Tuesday, September 28, 2010

D's vs. R's - What's the difference?

Here's my take on this.  Admittedly, I lean toward the left of things.  Probably because my parents were strongly toward the right.  I'd like your opinion too.

Republicans Democrats
Ideology over logic, science and facts. Intolerant of dissent. Can’t agree on anything. Tolerate dissent within the ranks.
Want to impose their morals on others. Can’t agree on what morals are. Embrace diversity.
Want a blank check for military. Want a balance of funding priorities. Don’t want to cripple the military anywhere near as much as the R’s like to claim.
Espouse the unsupportable notion that tax breaks for the rich will magically levitate the entire economy. Remember the Regan years when it was conclusively proven that “A rising tide floats all yachts.”
Claim to be the fiscally conservative. Are at least as fiscally conservative as the R’s, and history shows that they are substantially more fiscally conservative than the R’s.
Claim to be the party of ‘Family Values’ while many leaders within their party display quite contradictory values. Support families with tax breaks, health care, and other programs. Are not saints, but not hypocrites either.
Want to privatize Social Security and Medicare/Medicaid. Derisively argue that such programs are “Socialistic”. Realize that Medicare & Medicaid are much more cost efficient than private programs and that Social Security is important to many Americans.
Derisively refer to the D's as "Progressives". Wonder why they use that term with derision. There is an insurance company that proudly uses that name. And doesn't using that term make their opponents "Regressive"?

2 comments:

patrick said...

Great. I will use this on my showq

Anonymous said...

This spells things out very nicely. Good job!