(03-29-2024, 08:00 AM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(03-28-2024, 09:13 PM)Lucky2Last Wrote: You and Mikey... 2 peas in a pod, man. You both claim to be conservative leaning, but you voted for Biden. You don't get to duck behind your past when people call you a Democrat. We don't care how you self-identify. You watch their news. You repeat their lies. You vote for their candidates. Establishment types are just quibbling over how to spend taxpayer dollars at this point. Every person that voted for Biden is responsible for putting people in office who don't care about Americans. That's you. You might not have a D next to your name, but may as well.

As to your point about Trump lying. Duh. Everyone knows it. If you want to cling to the few Trump worshippers out there and cast that net on everyone who can recognize the real problem in this country (power-hungry establishment types), that's on you. Trump lies because he's a narcissist. Yes. Even when he doesn't have to. If it's a threat to his ego. He lies. 

You would rather vote for liars who are supported by other liars, who start new wars and point the finger at other people while our system of government and economy collapses, than vote for a liar who lies about the size of his hands who doesn't start new wars and makes companies accountable for their actions (at least more than what we are used to). Great job, Democrat.

I'm not really a Democrat or a Republican (although I am a registered Republican).  I'm not really a liberal or a conservative.  My views on various issues are not consistent with those labels.  I agree with Biden on some things, and I agree with Trump on some things, and I have strong disagreements with both of them.  I would probably vote for a Republican if it was someone other than Trump.  I am not a populist, I am not a protectionist, I don't like tariffs, and I believe in free markets.  I also don't like identity politics, or affirmative action, or forgiving student loans.  I believe climate change is real and we should try to do something about it.  I think we need to seriously deal with the deficit, and I don't see either side willing to do that.  I think we need to stop illegal immigration and allow more legal immigration.  I'm on the fence about abortion; I can see both sides of that issue.  I think we need to support Ukraine and Nato.  

You tell me, am I a conservative or liberal?  A Republican or a Democrat?  

So that leaves me on the fence, and that's why Trump's repulsive character tips the scales.

"What do I know of cultured ways, the gilt, the craft and the lie? I, who was born in a naked land and bred in the open sky. The subtle tongue, the sophist guile, they fail when the broadswords sing; Rush in and die, dogs - I was a man before I was a king."