batman
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Thu Jul-10-03 07:54 AM
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Be a true conservative
I have to laugh every time Republicans spout party lines They say “Liberals tax and spend on social programs without end" and “We must fund our land’s defense” “Our foreign policy makes good sense” “Everyone has the right to live” “To the churches, we should give” “Family values, -that’s the key” “A better world for you and me”
While this all sounds exceptionally grand I’m at a loss to understand These same ones are the first in line to fry a man accused of crime To wave a flag, then drop a bomb Cut childcare for the single mom Give tax-cuts to the 1% while others fight to pay the rent They barricade 'Planned Parenthood' doors then cut the wage for working poor In schools they lobby hard for prayer then rape the land, pollute the air Make a record deficit and blame the Democrats for it
Webster says a “Conservative” Is “cautious” in the way they live “One who has a moderate view in everything they say and do” “Frugal, temperate, preservative” -the earmarks of “Conservative” If this were true, it seems to me they wouldn’t have a spending spree Avoiding war at any cost for fear of life and money lost They’d put more funding into schools and give the children all the tools They’d feed the hungry, heal the ill instead of finding ways to kill America would be THE place to live If they were truly “conservative
-batman
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Rainbowreflect
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Thu Jul-10-03 07:59 AM
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Had to bookmark for future review. Thanks for sharing.
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sendero
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Thu Jul-10-03 08:09 AM
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... very well said.
And you are right, the current crop of fools are conservatives at all. I, and many others here, am closer to being a conservative than they are.
I hope for nothing more than for people who consider they are conservatives take a critial look at what has been done in their name. Because a real conservative has to feel pretty betrayed right now, not by the left either.
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mopaul
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Thu Jul-10-03 08:11 AM
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4. very very literary, really cute, and quite astute |
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bionic pentameter, you're a poet, but i guess you knew it.
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meegbear
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Thu Jul-10-03 08:17 AM
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You're a poet and you don't even know it!
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