Mike, That is pretty much how politics has been: a party gets corrupt/ dishonest; it loses votes and politcal positions; then the party redefines itself. The democrats redefined themselves in some ways and got better under Bush. If you look at the democrats 50 years ago, that party looks a lot different.
Jason On Nov 5, 7:45 am, Isparklaria <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Nov 5, 6:28 am, BBDD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > That is a childish conclusion. Things are no longer about how long any > > silly political party predominates. > > Tell that to the necons and others who have taken over the Republican > party. Above all else, it has been their goal to dominate. > > >This election, more than > > anything else, thankfully will force conservatives to redefine > > themselves. > > It is more likely that any redefination done by the so called > conservatives will be *ALL* about fooling the gulible into thinking > that they are out for them rather than becoming honest conservatives > who deserve a place in the policy debate. You can't fool all of the > people all of the time, but you can fool enough of the people enough > of the time to get elected. If it wasn't for the timing of the stock > market crash McCain may have won. This is not the old "straight talk" > McCain either (who really wasn't all that straight talking. The McCain > who ran against Obama is a sellout to the worst elements of his party. > And Sarah Palin is likely to be their future. > > I hope you are right BBDD, and the conservatives rethink their game, > moving in the direction of honesty. This would likley make the dems/ > libs more honest too. I hope your're right, but I'm not betting on > it! > > On Nov 5, 6:28 am, BBDD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > That is a childish conclusion. Things are no longer about how long any > > silly political party predominates. In a desperate world it is about > > what works beyond such considerations. This election, more than > > anything else, thankfully will force conservatives to redefine > > themselves. The situations created by Cheney/Bush rule and will for > > some time. NO ONE can just reverse what has been done world wide. What > > remains to be seen is whether Obama, even with the balance now in > > Congress, will be able to assist us in surviving what is already at > > play and defining the world. Even ending that ridiculous war cannot > > suddenly make the damage done by it go away. Far more than the support > > of both houses, what Obama has that will make a tremendous difference > > is the admiration of most of that world we screwed up. We are not a > > country anymore. No one is. Like it or not we are member nations. Now > > maybe we can be a beneficial member of that family. > > >http://niggerwise.com > > > On Nov 5, 5:21 am, "Jason (Memphis)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > democrats hold the presidency, the house and the senate...when clinton > > > and bush has this advantage, it didn't last their entire term.- Hide > > > quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
