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Originally Posted by NeonSamurai
I think that shoe fits on both sides of the isle myself
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I just don't see that.
Just think: Obama's entire campaign was based upon the vagueries of "hope" and "change". There was little detail. Take healthcare - the specifics that ultimately came out were so revolting to the American people that, even with a supermajority, Congress could only pass a severly watered down version of what was originally proposed.
Why is that? Why could a Democrat EVERYTHING, elected with a mandate, not be able to pass something that is so integral to their ideals?
That's because they have been extremely vague and shrouded, else taking office in the first place may have proven impossible.
A great case-in-point is Social Security Reform. The Democrats won't touch the issue. They however were excellent at destroying Bush's reform plan which, quite frankly, would likely have flat-out prevented (if not substantially reduce the impact of) our recent recession. The continuous influx of BILLIONS of dollars into the PRIVATE sector would have been an enormous lift to our markets - creating tax-paying private jobs that sustain the government.
But no, nothing from the Democrats as a meaningful alternative. "Lock box"? Really??? The SS Trust Fund is nothing more than an IOU to taxpayers. And how is that payed back? That's right, taxes.
Again, no workable alternative.
How about another one: illegal immigration. The Democrats are excellent at shooting down any ideas regarding the situation (ala Arizona). What's their alternative? Well, we don't want ILLEGALS to be CRIMINALS, but we're not sure what we want, right?
Here's something from the other side: healthcare reform. Indeed, the Republicans shot down the most extreme of Democrat plans. But what did THEY want to do as an alternative?
Oh yeah, open insurance sales to competition across state lines. And that's only one of their alternative, real world ideas.
I'm not saying that Republicans are NEVER guilty of the same thing, but as WP said, some just wear the shoe better than others.