Quote Originally Posted by 'Occam\'s Razor',index.php?page=Thread&postID=81021#post8102 1
Republicans want a small Government that stays the hell out of people's business.
Democrats want a HUGE Government that takes care of everyone, even those who don't need it.
That's what has been said, but both Republicans *and* Democrats have been boosting government bloat for years. Republicans have strayed from their role of small government, and it seems that only Ron Paul has a clue.

Quote Originally Posted by 'Occam\'s Razor',index.php?page=Thread&postID=81021#post8102 1
Yea, when I was in my 20's I was a hardcore "Establishment Hater"
Hell, I think a good 90% of the time I would just say "Reagan Sucks" just because I was "expected" or "Supposed" to hate the President at that age.....But honestly I had no clue at the time, it was just something you're supposed to do at that age.
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I'm embarrassed now, that I was such an 'automatic Liberal' without ever looking at the facts........
I was like that in high school.. pushing for liberal ideals. Once I made it halfway through college and spent enough time hanging with these wannabe pro-change-everything nutbags, most of which didn't even have faint concept of knowledge, I walked away from them. They wanted to rebel and fight against something - they were great at yelling and trying to emulate their parents from the 60's, but they couldn't even answer simple questions about government, world politics, or economy. I really began to understand the years of hard work in college that it takes to become successful in life, and although there are options other than college, it is far from guaranteed. As I used the knowledge gained from years of hard work, I further understood the importance of keeping the government out of people's lives, especially since I see firsthand how the government wastes money. However, continued empty promises from both parties at the cost of the quality of living for the majority of people in the country has me firm in the belief that both parties seek the same goal: Continue their re-election through empty promises to their constituents, and grow their own pockets at any cost.

The "social" differences between the parties - abortion / gay marriage / gun control / etc.. many seem important to some people, but they don't affect *everyone* with as much impact as government involvement, waste of taxed dollars, and corruption at all levels of both major political parties.