The Republicans hate our troops

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ideal for me?

Balanced Congress that's slightly Dem in one house and slightly Rep in the other - but without enough swing to overturn vetos - they need to EARN their laws

VERY fiscally conservative President - socially neutral (Libertarian) (to keep the pursestrings on Congress) - Strong on defense, but stronger on diplomacy, strongest on keeping out from under any type of "world governing body" concepts

VERY conservative Judicial (explicit definition of powers of congress, no activism, stick to the letter of the law where 'interpretation' means essentially they slap down the lower courts when they overstep their duties - slaps down Congress when they go unconstitutional - doesn't legislate, but sends the laws back to congress for rework when not clear)


balance all three of these branches on a needle so they can't accomplish anything unless it's absolutely necessary - even better, they just can't do anything

I agree with most but not all of this. Probably the biggest sticking point is your notion of a "VERY conservative" judiciary.
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

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And it will be a good thing overall - a government that can't get anything done is a government that governs least, and that's the best kind.

And that is exactly why I will be voting republican in the next election. Democratic congress + republican executive = only the really important shit gets done and nobody runs amok with their own agenda.

Unfortunately, we've had that formula for the past 2 years but it looks like getting our troops out of Iraq doesn't fall into the category of "really important shit".

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You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

Inconceivable!!



(I put that there for the slower witted in the audience. They know who they are. Eventually)


("conservative" in terms of they don't get creative with the law. very opposed to trying to redefine it, unwilling to change. The judicial should be the guardians of the law, not the writers. I certainly don't mean "Conservative" in terms of a "social conservative" which implies a radical religious right wing. No more than when I say "liberal" instead of "Liberal" where the capital liberal is the other extreme of nutjobbiness.

so yes, I meant it as I intended....)

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And it will be a good thing overall - a government that can't get anything done is a government that governs least, and that's the best kind.

And that is exactly why I will be voting republican in the next election. Democratic congress + republican executive = only the really important shit gets done and nobody runs amok with their own agenda.

Unfortunately, we've had that formula for the past 2 years but it looks like getting our troops out of Iraq doesn't fall into the category of "really important shit".

For Congress, "don't rock the boat TOO much so we can keep getting re-elected" *IS* the 'really important shit'.

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Unfortunately, we've had that formula for the past 2 years but it looks like getting our troops out of Iraq doesn't fall into the category of "really important shit".

IMhO, we had better luck with a Democrat executive and a Republican Congress.

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>Democratic congress + republican executive = only the really important shit gets done . . .

My ideal would be a libertarian president, a republican senate and democratic house. They wouldn't be able to get out of their own way.

For the next election cycle, I'll be voting for a democratic president because that's the only practical way to end the Iraq war. After that I would really like to believe that a libertarian could get a shot at it, but without an extraordinary circumstance (like Obama naming Ron Paul as VP, then getting assassinated) I don't see it happening.

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And it will be a good thing overall - a government that can't get anything done is a government that governs least, and that's the best kind.

And that is exactly why I will be voting republican in the next election. Democratic congress + republican executive = only the really important shit gets done and nobody runs amok with their own agenda.

Dam(n)! (you are not the first but) The most common sense post about votes and politics I have seen in a while!

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it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
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