“Fiscal conservatism” has [del]two[/del] three meanings. The careful, responsible, long-term planning meaning, & the “cut taxes on the rich” meaning–and the “bankrupt the government to destroy the welfare state” subset thereof.
Hi, Algher.
Sounds like you are sad that Obama didn’t push for expanded single-payer & a more rational system than the present one, considering the GOP certainly won’t. What kind of crap excuse for a left do we have in this country, amirite? …Actually, I can respect that.
But consider the Democratic Party’s position. Every time they propose a regulation (like, “Companies selling insurance have to provide it when the customer needs it”) or raise a tax (even back to historic norms), they’re denounced as communists & unAmerican–as aliens in effect. And about a third of the country believes it! After a while, a centrist patriotic party like the Dems gets worn down.
I’m foolsguinea, & I’m a former GOP voter. I had to learn to stop legitimizing that party.
Hardly. This is the fallacy of a two-party system. The GOP screwed up, big. Four years in the wilderness is not long enough. And you can’t blame the moderate Dem establishment for not solving all the nation’s problems in two years as if that’s equivalent to the GOP creating so many problems in 12 years.
Well, yes, there’s a reason we don’t give toddlers the vote.