hatch (R-UT), tell Andrea Mitchell at the RNC that, “it’s rougher running a small town than running a large town.” Cough! Another lie? He also said that Palin has more energy experience than all the other candidates, and that, “she knows more than all the other candidates put together.” I’d sure love to know what he was smoking!
And (the lies continue), what is with this myth that all Democrats do is raise taxes, implying that Republicans never do? Both Reagan and Bush Sr. (remember the “read my lips” speech?) raised taxes, and Arnold Schwarzenegger is raising the California sales tax. By the way, I thought taxes needed to be raised in all those instances. When the economy is threatened, sometimes the money needed to revive it needs to come from us!
And lest we forget, look how wonderful that Bush/Cheney tax cut for the top 1%, the conspicuous super wealthy, and during a time of war, is working out for the nation. The national debt and deficit are higher than ever in history, people are losing their homes, jobs have been lost, not gained, millions are still without healthcare and countless others are losing it, and we are still spending $9-10 billion dollars per month in Iraq. Geeeez!
I would rather be in a party that puts honesty before faux agreement and lies, simply to win an election, and retain power and wealth. That is how I define putting country before party!
If the continual predilection for the Republican Party to walk in lockstep fashion on most all issues isn’t a demonstration of how they do put party before country, than I don’t know what is. And considering how consistently they have backed the failed policies of the Bush Administration in order to empower the party, it stretches the imagination to believe they were putting the nation first.
As I listen to Mitt Romney in the background as he speaks at the RNC, I’m forced to suppress the gag reflex, and I’m hearing so many lies, coming so rapidly, that the room is spinning (pardon the pun). I do love hearing the Republicans talk about the need for change. Have they already forgotten that in the past eight years they are the ones that created that which so desperately needs to be changed?
As a footnote: Rudy Giuliani and Sarah Palin spoke very powerfully, though not kindly, at the RNC. They lied a lot, and were extremely condescending, but they delivered the strong speeches that were required by a party that puts country last.
Comments
Howdy! This is your old pal Al.
Overall, last night's convention came across to me as extremely sarcastic, mean spirited, and smug. I find Republicans are very good at that so it is not surprising. I will have to listen to the Biden and Obama speeches again from the Dem convention, perhaps they were equally sarcastic, mean spirited, and smug, but I don't recall that being the case.
One thing that stood out to me that hasn't been brought out yet was the comment from Romney stating the poor were just waiting for a handout from the government. Wow. That statement alone shows the disdain that the Republican party has against the poor, like they are beggers on the street and not worthy of living!
No one spoke on THEIR solutions to the economy other than the same old, same old....cut taxes. No one spoke about THEIR take on Roe vs. Wade and the intent to overthrow this basic right. No one spoke about THEIR solution to rampant teen age pregnancy, which is sex education consisting of abstinance, which has been proven to be basically ineffective. Teens are so influenced by what is considered "cool" or acceptable by the industries that set those standards. They are being bombarded and swayed by advertising, the fashion industry, and programming that exploit sex to get attention. Do you really think they are going to go against those industries who set the standard for what is cool? Get real. Teenage sex is a reality that needs to be dealt with. Wishing it wasn't so ain't going to change it.
No one spoke about THEIR solution to health care. McCain wants to give people a $5,000 credit so that they can choose to purchase health care from the PRIVATE providers of their choice and remove health care from employment benefits. Think about it, if a poor family has to make a choice between purchasing health care (at current private practice prices) or feeding their children, which do you think they will choose? This is not providing a choice. Further a tax credit does not put cash into peoples' hands, it reduces the taxible income. I may be wrong on this but I think this is how it works. And what about those people who don't make enough to itemize deductions, do they also receive their tax credit? If they are already making so little money that they already get a full refund of their taxes, how do they take advantage of this tax credit?
Another thing people don't know is that Sarah Palin is a member of the Assemblies of God church. This is an over-the-top Christian fringe fundamentalist penticostal church. Why didn't this come up? And while she said her husband works in the oil fields of Alaska, it has yet to be mentioned that he has been in management for BP oil for much of his career with them. Sarah said that she denounced the building of the bridge to nowhere, however, it has not been said that she (Alaska) kept the money that was earmarked for that project. She was so generous to give tax revenue from the oil companies back to the people of Alaska. Well, the money that oil companies pour into Alaska make that a tidy arrangement. I guess it is the pay off for destroying their environment. And speaking of destroying the environment for money, she is working to remove the Polar Bear off of the Endangered Species list. Why? Because it is keeping the oil industry from going in and destroying their habitat for profit.
