Politics Unfiltered

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There aren't any candidates in either party who have put forward a serious budget plan and it's embarrassing for American democracy.

Kasich keeps saying that he is putting together a plan that will be unpopular that will deal with entitlements but I'll believe it when I see it.

We've had a ton of republican debates and heard virtually nothing about the economy or entitlement reform. Completely incredible. All the journalists who keep apologizing for not being more rigorous in asking questions leading up to the Iraq war are once again allowing a catastrophe to happen. I assume they aren't asking the tough questions because they don't want to jeopardize their access to the candidates. I can't think of another possible reason. Shameful/treasonous.

If I was in charge of the republican party, each of the following issues would have an entire debate:
--entitlement reform
--the budget in context of the boomers' retirement
--foreign policy and America's place in the world, including the size and cost of our military
--tax reform
--the effects of globalization and technology on the shrinking middle class and what policies we can put in place for America to become more competitive
--Immigration

Instead we are making it all about personality, like we always do.

I don't hate Cruz because he's a jesus freak, I hate him because he's a phony and he is intentionally polarizing, which makes him unelectable in a general election. And I think the reason so many establishment people hate him is because if he's the nominee a ton of the undercard republican candidates are going to lose as a consequence.

The reason I believe you are so focused on social issues is because most of your insults (and virtually every post you've made since the Israel discussion has been filled with them) have revolved around butt sex, atheism, and the use of the word "liberal" as a curse word. Those are your go-to insults with a few "retards" in there for decoration. And you seem to believe the republican party is grounded primarily in "conservative values" and that fiscal prudence is just one of those values.

The internet is the best place for unfiltered truth in politics. The main reason I like this thread is because Cane posts some interesting/subversive/borderline wack-job stuff here that I would never come across on my own. The reason I'm interested in republican talk radio is because it seems to have such a huge impact on modern republican politics and I feel there is an entire angry movement that I'm missing that, unfortunately, doesn't seem to be angry about the entitlement crisis we will all end up suffering through.