tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12392119.post959830388982807922..comments2023-10-25T03:24:19.388-07:00Comments on Further Adventures of Indigo Red: Reasons for Being a RepublicanIndigo Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07488424336985581412noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12392119.post-42079617253205150132008-03-26T22:38:00.000-07:002008-03-26T22:38:00.000-07:00Then you can't be in my party! Out, out, damned sp...Then you can't be in my party! Out, out, damned spot! Unless you brought the beer, in which case, party on.Indigo Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17906787350123925867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12392119.post-28043901735102747792008-03-26T20:59:00.000-07:002008-03-26T20:59:00.000-07:00Indigo, I have no intention of changing my philoso...Indigo, I have no intention of changing my philosophical outlook, but I think that we need to be cognizant of all factors that affect us as a party.Mike H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07098719665902045519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12392119.post-62740420814197521342008-03-26T15:46:00.000-07:002008-03-26T15:46:00.000-07:00Hey Red I posted under anonymous regarding your Bl...Hey Red I posted under anonymous regarding your Black History Quiz and the A/B answer trouble. Thought I would direct you to <A HREF="http://www.lincolnheritage.org/About_Us/Resources/Weekly_Magazine/New_Articles/An_Open_Letter_to_the_Democrat/an_open_letter_to_the_democrat.html" REL="nofollow"> this.</A> Reads like the Lt Col took your quiz.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12392119.post-80901504702988526582008-03-26T12:02:00.000-07:002008-03-26T12:02:00.000-07:00Mike, Grant had his problems as President, too. Hi...Mike, Grant had his problems as President, too. His brother was stealing government supplies meant for the Indians on reservations and selling the stolen goods at great profit. Most of the Indian agents under Grant were crooks as investigations proved.<BR/><BR/>What Grant was getting at here was the basic ground level difference between the two parties. What I was getting at was that after 128 years, those same differences still hold. Had I lived in 1880 rather than now, I would have been a Republican then, too.<BR/><BR/>We will always have crooks in government. It was no different under the Roman Republic. Politicians, in general, are sycophants, liars, and crooks. The intent of the party, the philosophy of the group creates the great divide between people.<BR/><BR/>I believe in the general political principles laid out by Pres. Grant. I do not agree with the general political principles as expressed by Jimmy Carter, Clinton, Obama, Dean, or anyone else in the Democrat Party. Beyond the Declaration of Independence, I don't share much with Tom Jefferson anymore, either. Individual policy decisions and requirements, well, that's an entirely different matter.<BR/><BR/>What I've been looking for is a statement of principles of the two great parties. From the Republicans one can find many expressions of the bedrock philosophy and they are surprisingly similar over the decades and between individuals. The principles of the Democrat party are harder to come by and when found, may not agree with anything else expressing those ideals.<BR/><BR/>In short, Republicans have consistant principles; the Democrats have only one - more taxes.Indigo Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17906787350123925867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12392119.post-58563481661122036242008-03-26T11:08:00.000-07:002008-03-26T11:08:00.000-07:00We need to clean up our party too, witness Duke Cu...We need to clean up our party too, witness Duke Cunningham et al. It's irritating to be coming down on the progs and have to justify that which can't be justified. <BR/><BR/>They have Jefferson and Hastings and James McGovern who need to go and we're spending our time on Cunningham and Foley et al. Not good.Mike H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07098719665902045519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12392119.post-25657040152833566902008-03-26T07:53:00.000-07:002008-03-26T07:53:00.000-07:00Excellent, Indigo! Yep, we sure do have a lot of ...Excellent, Indigo! Yep, we sure do have a lot of work to do. *sigh* <BR/><BR/>My folks were Democrats, so I thought I was too. Jimmy Carter happily changed all that and got me interested in politics, so I guess the peanut farmer was good for something. :)<BR/><BR/>By the way, I don't know if I got over here in time to wish you a Happy Easter, so I'm belatedly wishing you a HAPPY EASTER!Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540710405153666843noreply@blogger.com