Quote Originally Posted by piece-it pete
Yep, like the Star Wars program.
I belive star wars was a Regan disaster LOL

When is the last time the gov't has gotten smaller? Hoover? Well maybe Truman as the war wound down. I'll have to look sometime. The only issue is how fast it grows.
On the campaign stump, Bush listed as one of his goal as smaller government. Smaller meaning smaller than it is now, or was? It got bigger during his first term!

I see the gov't as intruding on a private matter, the definition of marriage. The vast majority agree. So we will take away the power of the gov't to force it.
HUH?

I suppose the military became stronger by voting for equipment, before voting against it.
No the military got stronger because they had to use the money they received wisely.




Sir TT, my comments were directed at the Reps. My apologies if that was unclear.
No biggie, its all good man LOL





So, the Democratic partys' actions do not warrant the new meaning of the word "liberal"?
No more than the actions of the Republicans warranting the label hater and intolerant



I assume you are dropping the appearance of neutrality now? I would say this has degenerated into a name-calling match, except only one side is calling names.
Is not referring to moderate democrats as libral not name calling? Since when is it okay for one side to slap labels, but get offended when the labels come back? No this is two sided name calling I would say.

The "old" Republican party freed the slaves.
This incarnation of the republican party is not like the "old" republican party at all. The "old" freed slaves, the new wants to enslaved them again by rolling back affirmative action. And the decendents of these slaves still do not support the "new" republican party. Apparently the "new" republican party has lost their compassionate conservatism over time

How would a Dem unite the country? Agree on gay "marriage", and not agree on it?
No, actually we get a certain Republican president to stand in front of a camera, tell us that the country is united, on one accord and the economy is doing great. And if you don't vote for him, the world we know will come to an end. His audience could be a bunch of unemployed gay couples. (sarcasm off)

Fact is, there are two or more sides to every question. Somebody will always be upset. If you can come up with a way to unite us, please clue us in.
You do what is right and give equality where it is due. Allow "marriage" to be between a man and a woman, and give civil unions all the recognition, state and federal benefits that marriages has. Anti gay marriage activist get what they want, and gay couples get equality.
The course of action the republicans have taken on this issue is divisive, reckless, hateful, and intolerant. They pursued constitutional bands on gay marriage without providing a solution. Obstruction of equality, while discriminating through constitutional amendments.
You are sending a mixed message when you say this is the land of the free and equal, yet you are legislating morality, and refusing the right of equality for a certain type of american. And this is the party that thinks it is morally the right one.