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Lubbock and South Plains counties wake up on the wrong side of history.
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An overwhelming majority of South Plains voters cast their ballots for the wrong side of history yesterday. And in so doing, they cut off their noses to spite their own faces, as the old saying goes. When it comes time for the Democratic Congress and President Obama to reward the base, they will certainly take into consideration the fact that Lubbock and the surrounding South Plains counties voted for John McCain by a 3-to-1 margin on average.
When it came to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives candidates, an average of 70 percent of South Plains voters cast their ballots for Republican candidates. In my congressional district, Texas 19th, Republican incumbent Randy Neugebauer, a free-market neocon, trounced his feeble Democratic opponent Dwight Fullingim. In the new Democratic era, Neugebauer will be an irrelevant speck who will have no political pull whatsoever on the agricultural committee. That's bad news for South Plains cotton producers.
Social conservatives are always preaching personal responsibility. It's time they started practicing what they preach. When it comes time for renewing the farm bill, there simply doesn't need to be one. Period! Show me in the Constitution where it says you are entitled to be a farmer at taxpayer expense? Since none of the farm subsidies actually reduce food prices, they should be done away with. We need national health insurance in America, and if one of the ways we get there is by eliminating farm subsidies, then lets get after it.
The Democrats have no reason to give socially-conservative Republican-loving farmers a damn thing, especially if it takes something away from their core supporters. It could be a very long and cold four years for South Plains farmers. You made your bed of thorns and now you will sleep in it. Sweet dreams!
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All I can say is another Jimmy Carter and in about a year or so this nation will have the biggest case of "buyers remorse" not to mention the far left will tear him apart for not keeping the unrealistic promises.
It amazes me how bitter you still are - haha. You have the keys to the kingdom and will screw it up. I hope Obama enjoys his one term in office.
I honestly think you should look at a dictionary and find the real definition of "civil war." See below:
American Heritage Dictionary -civil war
n.
1. A war between factions or regions of the same country.
2. A state of hostility or conflict between elements within an organization: "The broadcaster is in the midst of a civil war that has brought it to the brink of a complete management overhaul" (Bill Powell).
3. Civil War The war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy from 1861 to 1865. Also called War Between the States.
4. Civil War The war in England between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists from 1642 to 1648.
Really want to say there is a civil war in this country - I think the exchange of words and ideas is not a conflict or war.
But aside from politics, you are still so bitter that you have to attack my religion and faith in God.
I will enjoy the next four years. I refuse to let bitter democrats tell me that I am wrong. The beauty of democracy is debate and discussion. Not insults. So, I guess attacking my faith is progressive? You should be very proud of yourself and enjoy living in the 19th district - you are luck to have someone like Congressman Neugebauer representing you.
Have a nice day.
The fanatical religious right took it beyond mere debate years ago when they began launching terrorist attacks on womens' clinics. They use God as a means of justifying their hate and fearmongering. Naturally, when they get their shit slung back into their faces they start crying persecution and whining about their faith being attacked. And, just as you said, they're not going to let the other side tell them they are wrong. Religious fanatics are by defintion irrational and immovable, so debating with them is an exercise in futility.
When you throw your religious dogma out into the political arena, then it becomes fair game for attack. If you don't like that then I suggest you keep your religion a personal matter between you and your god. You attack me, my candidate, and my beliefs, but yours are somehow off limits from rebuttal.
I'm not a bitter Democrat, but I am sick and tired of religious fanatics of all persuasions, and particularly the Christian right's attempts to turn America into a Christian version of Iran. Frankly I view Democrats and Republicans as simply two factions of one party--the Wall Street Party. I voted for Obama as the lesser of two evils, but I don't expect any significant improvements for the working class.
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