Political Roll Call

[bam bam]

This board was once described as a bunch of right wing foodies. I completely disagree with that. But considering how much people who are into food and wine tilt to the left, I could see how anything short of this place being a Nancy Pelosi love fest, one might view the forum as an extension of the John Birch Society.

Anyway, are you most likely to vote for a Republican or a Democrat this fall?

[justagirl]

I'm a Conservative Republican. And I vote.

I'll be voting Republican.

[Suzy Wong]

Pearl wearing Republican, but I don't use that as the end all of voting,

Will vote for McCain, (my parents are democrats and they are voting for McCain) I wouldn;t vote for Obama no matter party he was affiliated with.....

[ToddMa]

Today's Republicans are too liberal for me but I'll keep voting for them.

[Jerry]

But considering how much people who are into food and wine tilt to the left, I could see how anything short of this place being a Nancy Pelosi love fest, one might view the forum as an extension of the John Birch Society.:eek:
The resemblence is eerie...
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[bdavid]

I am so left of centre you can't see me from here - good thing for what appears to be the majority of this board that I can't vote!:) My voting husband is pretty conservative; I'm doing my best but so far I haven't been able to budge him.

[buzd]

I will probably vote for McCain extremely grudgingly.

[globe9]

I'm a republican, although I do agree with some liberal issues(a woman's right to choose, stem cell research, gay marriage), but for the most part I am a conservative who thinks the war is the right thing, we should be drilling for oil off of America's coasts, the death penalty is ok, and that the greatest American president is a toss up between Nixon and Reagan.

I will vote for McCain. Obama scares the sh!t out of me, but the sad thing is I think he may win.

[Bill in Tally]

I am voting against the Republicans.

[mrpwp]

I am a Republican and will be voting AGAINST Obama rather than FOR McCain. He is not conservative enough for my taste but compared to Obama he'll do.

[justagirl]

I agree that McCain is quite liberal, too liberal for my taste but I think the Dems are so anti Republican right now (more so that normal) that a Conservative Republican wouldn't stand a chance. I only home McCain beats Obama cuz Obama scares me.

[nolagirl]

I'm a moderate Republican. Conservative on fiscal/economic issues and foreign policy, liberal on some social issues (abortion, gay marriage). But I don't vote social issues. Voting for McCain.

[bucket2]

Extremely strong conservative. McCain is too far to the left for me, but what other choice do I have?

[BTG]

I of course will be voting for McCain. I don't care much for him and I think he has bounced all over the political spectrum and stabbed his party in the back over the years, but that is still better than the other choice.

Honestly I think Obama wins. GW has done a pretty bad job and the media has made it seem exponentially worse, so I just think that much of the country wants a dem in the office.

[justagirl]

BTG, I agree that a lot of people just want a Dem in office. No matter who it is. And that scares me, because look what has happened since the Dems took over the house/senate....NOTHING. They have made it worse in my opinion but people do NOT look at the whole picture. It's too bad you don't have to pass a test to vote.

I think I'm going to take my liberal friends out the night before voting and get them good and drunk...either they'll forget to vote or be too hungover to leave their house. :p

[peychaud]

I'm center left so I'm understandably pleased that we have, essentially, already won the election. But I'll be voting Democrat in this election, thank you very much.

[buzd]

I think I'm going to take my liberal friends out the night before voting and get them good and drunk...either they'll forget to vote or be too hungover to leave their house. :p

That sounds better than voting to me!!!

[jimbeaux]

moderate Republican, so McCain is right up my alley. I've liked him for years but never thought he could get through the conservative primaries.

[mojo]

The Republicans have had control of Congress 12 of the last 14 years and the last 2 Presidential administrations. I've had enough and switched from registered Independent to Democrat a few months ago.

[T. Slob]

I lean left, although I have misgivings about the Democratic platform on gun control, and on immediate withdrawal from Iraq among other issues. I'll be voting for Obama and Mary Landrieu this fall.

