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To: EGPWS
Nope, it will be the same regardless, however better is expected out of an opposing political party based upon CONSERVATISM!!

Ah, found your mistake. See the truth is the Republican party is not conservative. People like us here on FR are conservatives WITHIN the Republican party, but the party itself is not conservative. Come on now, think about it. In modern history the GOP is the party of Ike, Nixon, Reagan, Bush Sr., and GW Bush. Only Reagan was conservative, and even then not nearly as conservative as many of us on FR and among the grass roots. His election was certainly a push in the right direction, but the 80's were hardly a truly conservative era.

Every election cycle conservatives like us try to push the party to the right (to be more conservative), and the establishment tries to hug the middle to win elections. This is basically what you can always expect in a 2 party system with no chance of coalition government. I'm not saying this is good or right, but it is the dynamic that has persisted for a very long time. You also have to remember that in a 2 party system like ours, defeating the opposition is regarded by many, perhaps even most, as equally important as advancing your own ideology (especially for the establishment/moderate types who are not really all that unhappy with the way things are anyway).

Once you dramatically reduce your expectations of the Grand Old Party, you'll feel better :)

44 posted on 04/10/2012 4:29:40 PM PDT by Longbow1969
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To: Longbow1969
Ah, found your mistake.

Mistake?

Far from it!

45 posted on 04/10/2012 4:40:17 PM PDT by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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