Comments on: What’s Wrong with The Democratic Party http://urbangrounds.com/2006/06/whats-wrong-with-dems/ Sometimes the truth hurts Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:14:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dutch http://urbangrounds.com/2006/06/whats-wrong-with-dems/#comment-21269 Dutch Tue, 13 Jun 2006 15:11:23 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2006/06/13/whats-wrong-with-dems/#comment-21269 What about the Centrist movement that seems to be gaining steam? What about the Centrist movement that seems to be gaining steam?

]]> By: dianne http://urbangrounds.com/2006/06/whats-wrong-with-dems/#comment-21267 dianne Tue, 13 Jun 2006 14:32:39 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2006/06/13/whats-wrong-with-dems/#comment-21267 I read somewhere on the web just yesterday that the republican party is likened to a strict father and the democrat party is likened to a permissive mother. The more I thought about that analogy, the more sense it made to me, although it is also likely one could have a permissive father and a strict mother, but the point is made nonetheless. Historically, fathers have been the warriors and the hunter/gatherers and mothers have been the caretakers. In the political sense, the republican party is most concerned with war issues and the democrat party with social issues. The problem with our contemporary parental politicians, however, is that they don't support one another and their marital union reminds us more of the "War of the Roses", and, they're breaking the first rule of divorce and that is to keep their children happy despite their own failure to keep their union together. I have yet to talk to a person I know (other than on blogs) who is happy with the party they have historically aligned themselves with. I can never remember that happening before. I believe the upcoming elections will show just how unhappy we all are. IMHO immigration is a slightly bigger issue than Iraq for most Americans and Bush/Senate Republicans/Democrats have made a grave mistake with their amnesty bill. We the people will vote out of office whoever supported amnesty, republican or democrat. Nearly everyone is tired of Iraq but very concerned with terrorism. However, the Republicans are still the most trusted party to deal with these issues. Health care remains a big concern for nearly everyone, yet neither party puts forth a workable plan and the republicans are the worst of all except for Governor Mitt Romney who actually is trying to serve his people. Well, Robbie, your post got me to thinking and regurgitating at the mouth this morning with my own thoughts on republicans and democrats. In a nutshell, I no longer align myself with either party. I read somewhere on the web just yesterday that the republican party is likened to a strict father and the democrat party is likened to a permissive mother. The more I thought about that analogy, the more sense it made to me, although it is also likely one could have a permissive father and a strict mother, but the point is made nonetheless. Historically, fathers have been the warriors and the hunter/gatherers and mothers have been the caretakers. In the political sense, the republican party is most concerned with war issues and the democrat party with social issues. The problem with our contemporary parental politicians, however, is that they don’t support one another and their marital union reminds us more of the “War of the Roses”, and, they’re breaking the first rule of divorce and that is to keep their children happy despite their own failure to keep their union together.

I have yet to talk to a person I know (other than on blogs) who is happy with the party they have historically aligned themselves with. I can never remember that happening before. I believe the upcoming elections will show just how unhappy we all are. IMHO immigration is a slightly bigger issue than Iraq for most Americans and Bush/Senate Republicans/Democrats have made a grave mistake with their amnesty bill. We the people will vote out of office whoever supported amnesty, republican or democrat. Nearly everyone is tired of Iraq but very concerned with terrorism. However, the Republicans are still the most trusted party to deal with these issues. Health care remains a big concern for nearly everyone, yet neither party puts forth a workable plan and the republicans are the worst of all except for Governor Mitt Romney who actually is trying to serve his people.

Well, Robbie, your post got me to thinking and regurgitating at the mouth this morning with my own thoughts on republicans and democrats. In a nutshell, I no longer align myself with either party.

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