[Alex]

I am a registered independent, but I am so disillusioned by the whole political scene I may never vote again. If I do I will either go with McCain or a third party candidate. No doubt I will be disappointed by the results of the election regardless of who wins. I hate this two party business.

[buzd]

I am a registered independent, but I am so disillusioned by the whole political scene I may never vote again. If I do I will either go with McCain or a third party candidate. No doubt I will be disappointed by the results of the election regardless of who wins. I hate this two party business.

The problem is the 3rd party candidates suck this year, too.

[JonSmith]

The problem is the 3rd party candidates suck this year, too.

No doubt, where's Eugene McCarthy when you need him. Not that I would have voted for the nut job (the fact I wasn't born in '68 and was only 4 in '76 should bear no importance on the matter) but you have to appreciate it when a third party candidate shakes things up.

[Alex]

The problem is the 3rd party candidates suck this year, too.

This is truly a sad time in American politics!

[Schuarta]

Thank the Lord that one of the most liberal of news and comment magazines came out with an accurate political cartoon which "hits the nail right on the head".


http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1352/9723635/20105753/325875731.jpg

[Alex]

Thank the Lord that one of the most liberal of news and comment magazines came out with an accurate political cartoon which "hits the nail right on the head".

If Obama wins and celebrations erupt in places like Damascus, Mecca, Karachi, Waziristan, and Tehran, then we will know.

[ToddMa]

If Obama wins and celebrations erupt in places like Damascus, Mecca, Karachi, Waziristan, and Tehran, then we will know.

Forget those places, Harlem, Watts, Compton and Detroit will be on fire by midnight. You ever see the celebrations after an NBA Title?

[Alex]

Forget those places, Harlem, Watts, Compton and Detroit will be on fire by midnight. You ever see the celebrations after an NBA Title?


LOL - ya got me on that one - LOL.

[Rollista]

Thank the Lord that one of the most liberal of news and comment magazines came out with an accurate political cartoon which "hits the nail right on the head".


http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1352/9723635/20105753/325875731.jpg


Heh, don't you understand that the cover is making fun of people who believe those lies? There's plenty of legitimate reasons not to vote for Obama, why go with the ones that make one look stupid?

[T. Slob]

why go with the ones that make one look stupid?

I think because, some people, even when faced with a preponderance of evidence to the contrary, would rather simply choose to believe whatever they want rather than what is accurate.

I thought that cartoon was a hilarious caricature of what conspiracy theorists on the right believe made even more hilarious by the excited reactions of those same loonies.

[Schuarta]

Call me what you will, but I think and believe that:

1) BHO is a Muslim masquerading as a Christian,
2) with beliefs in harmony with Muslim leaders and extremists in Iran, Palestine and similar places,
3) who intends to destroy America as we know it, and
4) who has totally "sucked in" more than half of the U.S. population.

Listen to what he has said and changed and changed and changed. Listen to the words of his wife who has let her hatred of the U.S. slip out. Listen to the words of those he has surrounded himself with.

I have only a few years left. But if he "gets in", younger Americans will suffer for a far longer years than I.

[Rollista]

Call me what you will, but I think and believe that:

1) BHO is a Muslim masquerading as a Christian,
2) with beliefs in harmony with Muslim leaders and extremists in Iran, Palestine and similar places,
3) who intends to destroy America as we know it, and
4) who has totally "sucked in" more than half of the U.S. population.

Listen to what he has said and changed and changed and changed. Listen to the words of his wife who has let her hatred of the U.S. slip out. Listen to the words of those he has surrounded himself with.

I have only a few years left. But if he "gets in", younger Americans will suffer for a far longer years than I.

Such beliefs are delusional, imo.

[Jerry]

Such beliefs are delusional, imo.

You are welcome to your opinion...however wrong it is.

