[TheRealThing]

I don't care what you call any politician, RV. :biglmao:

As you can see from this thread, conservatives don't support the Republican Party in lockstep. You, OTOH, have been sucked into a personality cult. It is why you take personal offense to any criticism of Obama. In a representative democracy such as our's, political leaders need to earn support. Blind worship of any politician undermines the entire system.

Agreed. Blind worship of any politician or party, IMHO. The fact that the dems know they have their base in the bag, is what allows them to enjoy such a broad charter when it comes to their declarations of propaganda. The sky is the limit when it comes to character assassinations of those across the aisle. At this point, they believe they can say or do anything and get by with it. Their loyal base in tow, like willing sheep are being led to slaughter and, they're dragging people like me along with them albeit with kicking and screaming.

If at any point the willing happen to actually get interested in the process of self governance and therefore, begin to demand some degree of accountability from their democrat representatives, most dems will come down off of their high horses overnight. However, if their base doesn't ever demand honorable dealings from them, no changes will be made. For instance, Hoot and I don't agree on everything. I unlike him, would not be willing to tolerate the legalization of drugs in America. However, I have a lot of respect for his perspectives. That friendly and respectful debate is what is missing in Congress. The asinine rantings of folks like Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer and other extreme left loons are an insult to most folks intelligence. But, they keep getting sent back to the Hill where they can further foist their doctrines of liberal socialism upon the rest of us. Despite their claims, they are completely unwilling to work with republicans on a thing. Now, if a republican would happen to vote with them, like Rand Paul did in the Senate today, they trumpet all about bi-partisan support. But, it's always a republican coming over to vote with them, never the other way around, and I chose my word carefully when I said never.

It takes two to tango. If there is rampant infighting there in Congress, the dems are at least 50% responsible for it. They need to quit dividing the country and govern with the dignity which was on display as recently as the days of Rep Henry Hyde and Sen George Mitchell. To me the real problem is caused by elected public servants who are more than willing, to put party and politics ahead of country and service. When the corruption stops, so will our nation's problems. But, until and unless, voters find some character and demand honesty and statesmanship from their elected officials, we're had.

And, FWIW, I'm no fan of folks like John McCain, Karl Rove, and Lindsey Graham. But, the open declarations of depravity and subsequent platform planks that dems have unfortunately chosen to espouse leave people like me with only one choice. The lesser of two evils. Two evils that stack up like a comparison of Hitler and Pope Benedict XVI. :biggrin: