Heretic;498754 wrote:That's how I feel. Hell, last week, I had to sit through a 5-or-10-minute argument that never quite reached "shouting match" levels, but came close between two guys who are lifelong friends (I'm a more-recent friend of both) over politics. The "my way is the only right way, compromise is for pussies" attitude is what's ruining this country more than the ideals of either side. If this rally can bring that notion to the forefront and run with it, it will be a success as far as I'm concerned.
You may be right, but here's a different perspective. For decades now, the discussion and compromises have revolved around how much money to throw at problems. Dems want to spend exhorbitant amounts and until lately, Republicans act like Democrat Lite and fail to debate the actual need for spending; they come up with ways to spend less. And so, until recently, the compromise is not about whether spending $1 is right or wrong, but how many trillions of wealth must be transferred by the government from the wealthy to the dependency class. We've been fighting the War on Poverty for generations and guess what....we have more poverty than ever before! Why spend any more on a war that can't be won? The Dems say we didn't spend enough, the Repubs say we spent it on the wrong programs.
The arguments today have reverted back to the original questions with the fact that there is nothing left to spend. You see your friends shouting because we are faced with stark realities and there is no more Democrat Lite compromise that can fund one more dollar of pork, stimulus, TARP, bailouts, car company ownerships, etc. This is the Tea Party...and as hitsRus so eloquently stated....just STOP spending. Just stop it until we can afford it....if ever.