[powderedsugar]

No doubt, where's Eugene McCarthy when you need him. Not that I would have voted for the nut job (the fact I wasn't born in '68 and was only 4 in '76 should bear no importance on the matter) but you have to appreciate it when a third party candidate shakes things up.

If by this you mean that you "appreciate" what 3rd party candidate accomplished by "shaking things up" in 2000...then, no thanks. I did like what Perot did for Clinton, though.

[powderedsugar]

You are welcome to your opinion...however wrong it is.


Paranoia is a scary thing, man.

[GuySajerForgottenSoldier]

I don't much like either of them. I have read Obama's books, and he definitely scares the hell out of me. I am also very concerned when any criticism is levied towards Obama; it is as if he were the son of God. How dare you speak out against this man? This should frighten anyone.
Yet I am loath to give the Republicans another chance after Katrina. I'll wait and see how the campaign goes.

[Rollista]

You are welcome to your opinion...however wrong it is.

Gee, thanks, I wasn't sure if I was welcome to my opinion. :rolleyes:

[T. Slob]

Hey guys I think and believe that Bush really did 9/11, the government blew up the levees, and they've got a real live alien at Area 51. Call me what you will, but you must respect my whacked out rantings, because my believing them somehow makes them valid!

[Shep]

Nothing on me tilts to the left. I am a very un-excited, McCain voting Republican.

[Suzy Wong]

Maybe Pat Robertson ISN;T the anti Christ after all.

I think Obama is an android and some group he fronts for has their hand on the remote:eek:

[JRO]

Republican, voting for McCain. It is frightening to me that people are even considering voting for Obama. I do believe Obama will lose more & more votes the closer we get to the election.

Obama just needs to keep Jesse close to his side.

[Envie]

I just wish Ron Paul had run as an independent.

I'll be voting for McCain.

[flyinbayou]

This thread is illustrative of what is wrong with the current 2 party system in this country.

Our choices, are at best, abysmal. With the exception of the extremes on either side, you cannot disagree with that.

How did we let it get to this? Better yet, how do we correct it? That should be where our energy is concentrated.

If it were not for how divisive B. Hussein Obama really is, this could easily be the most apathetic presidential election in history.

As I did when it was Edwards and Duke running for governor, I will hold my nose and vote for the lesser of the 2 evils, Edwards...err McCain.

[Dilfan]

One thing that all voters need to remember is that a lot of our current problems stem from the fact that the same party controlled the House, Senate, Congress, and Presidency for quite some time. Our two party system is supposed to be a set of checks and balances that keep both sides "honest". It's not just about McCain vs Obama, but moreso what "agenda" will be propagated by the managing parties of government, and what "checks and balances" are in place to make sure nothing falls through the cracks.
I am a registered Dem, as were my parents, but I have always voted based on issues, not party. And this time, I'm leaning strongly toward McCain.

[LiveOak]

I'm an independent. I declared no party when I registered years ago and have seen no reason to change it.

I have divested myself of the labels "conservative" and "liberal" because I find that on many issues I am very much on the left and on others would be considered ultra right wing.

I will say that I do end up voting Republican most of the time.

[peychaud]

This thread is illustrative of what is wrong with the current 2 party system in this country.

Our choices, are at best, abysmal. With the exception of the extremes on either side, you cannot disagree with that.

How did we let it get to this? Better yet, how do we correct it? That should be where our energy is concentrated.

If it were not for how divisive B. Hussein Obama really is, this could easily be the most apathetic presidential election in history.

As I did when it was Edwards and Duke running for governor, I will hold my nose and vote for the lesser of the 2 evils, Edwards...err McCain.


Disingenuous. Obama is center left. McCain is center right. The differences between the two of them are fewer than their similarities.

As much as partisans would like to paint Obama as a far-left liberal or McCain as Bush redux, it's simply not the case.

Personally, I wish the Republican nominee had been Romney or Thompson or some other true conservative because they'd have been annihilated in the general election. The mood of the country has shifted from right to left in response to Bush, Iraq and the economy. McCain's only chance for victory is to move even further to the left to capture the (many, many) independent voters disenchanted with what Republican policies have wrought.

Suffice to say, it's a good time to be liberal. Regardless of who's elected, I am certain the next president will be a huge improvement over Bush.

[Blue Cross Sux]

I'm an independent. I declared no party when I registered years ago and have seen no reason to change it.

I have divested myself of the labels "conservative" and "liberal" because I find that on many issues I am very much on the left and on others would be considered ultra right wing.

I will say that I do end up voting Republican most of the time.

Same here. Yet this Fall, I'm voting Obama.

[Anglo]

Suffice to say, it's a good time to be liberal. Regardless of who's elected, I am certain the next president will be a huge improvement over Bush.

Given that many polls have him as the worst president in history with worse approval ratings than even Nixon during Watergate, this is very likely.

I know I'm gonna regret getting into a political discussion, especially reading most of the above posts, but it amazes me that so many of you on this thread, who I assume live in N.O., could remain avowed republicans after Bush and co. royally shafted you. I saw news footage of a structural engineer several days prior to Katrina hitting, saying the levies would not stand a cat 4 and may not stand a cat 3. Cut to Bush saying after the hit "no-one knew the levies wouldn't hold up" and the infamously cringeworthy "Brownie ..."

For the record I am an avowed independant who is not taken in by the bluster and rhetoric of either candidate. The most important issue for me is this MINDLESS war, with kids dieing on a daily basis. The same way as many say "you have no right to an opinion if you don't vote" I say "you have no right to verbally 'support' this war unless you are in uniform." The reasons for going to war have changed and changed and changed, and yet there is still no definition of success, let alone any way to measure it. As a result gas prices are through the roof, the dollar is at its weakest in generations and the economy is in turmoil, more and more are made homeless, our pension values appear to be dwindling and yet Exxon imperviously posts the highest quarter profits in the history of the planet.

[flyinbayou]

What in my post was disingenuous, Peychaud? The fact that extremes exist in each party? Or that B. Hussein Obama is divisive? Or something else.

After reading your past posts I almost choked on my coffee when I read this

I'm center left so I'm understandably pleased

Puhleeeze!

If you believe that then your center of gravity needs some serious re-taring.

[peychaud]

Wrong O, Flyin. I'm registered independent and I'm the veritable dictionary definition of center left. I'm liberal socially and conservative fiscally. I don't agree with all of Obama's economic plans, like his proposed windfall profits tax on oil companies, but I also don't regard government spending in and of itself to be the problem. It's just a question of being smart about spending and balancing the budget. Cutting taxes and increasing spending, which President Bush has done, is irresponsible. The Iraq War has been a boondoggle of epic proportion, a black hole that has cost us thousands of lives and hundreds of billions of dollars with virtually nothing to show for it.

The fact that McCain, the most liberal of Republicans, and Obama are the nominees ought to be a sign to you that the general public is a lot further left than the participants on this board.

[ToddMa]

I always get a kick out of the Bush cartoons. It's part of the game. Obama needs to get thicker skin or censor the media when he becomes ruler.

[jimbeaux]

it amazes me that so many of you on this thread, who I assume live in N.O., could remain avowed republicans after Bush and co. royally shafted you.

The Democrats only care about Katrina if they can use it against the Republicans. No matter who is in power New Orleans will have to fight for every dollar of federal money to protect the city

[peychaud]

I know I'm gonna regret getting into a political discussion, especially reading most of the above posts, but it amazes me that so many of you on this thread, who I assume live in N.O., could remain avowed republicans after Bush and co. royally shafted you.

I really don't think most Republicans or conservatives on this board actually support Bush. They just defend him out of a compulsion to attack anyone they suspect of being liberal.

[buzd]

The Democrats only care about Katrina if they can use it against the Republicans.

These days you could say that about almost any issue.