Sunday, September 21, 2008

Question

So, we've pretty much decided (whether in our own homes through friendly debate/banter or through media interpretation) that this country is ideologically polarized. Here's my query:

What is the crux of this polarization? Clearly Republicans and Democrats look at the same issues in very different ways- this is how we can come up with such very different solutions to the problems that are universally recognized. But what is that one factor that makes such a divisive split?

For example:

What I've heard some people say-
Republicans believe in smaller government, less taxes, strong national security.
Democrats believe in big government, more taxes, weak national security

But this is really too complicated.

What my father always said-
Republicans look out for themselves
Democrats look out for "the little guy" or "the underdog"

Perhaps this is too simplistic?

My belief-
Republicans believe that everyone has the ability to and should pull themselves up by their own bootstraps.
Democrats believe that there are some people who absolutely can not pull themselves up by their own bootstraps.

Perhaps it's futile to figure out exactly where the ideological split is, but I wanted to send this out there to see what y'all thought.

Thursday, September 11, 2008

And another one

John McCain says the phrase "Lipstick on a pig" in a speech.

Barack Obama says "Lipstick on a pig in a speech."

Sarah Palin says "Lipstick" as a punchline in a speech.

All of a sudden, if anyone dares use this word again in a speech, it MUST mean that it is a smear against Sarah Palin!

Classy, tacky, or stupid?

Thursday, September 04, 2008

Quick Poll

The Republican National Convention...

Classy, Tacky, or Stupid?