08-07-2015, 04:57 PM
(08-07-2015, 04:45 PM)fredtoast Wrote: If Republicans and Democrats are the same then why is the government getting shut down all the time. I thought it was because they had major disagreements that they could not work out.
Personally I see a lot of major differences between the platforms of the two parties. Perhaps some of you need to brush up on why we have had so much gridlock in Congress over the past several years.
**HINT** It isn't because Republicans and Democrats are all the same now.
Take away the tea party from the GOP and they are awfully close. They spend money a little different but it's still spending. They regulate a little different but it's still regulation. They both carve out tax loopholes for big business.
Eatablishment GOP is in step with the Dems.
The shutdowns happen because the conservatives will actually stand for something and use their power given to them. Gov shut downs are good. It's a joke that it's been made out to be a bad deal.