And this is only the tip of the iceburg. I wonder when all of this is going to come out in a very public way. Obama better start revealing this very seedy side of Sarah Palin. As for McCain, what can I say? He is an old man who wants to have the Presidency as the final "medal of honor" for himself. Granted, he did suffer while imprisoned, but so did a lot of others throughout history. It goes with the territory of war. It does not entitle one to be president.
No one mentioned about the jobs lost because of companies who send them overseas for bigger profits. This is a BIGGIE!
Just one "aside," I haven't been able to figure out what "winning" in Iraq means. Even though we invaded that country without cause, didn't we already win for democracy by bringing down Saddam Hussein? Isn't the rest of this "war" about restructuring? They are just trying to play off the guilt of the treatment of the Viet Nam soldiers through another war that was unwarranted.
Ok, I have done my ranting for the day! Meow!
Your pal Al.
Posted by: Al | September 4, 2008 10:47 AM
Excellent comment Al! You hit a lot of the salient points. I’m afraid we are at the mercy of the press to really hammer out the truth about Republican lies, and defining the difference between showmanship and honesty. Sarah Palin came off last night like the second coming of the Virgin Mary, which she is not. She lied about the bridge to nowhere funding, she was for it before she was against it, and glossed over a LOT of other things which would expose her record in Alaska as not being so outstanding. Here is a statement by written by Anne Kilkenny, a resident of that little town, Wasilla, Alaska, where Paling was mayor, on August 30, 2008:
http://www.andrys.com/palin-kilkenny.html
I haven’t fact checked this as yet, but that is something we can all do.
If the media doesn’t do their homework, expose theses facts, and put them out their consistently and responsibly, you can bet the right wing base will be totally clueless, along with all too many others, and still believe this lady is capable of being president. We know they won’t do any homework for themselves, and won’t seek the real truth unless an angel appears and dumps it on their heads. Even then there’s a chance they’d miss it.
Your perceptions are correct; the Republicans were “extremely sarcastic, mean spirited, and smug.” They’ve learned that nastiness is more effective than truth. Amazing how this works so well on those considering themselves followers of Christ! And no, Biden and Obama though critical of policy and stances taken by McCain and the GOP were not smarmy and vicious as were the speakers last night.
Of course they didn’t talk about solutions; they have none. It’s four more years of the same for them, and they call it change. Like I mentioned in this blog, they consistently mimic the Democratic call for change, because everyone that isn’t brain dead realizes that after four years of Bush/Cheney we are in dire need of it. Of course they fail to mention that, or admit they are largely the reason we so desperately need that change. When they weren’t just going along with President Duh’s policies, they were enabling them in the Congress by putting their party ahead of country. You have to love the way they turned that around and state they put the country first. It is just the kind of ludicrous lie they can get away with when having a base consisting of sheep that have a predilection for following all the wrong leadership, namely, SnakeOilSalesmenRus.
As you say, they have no solution for healthcare; it will be power and money to the HMOs, insurance and pharmaceutical companies as usual. The same people will be denied coverage, and have coverage they thought they had denied, and prices will continue to skyrocket. They'd rather be "right" than insured.
Posted by: Stephen Rose | September 4, 2008 12:32 PM
Here's another revealing piece about Sarah Palin's experience:
http://www.truthout.org/article/palins-speech-nowhere
Posted by: Stephen Rose | September 4, 2008 12:42 PM
I'm just waiting for the vice-presidential debates.
Is not this election about personalities and who can make us feel good? That cerebral stuff about issues doesn't make us feel good, but belittling and sarcasm, now we feel better.
I hope I'm wrong.
Posted by: beanie | September 4, 2008 06:34 PM
The GOP is the party of fringe extremists - Palin is as vicious as a rabid dog - she lies easily and the sheep regurgitate their talking points without thinking or caring. The GOP is the party that celebrates GREED & SELFISHNESS while using the cover of religion and "family values" and America's mainstream churches cower in silence. The blogs have been great in investigating and reporting and much of their efforts seep into the mainstream media which pumps up Palin because it invigorates the race and is good for ratings. Sad that truth depends on mostly unpaid bloggers and The National Enquirer lol. Great blog and comments.
Posted by: heartfood | September 4, 2008 07:12 PM
The Truthout link is the best critique of Palin's speech I've read and I've read a bunch.
I just posted a blog about the unbelievable, totally out of touch with reality, mental state of Republicans. And I do not just mean the GOP. Everyday people, some of whom are friends of mine, continue to watch, read and listen to only the right wing media which offers brainwashing in daily doses.
In the face of what is happening in our country and world this cannot be considered anything but willful ignorance. There is no excuse for anyone with even half a brain refusing to look at both sides of the picture.
Stupidity may be an excuse for wrong headedness, ignorance is not an excuse, it is a choice.
Posted by: Trish | September 5, 2008 11:38 AM
Yep yep yep!
