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Originally posted by nickj8685

No I am not an uneducated idiot.

Could have fooled me.

Let me tell you something about the jerk off republicans we have here in Missouri.

Good start. Another reasoned response from someone who is 'not an uneducated idiot'.

At the state capitol last early this year when all the poloticians where in session one of these so called "good guy republicans " said to everyone there that he had no use for a woman in congress and did not want to be in the same room with a black man or any other minority, and they had no business being in politics.

This sounds like a total fabrication. Source please. Even if this was actually said by a Missouri Republican, it doesn't mean all Republicans share that POV. Are you infering that President Bush holds this point of view? Considering the racial and gender makeup of his Cabinet, I doubt it. By the way, did you know that Democrat Sen. Robert Byrd of W. VA, was once a member of the KKK? Yes, he was; in the 1940's. On record. Does that now make all Democrats racists? Thank you.

Yes I understand that every time a new president comes into office our economy goes down but if you look back when did the economy bounce right back? When a democrat was in office.

What! Sure you want to play this game? We had a mild recession in the early 1990's. Clinton was elected and the economy came back - which it was doing already. He took credit. Fine. The economy was faltering in mid-2000, on Clinton's watch, and since Bush's election it has continued to rise, against all odds. I guess Bush can now take credit. BYW: In 1980 the national economy was in the dumpster, big-time. Carter was president, you may recall. Reagan was elected in late 1980 and by 1983 the economy was booming and continued to do so for 10 more years. Don't try to state that Democrats improve the economy and Republicans do not because, again, the facts won't support that contention.

I don't like Bush and I damn sure didn't like Gore. I do believe if that idiot Gore had become president we would probably be worse off. But I just don't see what Bush is doing for this country. He doesn't care about the disabled or the working man. He has cut medicaid benefits for the disabled. One woman died because she could no longer get medicine that medicaid no longer covered because Bush saw that acid reflux is not a major health concern. He cut the coverage for any type of medication for acid reflux disease. Yes acid reflux if left untreated can kill you.

You don't seem to like anybody. Why bother to vote?

Some cuts have been made in these federal 'entitlement' programs yet Democrats will scream about a huge federal budget deficit. You can't have it both ways and we are fighting a war on terror, as you must have noticed. I do not believe that working taxpayers should be legally required to pay for other people's medical care, including all medications. The concept that if you make it to 65 you suddenly are awarded all your medical care for free is absurd, but that's pretty much the case. Of course seniors and the truly disabled (drug addicts need not apply) deserve some medical help but the list of 'wants' never ends. Now, prescription drugs will soon be near-free. That's nice for grandma, but remember, we, the working taxpayers, pay for this. Nothing is really 'free'.

I am not a die hard democrat, I don't believe in gun control or getting rid of older cars, but what I do believe in is fair wages and better benefits for the working man. The republicans have proven time and time again that they don't care about that. So the democrats get my vote.

In other words, you're a 'union man' and union men believe what you just stated - which is wrong - but never mind, so you vote Democrat every time...but you're 'not a die-hard Democrat'. Think about that statement. What you mean is that you're not a real liberal but you sure as hell are a die-hard Democrat and I bet you voted for Al Gore, too, if you voted at all. Quite a disconnect here but if you can't see it I'm not going to explain it to you any further. Meanwhile, I'll be sure to look for the union label.