Nuclearcow (9/2/2008)

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Yeah, did you like how I picked on you as though it was your party and you were a mouthpiece for all that's Democrat?  That was nice of me, huh? 

I was attempting to be funny, but it might have failed.

Nah, I was just pretty much exhausted when I responded, after my weekend excursion to Chicago.

Me?

1980-Carter (Dem); 1984-Reagan (Rep); 1988-George H.W. Bush (Rep); 1992-Bill Clinton (Dem); 1996-Bill Clinton (Dem); 2000-Gore (Dem); 2004-GW Bush (Rep); 2008 very likely Mssr McCain (Rep)

My record on "Partisanism?" Out of the seven Presidential Elections during which I have been old enough to vote, I've voted 4 Democrat; 3 Republican. This Nov will bring it up to 4 and 4. I have always voted for whom I thought was the best candidate at the time, irrespective of his party.

Every local and state election I've ever participated in has exhibited a similar degree of non-partisanism. The last state election I voted in back last fall had about 20 slots on it, and I voted right at about half Dem half Republican.

Anyone care to compare?

I challenge all of you who vote along party lines to drop the BS and start using your higher brain functions instead of your brainstem!

I haven't voted in enough national elections to really compare .  I was out of the country when my first presidential election came up (96) and I was just too young (and busy) to really put forth the effort to get an absentee ballot.  2000 I voted my conscience for the Libertarian candidate Harry Brown.  In 2004 it was George Bush.  Hey, half my presidential votes have been for third parties!   

I typically don't vote anything for people I don't know about in State Elections.  I believe votes should be informed and if I'm not, I don't vote.  I do try and put a republican into the U.S. congress and senate when I can, especially when they're down a bit.  Unfortunately [perhaps], congress polarizes itself so you have to pick a side.  Even if you like a guy, he's probably going to vote along party lines on important issues, regardless of which side they're on.  There are a few exceptions and whenever a guy says he's gonna be one of them, he always seems to fold under the pressure. 

Local elections in Utah rarely seem to have party affiliation.  It's just this guy against that guy.  I like that in local elections.

All that said, a record on "partisanism" is far less important than a record on who can get the job done.  No offense but I think that Gore would have been just as disasterous as a Carter administration and you voted for both Scip!   That said, hindsight is 20/20 so you can hardly be blamed for that. 

I've addressed this before but you didn't respond.  Can't remember where it was (though it wasn't long ago) and I don't have time to dig it up.  Feel free to find it if you wish.

What, you mean like the GWB administration wasn't?

It is good that he recovered and finally figured out how to handle the situation in Iraq, but just think of how much money and resources we squandered just getting to that point, when, had he done his homework in the first place.....It's quite disasterous in that regard.

Sounds like the people on the INSIDE of the RNC as well, Bis!!!!