Posted by: Stephen Rose | September 5, 2008 01:48 PM
I was disgusted by the constant, ongoing condescension and snide attitude of speaker after speaker, culminating in the nasty diatribe by Rudy 9/11 and then Sarah Palin, who offered us absolutely nothing except hatred and lies. And the crowd cheered and cheered every lie. It is a sorry state of affairs when a national political party has so little to offer of itself that all it has left is sarcastic lies.
Posted by: Renee G | September 5, 2008 05:19 PM
Al here...
There is something that stood out to me I am surprised no-one has commented on. It is regarding Mike Huckabee's speech at the Republican Convention talking about why he chose to become a Republican:
"Let me make something clear tonight, I'm not a Republican because I grew up rich, I'm a Republican because I didn't want to spend the rest of my life poor, waiting for the government to rescue me."
Doesn't this just demonstrate how Republicans think (or don't think) of the poor? And he is a preacher in Arkansas, one of the poorest states in the country! I guess all poor people are helpless and need a handout. Some compassion, eh?
Posted by: Al | September 5, 2008 05:24 PM
Renee G, it is indeed rather telling, as well as frightening. I was watching some religious conservative focus group on TV and couldn't believe they believed Sarah Palin is ready to be president if necessary. Funny how they believe that, but don't think she is ready to field questions from the press. There is a major disconnect here.
They keep proving the point that the GOP is indeed a party that puts themselves before country. Political power is all they focus on.
What is equally disturbing is how they can just continue to lie, and not only does their base not know the difference between those lies and the truth, but they don't seem to care. When you present them with evidence of the truth, they simply damn you as a "liberal." Palin was for the bridge to nowhere, before she was against it. They crucified Kerry for being for something before he was against it, but now that isn't important. Did I forget to mention hypocrisy as well?
Posted by: Stephen Rose | September 5, 2008 05:42 PM
Al, the last I checked, government "rescue" did not depend on one's party affiliation. Huckabee's notion that he chose to be a Republican so that he wouldn't end up dependent on government hand-outs is interesting on two levels, and raises a few questions.
Does one get rich because they are Republican, and how does that work? And where does the idea come from that the only people receiving government benefits are Democrat?
Of course we do now know about quite a few Republicans that have gotten rich (or is that richer) since Cheney/Bush took office. Do you think that's what Huckabee was referring to -- no bid contracts and graft?
I'll just say one positive thing about Huckabee's appearance. I thought that his speech at the convention was better than I'd feared; he didn't inundate us with all kinds of right wing religious fundamentalist blather. Of course in retrospect, I realize they didn't want to make that an issue at the RNC. They obviously didn't want to mention social conservative fanaticism because they would soon be introducing Sarah Palin to the world. You noticed how there was absolutely no mention of her very extreme religious convictions. You think they had a purpose there?
And the poor and the GOP mix as well as the GOP and African-Americans, and other minorities. I counted about half a dozen of the latter that I saw while watching the convention one night. According to a blurp in today's Sacramento Bee, entitled, "Black delegates are hard to find," there were 36 Black delegates (down from 167 in 2004) at the RNC, representing 1.5 percent of the delegate count.
Posted by: Stephen Rose | September 5, 2008 06:17 PM
Stephen,
The dialog that prefaced the statement by Huckabee that I quoted was talking about government programs (big government controlling our lives) such as welfare, medicaid (or out here, medical), medicare, public education, etc., and he was stating that this is what democrats promote. Obviously, the Reps have been consistently trying to do away with these programs, and let the poor pull themselves up by their bootstraps. This is nothing new, but it struck me how uncaring that he, and the republicans are toward the poor.
Sure, some of them can pull themselves up by the bootstraps, but I personally know that when I am down, it is very hard to pull myself up. Mostly I rely on just letting the situation run its course (emotionally). It is a little different when you are dealing with a lack of money and no immediate recourse in sight, if at all. I fear ever having to be in that situation, even though I have been close once or twice but for the kindness of friends and family. Some people don't have those safety nets.
It's kind of like he is posing the republican party to be akin to being born again. He saw the light, became a republican, and he was no longer poor. Interesting.
Unfortunately, a lot of the poor are also republicans who buy into the "pride" rhetoric, especially in the south where Huckabee resides. If only they knew that as long as they support the republican illusion, they will have less of a chance at anything!
Further, I just heard a report that where formerly the republicans actively rallied the support of evangelicals, recently, the GOP itself is now saying that evangelicals should stay out of politics. Hmmmm...what could this mean?
Posted by: Al | September 5, 2008 08:37 PM
Oh, let's do mention Mike Huckabee, shall we? He was the one, in his speech, who said that Palin "got more votes running for mayor of Wasilla, Alaska than Joe Biden got running for president of the United States." This is a flat out lie.
