i agree with clay on a lot of this. i have always seen the republicans as the lesser of two evils, due to the fact that 1. they dont want to take what ive earned and give it to some loser 2.they dont want to mess with the constitution 3.arent as likely to try to run my life as the dems 4. somewhat understand that business in the most part is good for our country and economy. I have always seen the dems as a bunch of rich people( and most of them are) that pander to the do nots and are basically do as i say and not as i do, smarter than thou people. They dont give any of their own money to the poor, but want the rest of us to, want the rest of us to have goverment health care that they wont have and specifically dont want. We need something more towards the middle, instead of the far radical left and right we have now, and believe me im more right than left. I also dont like how the repubs pander to the religious right. Now dont jump me for that, cause i have no problem with religion, i think it is a good thing, has a lot of great values, as long as it doesnt compell you to harm or kill others, and most of that is corruption of the true meaning of most religions. I just think that the founding fathers had it right in the strict seperation of church and state, because when every time religion takes hold in government, aka theocracy, there is huge problems with opression and such, just look at the Arabian theocracies, if you dont believe exactly as they do you are screwed. Nothing has caused more wars and hate than religion, it does not belong in government. On the flip side i see no problem with the pledge, nativity scenes in public, a menorah at the courthouse, whatever. By far my biggest problem these days is the excuses made for everything and everyone. If everyone would just have a bit of personal responsibility we would be much better off. As far as the drug thing it is a huge waste of resources, all the people in jail we are paying for and the time and money spent fighting it. Legalize everything but the really hard stuff, tax it, if you overuse and ruin your health its your prob, if you sell it to kids you do hard time, if you commit crimes to buy it or because of it you do hard time. Im not a drug user, i experimented when i was younger but i know people that do and seem to get along. And you can get just about anything without much trouble even with the laws. You take the money out of drugs, maybe more inner city kids would finish school and get real jobs, no more easy money and the crime that goes with it. i think if we concentrated on kids, better education, help with food if needed and health care if needed, you would have more responsible adults. once you turn 21 you are on your own to sink or swim, you are properly equipped to survive and do well, if you chose not to its on you, not on the rest of us. kids cant help who their parents are. i could go on all day but enough for now
:bump:
