tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930683319071532737.post2410944184510468758..comments2023-12-25T12:36:39.860-08:00Comments on The Clue Meter: A thought...Dranghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08082177597135236652noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930683319071532737.post-77416117565612570162012-05-09T08:33:36.223-07:002012-05-09T08:33:36.223-07:00The effect is most obvious at the national level ,...The effect is most obvious at the national level ,and most obvious there in presidential politics, which is mostly what I was talking about. <br /><br />Thus, pro-choice Republicans and pro-Second Amendment Democrats mostly show up in local politics, unless they're from a district where those sentiments are prevalent enough to appear in a member of the US Congress--usually in the House, although occasionally in the Senate. <br /><br />Note that the track record of Republican presidents vetoing gun control legislation is not exactly stellar. <br /><br />Yes, the primary motivation of the RNC/GOP is getting into office, and staying there. No surprise there, and looked at one way--i.e., from an organizational success viewpoint--this is correct and proper for them. <br /><br />The average voter, of course, votes based on "What is the best position for me?", and all too often that translates as "Who will get me the most stuff?", not "What is best for the nation?" <br /><br />So, the question may be, is it best to work within the existing system, or to try to reform the system? <br /><br />Most of thee thoughts are hardly original to me, although I think I'm the first to suggest that we're mis-identifying the RINOs.Dranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082177597135236652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930683319071532737.post-76298940069947757942012-05-08T18:24:11.564-07:002012-05-08T18:24:11.564-07:00Hmm, Not sure - Democrats don't want you to h...Hmm, Not sure - Democrats don't want you to have everything; at least not guns, or the ability to think for your self (minor nits - but Important ones). The rest sounds about right though :)<br /><br /><br />I've felt for a long time, the only significant difference between the two parties how they buy their votes. Democrats tend to buy their votes from the poor (via government giveaways) while the Republicans buy their votes from the rich & corporations via influence and tax breaks. <br /><br />On day's I'm feeling generous, I'll grant that in general the GOP does a better job not screwing up the second amendment (but not by a lot). And that's only because they want to get reelected - if they thought they could subvert that right, they probably would.<br /><br />They both have the same primary goal - Get Reelected. Everything else is a distant second, if they can do something that's beneficial for the country - it will likely only happen if it will also improve their chances of getting reelected.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00391535113209714025noreply@blogger.com