Since as you say, we’re “only speaking in broad generalities here,” allow me to add some parenthetical “simple truths” of my own:

Liberals like to share, (AS LONG AS SOMEONE ELSE IS PICKING UP THE TAB). Liberals believe in change, movement, progression and are willing to take chances [PROVIDED THEY PERSONALLY NEVER HAVE TO SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES OF ANY BAD CHOICES THEY MAY MAKE)
Liberals believe in helping everyone, share and share alike,(SURE, AS LONG AS THAT HELP PRIMARILY COMES FROM A BENEFICENT, ALL-KNOWING NANNY STATE OH,AND FOR GOD’S SAKE NO RELIGIOUS-BASED CHARITY, AS IT DEFLECTS THE GOOD CITIZEN’S ATTENTION AND ADULATION AWAY FROM THE TRUE SOURCE OF POWER- POLITICS, THAT IS)

…and understand the need to legislate equality at least to the point where everyone has decent health, shelter and three square meals(AND THAT LEGISLATION OF EQUALITY HAS DONE WONDERS FOR THE FORMER SOVIET UNION, CUBA, N. KOREA, AND COMING SOON- VENEZUELA!)

Liberals believe we should embrace our neighbors and welcome exchanges of ideas and the practice of diplomacy to help make our world safer. (THAT PRACTICE TRANSLATED INTO ACTIONS BY LIBERALS: BEG FORGIVENESS AND PROSTRATE YOURSELF BEFORE TYRANTS, DICTATORS AND TERRORISTS, AND ALWAYS GIVE THEM THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, MAN, WE LIKE, MADE THEM THAT WAY BECAUSE OUR FREEDOM, PROSPERITY, MILITARY MIGHT AND OPENNESS WERE ALL STOLEN FROM THE NATIVE PEOPLES WE DISPLACED BACK WHEN WE MADE THE BAD DECISION TO POPULATE THIS PLACE.

Thanks for the inspiration.

“From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs”

Liberals like to share, conservatives don’t. Liberals believe in change, movement, progression and are willing to take chances. Conservatives cling to the past and are frightened by change, especially if it carries the potential to lose money.

Liberals believe in helping everyone, share and share alike, and understand the need to legislate equality at least to the point where everyone has decent health, shelter and three square meals. Conservatives worry about themselves and their families, with occasional donations to charity to help assuage their guilt, if they’re lucky enough to have any.

Liberals believe we should embrace our neighbors and welcome exchanges of ideas and the practice of diplomacy to help make our world safer. Conservatives live in fear and, as a result, are willing to destroy their “enemies” (real or imagined) and take away their own freedoms to make them feel safe.

I’m not sure what clicked in your brain to make you blind to these simple truths, Roger, but I think perhaps you should see a doctor about it.

Nice use of bait and switch by the way. You’re the one that said ALL of his leadership efforts were failures. Now it’s go back and to his pre-business ventures. What would a pre-business venture be by the way? Did he run an NGO?

Re: your tax position I may not know that, but, I do know that you can’t read for comprehension. I said that his tax policies in Texas were successful as he cut taxes. I also said that you may not think that counted as success depending on your take on taxation. Guess that distinction slipped by you, huh?

So, Do you think cutting taxes is good? If so, give him his due.

As I said, go do your own research if you’re so good at it.

You don’t know what I think about taxes, so don’t presume. I suggest you check out G W Bush”s pre- business ventures and achievements. It was his wife who was the family member working on educational
improvement, he followed her advise etc.
I have done research for years, again I think you have failed to give any adequate facts. Sorry.

After that you can do your own research.

Liberal (aka neoconservative): one who seeks the maximum level of individual, corporate and commercial freedom.

Progressive (aka social democrat, leftist or “liberal”): one who insists on national and international government action to address social ills, particularly those related to social or economic inequality.

Conservative (aka paleoconservative): one who seeks to protect a nation’s social cohesion and cultural and spiritual strength in the face of the insistent demands of liberals, progressives, capitalists, bankers, militarists, etc..

I don’t know about that. Growing up in a family with many outspoken progressives, I acquired (but later shed) the idea that is the core of the Democrats’ philosophy:

Democrats (and everyone who identifies as a progressive) are the good guys. Republicans are the bad guys.

Everything follows from this simple formula.

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As for the talk of the “center”, I see no middle ground between individual rights on one hand and collectivism on the other.

Please give me examples and then I will apologize if you can present some that really qualified him to have
been our President.

I am not referring to since he has been in office, only prior.

Governor of Texas is a leadership venture and Texas, during his term, was very successful. Were you in Texas when he was there? Have you looked into what he accomplished?

He was a very successful governor. He has been a successful president, even though I don’t always agree with him, during incredibly difficult times.