And the Republicans, who had control of the White House and Congress until 2006, did what to reverse the course after Clinton?

Right! Because Oama is a crony capitalist somehow makes it okay that the filthy collusion between Wall Street and the Federal Government caused the financial collapse? Claiming that everyone on Social Security and Medicare are "takers" (implying that they were not forced to pay in to both) is "sleezy emotional tactics." Calling people names does not further the cause.

The 47% of "takers" would include people who worked all their lives and paid Social Security and Medicare. It would include people who are tragically disabled. And it would include those who worked hard and played by the rules and, through no fault of their own, were devastated by the Great Recession wrought by crony capitalism.

Crony capitalism affects both political parties. The real divide in the Republican party is between those elites who believe in crony capitalism and those who believe in the free market.

A Republican caves to serve his own personal interest;: really big news, huh?

I see you've taken the new party line and stripped Gingrich from 17 and 18.

The charts are stunning. The on-going reverse Robin Hood "theft" by the FED is apparently supported by both political parties. The GOP serves up crony capitalism without a safety net, and the Dems promise crony capitalism with a net. Given the choice, it shouldn't be surprising that the non-wealthy choose the latter.

WalMart was out front on their support of Obamacare. They have since supported tax increases. They deserve to lose business.

The cause of the Financial Crisis and the ongoing siphoning of money from Main Street to Wall Street via the Fed can be summed up in two words: crony capitalism. Both political parties are to blame. And both parties stonewall any reform of the corruption.

Reagan was never beloved by the GOP party elites. Because of his popularity, they have not been averse to invoking his name when it suits their purposes. Gingrich, in many substantive ways, was the successor to Reagan. The GOP was more than happy to help the Democrats destroy him. He'd no sooner resigned than the GOP Congress and President began big-time spending once again. The final nail in the Reagan/Gingrich coffin was the filthy primary campaign waged by Romney and the GOP elite in which well-known "conservative" media actually gave Clinton all the credit for the balanced budgets and welfare reform of the 90s. Let's not credit the Liberals for destroying the Reagan legacy: t he GOP was the culprit.

Republicans are the party that ran a crony capitalist for president and claimed he was free market. Republicans call themselves the party of principles while running a filthy, thuggish primary worthy of Chicago.