Palin got 616 votes in the 1996 mayor's election, and 909 in her 1999 re-election race, for a total of 1,525. Biden dropped out of the race after the Iowa caucuses, but he still got 76,165 votes in 23 states and the District of Columbia where he was on the ballot during the 2008 presidential primaries.
Let's see...
Sarah Palin, 1,425 votes
Joe Biden, 76,165 votes
Now that's some fuzzy kind of math there. Stretching and spinning the truth are one thing, but the Republican convention speeches were one bald-faced lie after another, cheered and now reiterated by people who two weeks ago, like most of us, never heard of Sarah Palin.
And the scariest part of all is the number of people who not only don't bother to check the facts, but who poo-poo the facts when you present them.
Now that's scary.
Posted by: Renee G | September 6, 2008 08:40 AM
HI YOU,
I think you and Al said it best. I have not even checked in the other sight for at least a week or more.
I find myself deflated. Example: here is a balloon,
we fill it up, then i get to draw a face on it. At midnight, on New Years Eve, we open the door, and set them free to fly. This is something I and someone else did every new years. I cannot see my printing too well...
Ok. present time. I have gone to several stores and become frantic because i can only find the blow up yourself ones that barely take off. Got to have balloons. I find a place where I have to pay double.
I get my balloons home, and sigh with relief(could the year start without it?)
We are both too tired from the storms and the damage, we stay home on new years. The alarm goes off, i go to the balloons and they are deflated, he tries really hard to blow them up. All he gets is winded....
So, come midnight, we don't even bother to open the door, and the downgrade of a new year of hope is gone.
I know I made it a visual.
That visual is how this convention and this election and false war, so many dead,etc....these years have knocked the wind out of us.
Gas is too expensive to waste it, and we now somehow are emotionally and physically deflated, from the rot that bush has bought us.
Throw away the poor, you betcha. I wrote an email to him a few years ago, and said,"Why don't you give us suicide pills. Pres. Bush, you are planning to kill us one way or another if we are among the working or the sick poor.
I would prefer to have my pill ready, so I can leave before you kill me."
I am sure whoever got it thought i was joking and I am not joking. That is how I feel. Where are we supposed to find a ray of sunshine, when the bombs and hate are everywhere.
I know we have similar feelings about this last 8 yrs. It can only get worse as some of us still have our homes.......
Bush and Cheney should have been impeached, and put in monkey cages where they belong. I sure hope God has some really hard work for them, making them so tired they can't get home to him.
This Is Benita, and I stand behind this.
P.S. if they ask you quesitons about me, just say I am a crazy friend that you keep in touch with......lol.
Posted by: BENITA | September 6, 2008 04:37 PM
Al,
YES i heard that in his speech. I kept flipping through stations since they were in town here. we were on rep. overload.
I found his speech, quite light, like a giggle underneath, and then suddenly that line whipped out of no where and he kept on in that tone to the end.
My eye popped a bit in any of the speeches of the men who want to be president. I found them all overdoing to cover their own anger of not getting the vote of their people...vampires as they are
Posted by: BENITA | September 6, 2008 08:42 PM
Radical cleric Huckabee lied? well EVERYTHING at the convention was LIES... one can understand how the top 1% support republican policies but the rest? are they decieving themselves or are they just plain stupid? seriously - after WMD, after Katrina, after Abu Ghraib, after too many scandals to count how can anyone support a republican candidate? Socialism for the rich (now the nationalization of Freddie & Fanny) and empty lip service to the middle-class and the poor... and yet after the GOP convention many polls show a bounce for McSame & the lipsticked bitch that puts them ahead of Obama... serious question: what does this say about Americans?
Posted by: heartfood | September 7, 2008 11:06 PM
That is the $64,000 question indeed heartfood. Why do so many Americans continue to vote against their own best self-interests. This even goes beyond the fanatical religionists who are trained to follow orders, and ignore all the real issues in favor of the couple of faux morality issues that blind them to the rest of reality. I've often puzzled, how, after what the Republican Party has done to the nation in the past eight years, could anyone vote for them again this election cycle? But to have listened to the RNC you would have never know it was they, and not the "evil" Democrats in power all that time.
One listened to all the RNC speeches talking about the need for change, but was never informed that it was the Republicans that caused all that so desperately needing to be changed in the first place. There is a major disconnect here, in the mind of the GOP balogna benders, and Republican supporters en masse! Lies and more lies, have become their real passion. They seem to embrace the ability to lie well as a qualification for high office.It is not only the frequency of the lies, but the sheer blatancy of them which is becoming so worrisome. They just don't care!
Posted by: Stephen Rose | September 8, 2008 11:11 AM