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I grew up being told that those big spending democrats would be the death of the country.
Yeah, that's the party line, but it isn't true. I remember my mother telling me that if Bush won the first election we'd go deeper into debt. "It's just what Republican's do", she said, and it's true (She usually votes Republican, BTW, so this wasn't a partisan remark).

I think both parties like to spend money we don't have, and it's true one focuses on social programs and the other the military, both which I think are important to the welfare of our country. The difference is that at least Democrats are generally more honest about it. Being a pretty conservative guy, this is an aspect of the Republican party that drives me nuts.

Almost enough to make me want to elect a Libertarian . . .
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-Jeff
Rome did not create a great empire by having meetings; they did it by killing all those who opposed them.