1970 - Jesse Helms, two years before running for the U.S. Senate from NC 1970 - Bob Barr, who later became U.S. Representative from GA (1995-2003). 1972 - Trent Lott, prior to running for the House of Representatives from MS 1973 - John Connally, six years before he sought the Republican presidential nomination 1975 - Elizabeth Dole, while employed by the FTC 1981 - Bob Stump, while U.S. Representative from AZ 1983 - Phil Gramm, while U.S. Representative from TX 1986 - William Bennett, while U.S. Secretary of Education 1988 - David Duke, prior for running for a seat in the lower house of the Louisiana state legislature 1989 - Rick Perry, before running for Agriculture Commissioner of TX

Republicans say this about segregation, "the Democrats passed the Jim Crow laws." Yes, and then the Republican party started implementing its "Southern Strategy" starting in the 1970's. Those looking for a party to meet their racist needs swiched from Democrat to Republicans, 1990 - Lauch Faircloth, to run for the U.S. Senate in 1992 1991 - Buddy Roemer, Governor of Louisiana 1994 - Richard Shelby, while U.S. Senator from AL 1995 - Billy Tauzin, while U.S. Representative from LA 1996 - Norm Coleman, while mayor, MN 1998 - George Wallace, Jr., before running for Alabama Public Service Commissioner 1998 - Sonny Perdue, while a GA State Senator

Republicans were once people who welcomed the advances of science and education, were generally civil in their dealings with political opponents, shunned conspiracism and outrageous paranoia, and were not constantly sounding the alarm about the impending end of civilization. For those in the Republican, Neo-Con, Tea Party conspiracist subculture, Obama as president, represents a constitutional crisis because he is seen as a traitor betraying the country to secret elites plotting a collectivist totalitarian rule through a global New World Order. Republicans think with their blood.

Remember......the Christmas day bomber got a lot of the card-carrying Republicans very afraid and upset. These Republicans screeched that our foreign-born Islamic president should fly back from Chicago (or wherever) and comfort the nation with a speech from the White House saying everything will be O.K. As a small government conservative I consider these Republicans to be silly. I do not need some father figure from the government telling me everything is going to be O.K. every time some terrorist fails to set his underwear on fire. Yes, in times of great crisis, like Pearl Harbor or 9-11, the country needs direction.

Thanks so much for all your Republican party talking points. Just why should my taxpayer's dollars subsidize sugar consumption, high fructose corn syrup consumption, partially hydrogenated soybean oil consumption and ethanol mandates? Will we all go naked if cotton is not subsidized? This is the Republican party. BIG government when it suits me, small government for you!

Here's my position on reducing the debt. The USA, essentially, had a balanced the last few years of 'Bubba's' presidency. The Republicans then went on a big spending spree. They cut nothing, but had their precious Bush tax cut. A long term nation building project in Afghanistan. Not paid for, but should have. A long term social engineering project in Iraq. Not paid for, but should had an additional war time gas tax until all troops are home. Another socialist entitlement that when passed should have bumped up the payroll tax to pay for it. The Republican party needs to pay for their BIG goob-mint.

Here's my position on reducing the debt. The USA, essentially, had a balanced the last few years of 'Bubba's' presidency. The Republicans then went on a big spending spree. They cut nothing, but had their precious Bush tax cut. A long term nation building project in Afghanistan. Not paid for, but should have. A long term social engineering project in Iraq. Not paid for, but should had an additional war time gas tax until all troops are home. Another socialist entitlement that when passed should have bumped up the payroll tax to pay for it. The Republican party needs to pay for their BIG goob-mint.

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