Trent Lott loves his pork. If Republicans are going to try to get back their reputation of fiscal responsibility, he's probably not the best example.
You know, I don't disagree with the concept of a system that protects the minority from the majority, but I find it highly amusing that you guys only seem to be in favor of that system when it allows you to limit the rights of gay folks or keep slaves...but gee, when it comes down to things like protecting individual civil liberties that AREN'T mentioned in the 2nd Amendment or protecting the rights of non-Christians to NOT live in a "Christian nation" you guys tend to fall a little flat.
And that is EXACTLY my problem with that idiot Jefferson Davis, he didn't do what the historical revisionists suggest...he was nothing more than a racist hypocrite. Broad platitudes about freedom and rights are great, but not when they are accompanied by slavery. It's an incorrect statement to suggest that the Civil War was about nothing more than slavery, but that IS part of what the South wanted the "freedom" to do...and frankly I think that makes the rest of their "cause" nothing more than a self-delusional lie.
The GOP machine that grew to the point as we know it, grew out of the religious south and infiltrated the north. That is why I made the North Vs South thread.
Fortunately the GOP had their collective a$$e$ handed back to them in the North so they are hoping Trent can re-build the Sheeple machine in the deep south and hope they can re-spread their ilk back north in time for the 2008 Election.
Every state gets two senators and a number of reps proportional to population--how else would you have it?
Revisionism runs amok on the internet--quotes taken out of context, half-truths and buzz words, flat-out flasehoods. Slavery was a factor, but the North turned a blind eye to the issue for a long while after 1804 (the date the last northern states abolished slavery). You give the South too much credit though--the same state sovereignty issues that libertarians cry for today would have prevented any type of federal ban on slavery and the slave trade. But the 1860 presidential election says much about the feelings of the entire country
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._presidential_election%2C_1860
Lott says a lot of things that soothe his good ol' boy base... I wouldn't put too much credence behind any of them.
And Lott's ouster was simply because he wouldn't lockstep with the Bush Neocons- his remarks wrt Thurmond were merely an excuse.
Apparently, Senate Repubs want to distance themselves from the Admin over the next 2 years- Smart, very Smart, but I doubt it'll work.
Lott isn't an ideologue, he's a politician, so we may see some of the bipartisanship that the Bush faction promises yet desperately attempts to avoid...
And Lott's ouster was simply because he wouldn't lockstep with the Bush Neocons- his remarks wrt Thurmond were merely an excuse.
Apparently, Senate Repubs want to distance themselves from the Admin over the next 2 years- Smart, very Smart, but I doubt it'll work.
Lott isn't an ideologue, he's a politician, so we may see some of the bipartisanship that the Bush faction promises yet desperately attempts to avoid...
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I like it that way. Prevents the small states from being over-ridden by the more populous states. The electoral college was also set up to protect against such roughshod/bulling that could happen.
Example is look at the presidential elections where one won the popular vote but not the EC vote.
Being from a small state (with pushy CA next door) may affect how I view things though
It also works against common sense too.
2000 and 2004 happened because the rural folks were easily brainwashed from reality from the pulpit overriding the common sense of the inner city folks.
I'm still shocked they woke up enough to spank the ones that manipulated them for the last six years and thank them everyday.
They have redeemed themselves and I sincerely hope they learned from what happened to them at the hands of the Republicans and never do that again.
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There is no evidence that the inner city folks are any more astute than the rural.
The system was setup to protect the rural population and it worked.
You do not want to divide the country into Rep(rural) and Dem(urban).
Once that happens, the same situation will happen in reverse UNLESS the Dems are smart enough to remove the concept of entitlement and pandering from their thought process.
As has been shown; pandering to the extreme fringes will be detrimental in the end.
The democrats are responsible for "entitlements"? I'm fairly certain we can find some pork pushed through in the last eight years by the republicans.
Mitch McConnell is worthless. He's only still in the Senate as there's never been a decent candidate to oppose him.
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