Kirly/eberchilli:
Marge is not wrong in posting as she did and calling her views “bilge,” does not change her views one iota. Nor does it change the painful facts. Over the last 10-12 years as the GOP had control, they showed total indifference to the little guy. They were so busy shaking down lobbyists for contributions they forgot why they were elected. That’s one reason Marge identifies the GOP with big business. That’s why lots of people do.
There is nothing intrinsically wrong with big busines–unless that’s all you care about. And for 12 years, thats all the GOP cared about.
Maybe you both had better do some reading before you tell marge she doesn’t know what she’s talking about: the GOP just lost a presidential election to a nobody from Illinois. A State senator no less. But you guys just keep thinking that everyone else is wrong.
Did the GOP enact vouchers in their years in power? Why not? How about better deductions for health care? Rwal control of illegal immigration? Why not? Cost control in universities where costs are exploding? A realistic child care credit? An investigation of the Duke scandal?
No, the GOP was too busy buttering the bread on both sides. It demonstrated only incidental interest in normal wage earners over the years, since it was able to count on their strong patriotism for votes against the cut and run, “the war is lost” Democrats. Now, after the GOP ran up ludicrous deficits, was asleep at the FDIC and SEC as Wall Street concoctions ruined federally insured banks, the people had enough and the democrats are back in power. And few reasonable people blame Obama for the mess he didn’t cause (but is making worse).
Marge: you are quite right: until the GOP puts aside its reflexive opposition to estate and capital gains taxes and backs federal renter’s credits, more manufacturing tax credits, college cost control, health care tax decuctions for semi catastrophic illness, etc, its simply the lesser of 2 evils most years.
