Originally Posted by bluedog

Blue Dog here, I just logged in and glanced at some of the posts in my abscence. Before anyone votes purley on reasons of party base.......let's examine former examples of both ends of the political spectrum. 1. Jimmy Carter: This is a fine example of the left wing and the results of their decisions, what was the economy like while he was in? What about his foreign policies that lead to appeasing the middle east and the start of the terrorist movement? Come on, the man was afraid of his shadow. I'd say the standard of stock in american investment went to hell...... That's the problem with ultra liberalism, they try, even,if it is with good intent to please everyone but the people that they were hired to protect. His addministration of office still leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. Is the world a better place after his stint in office, which is how I measure anyone's value historically? No, no, no....... The other extreme.......2. Regean...As I've said before, perhaps an Icon, Ultra defense stance....sure he did protect the american public..but come on were not all of you, if you would honestly addmit it, sitting on one ass cheek for 8 years. Wondering if one morning, you might wake up and New York or Dallas, or one of a dozen other large populated areas might be gone. I'll give him this, he was one tough partner, but at what cost? He was in the hip pocket of big business, had the labor unions made as hell over that airline thing that cost the lives of hundreds of american citizens because of his tough stance of firing all the controlers and replacing them with scabs of no experience, it's a fact, look it up, I don't have to I lived it as a local union president of the umwa, man my people were mad as hell, but that's not all, sure there was plenty of work,,,,,at the burger joint down the street at min. wage. White collar stadard of living went up as intrest rates soared into double digets, blue collar standards went down as inflation ate up their paychecks....well, you see were I'm going don't you, I lived throught both of these, back to back that's why I am who I am.... A conservative american democrat, is there is such an animal, but mostly I'm by-god an american......