I used to be a staunch Republican, starting from the time that I was old enough to care until probably the end of the first Bush term, I supported them, even gave them money. That's all changed now. I didn't vote for Bush the second time, and I haven't voted Republican the last two elections. I'm still a conservative, but the Republicans are no longer conservatives. Here's why:
- Not only is the Homeland Security Department the largest expansion of the government ever, something the "Republicans" are supposed to be against, but it also is the KGB.
- The Medicare Prescription Drug Plan is the largest entitlement program (I HATE socialism) EVER! The Federal government shouldn't have a welfare program--that should be the states.
- The people we send to congress and the senate don't run most of the government, which limits the amount of representation that we get. For example, the FCC can make really stupid rules that are as binding as law, but that we can't do anything about, and the patent office is just dumb.
- President Bush wants a unified Canada, Mexico, and the US, sans borders.
- The US has one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world, something the Republicans should have changed but didn't.
- Bush has only vetoed one bill, and that deals with stem cell research. What happened to the balance of power?
I think that's enough for now. I wish the federal government would just get out of the way and let us live our lives. There really isn't much difference between the liberals and the republicans. Maybe with the branches of government split, nothing will happen, which is good, but I would bet that Bush will just rubber stamp everything all in the name of "Getting Along."
Politicians make my stomach churn.