Hi again folks,
Well I am old enough to have voted for John Kennedy. To me the whole idea of party loyalts is bogus. John Kennedy, today would be more conservative than McCain. Sam Nunn appointed my son to the Naval Academy, and he was a democrat, but in today's way of thinking Sam and Zell Miller, both Georgia Democrats would be republicans. The entire south used to be staunch democrats......now it has reversed itself. The people of the south have not changed, their political leaders have. Most of America still has good, conservative values, but those that represent them seem to be few and far between.
I got really angry last week as our Governor, Charlie Crist, is running for senator in 2010. There was an article in the paper that said he has changed his position on some issues to "appear to be more conservative". What a crock! Either you are or you are not......and if you change your position just to get elected it raises two questions in my mind. First is do you have any sense of values at all? Second, once you get elected, how are you going to govern? (See Clinton, Bill, Obama, Barack as two examples)
What has happened since the late 1960's is a whole shakeup. After WWII there was a good deal of patriotism and it seemed that politicians did what was good for the country. In 1960 Mayor Dailey in Chicago fradulently stole the election for John Kennedy, flat out and blatent. I lived in Cook County, IL at the time and had friends who were poll watchers in the city. What a joke that was. The Republicans urged Nixon to contest it and he said no, it would not be good for the country.......as Al Gore should have done but boy times have changed.
One of the major evolutions has been the power of those who are the leaders of the parties. I suspect it has to do with the PAC money because if you are a democrat today, and have to ask Pelosi's permission to vote against the party line then something is dreadfully wrong. Members of congress no longer represent those that hire them; but rather the most radical of the party leaders.....or their money gets cut off and they won't get re-elected. If anything I think that is what Beck is objecting to and who can blame him....
regards,
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