Republicans vs. Democrats…isn’t this really what all these television talk shows are all about? What are the main differences today between these two? When I first voted at the ripe old age of 20 in 1980, I voted for a guy who was clearly a Republican..of course we are talking about the Gipper. Anyone who voted for him….and it was quite a lot….knew exactly what he stood for….strong military, pro-business, less government programs, lower taxes, horoscope readings and a very strange son. We all voted for him as nobody in their right mind wanted to watch 4 more years of Jimmy Carter. Ok..simple enough…Reagan defined what being a Republican was…who wouldn’t like all the things I mentioned? Other than a few that enjoyed long gas lines, Iran holding our hostages, and peanut farmers…not too many.

Today we see Hillary Clinton trying to mislead the public into believing she is a “tough conservative” on some issues, while George W. spends money on programs, etc like a drunken sailor at times. It’s just not as clear as it once was. Back in the 90’s Republicans had Newt Gingrich running the Capitol, and today they have someone named Dennis Hastert, who is taken as seriously as Speaker of the House as Paula Abdul is on American Idol…………..On the other side, the Democrats are lining up such heavyweights for the Oval office as Hillary Clinton, possibly John Kerry and Al Gore again (please spare us these debates…), and listening to that Ritalin deprived lunatic- Howard Dean running the party platform.

I realize I’m rambling here..but I guess my point is this………we just don’t have any true leadership. Not just on an individual basis, but even from a particular party platform either. We used to be able to look at the Democrats and say…ok..here we go…………more programs, less military, helping the needy, tax the rich, and rather than fight the bad guys–try and hold hands and “give peace a chance”. Republicans on the other hand were categorized as a bunch of selfish meanies that would fight at the drop of a hat, stop feeding the homeless, all were members of country clubs, drank martinis, and owned all the business and land. Neither of these two simple descriptions are textbook, but they sort of encompass what we saw through the media……today however…we see such a mix and combination of deception and leaning this way and that way—it’s hard to tell just what these individuals or the parties actually stand for.

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