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Can anyone tell me what the relevance of the GOP is today or has been? What conservative victory have they attained in the last half century or more? As we have seen in 2010, all they appear to be is a shoulder to cry on after being raped.

And lastly, as we hear Romney try to win the White House by declaring he will overturn OBamacare, does anyone think he is serious? After all, it would take a supermajority in both Houses of Congress. Does anyone on the planet think this is possible or is Romney just a demagogue? I simply don't believe Romney thinks a super majority is possible. He can't be that stupid.

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The conservatives are now the elitists' biches in the GOP. As long as it is good for the rich's pocket book, it is good for the Republicans.

The new Obamacare law is great for making the health insurance people really rich. 😀

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Originally posted by whodey
Can anyone tell me what the relevance of the GOP is today or has been? What conservative victory have they attained in the last half century or more? As we have seen in 2010, all they appear to be is a shoulder to cry on after being raped.

And lastly, as we hear Romney try to win the White House by declaring he will overturn OBamacare, does anyone think ...[text shortened]... I simply don't believe Romney thinks a super majority is possible. He can't be that stupid.
Massive tax cuts for the rich. A few illegal invasions. The end of the federal guarantee against child poverty. DOMA. Deregulation of just about everything, leading to an economic meltdown which has benefited the very rich immensely. A test based educational curriculum with elimination of art, music, and anything to generate critical thinking.

I'm sure I can come up with a few more examples. They've done their job.

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Originally posted by whodey
Can anyone tell me what the relevance of the GOP is today or has been? What conservative victory have they attained in the last half century or more? As we have seen in 2010, all they appear to be is a shoulder to cry on after being raped.

And lastly, as we hear Romney try to win the White House by declaring he will overturn OBamacare, does anyone think ...[text shortened]... I simply don't believe Romney thinks a super majority is possible. He can't be that stupid.
Define "conservative".

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Originally posted by Kunsoo
Massive tax cuts for the rich. A few illegal invasions. The end of the federal guarantee against child poverty. DOMA. Deregulation of just about everything, leading to an economic meltdown which has benefited the very rich immensely. A test based educational curriculum with elimination of art, music, and anything to generate critical thinking.

I'm sure I can come up with a few more examples. They've done their job.
But Obama and the democrats just renewed "W"'s tax cuts, so it can't be considered a GOP thing.

Illegal invasions? No doubt, you favored invading Libya cause the UN said it was OK.

Deregulation? The federal government adds thousands of regulations every year. Clinton signed off on overturning a few that are blamed on the credit crisis, so again, the democrats must be included.

I guess what I'm asking is, what would consrvatives be proud of that the GOP has accomplished? We can point to the world's problems and blame "W" all day long. I could care less because "W" was not a conservative.

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Originally posted by AThousandYoung
Define "conservative".
I think the term has been used to describe those who favor empowering corporate America. As a result, many conservatives seem OK with corporate welfare and wars abroad. However, the conservatives I'm talking about are those who favor limiting government and increasing personal freedoms.

For me the corporate structure is equivalent to a small government. This structure is favorable to government.

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It sounds like you mean "anarchist" when you say conservative.

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Originally posted by AThousandYoung
Define "conservative".
I think whodey's definition would be "paranoid Ron Paul fanboys".