Almost all the Repub candidates want to continue the War in Iraq and...

[kentuck]

to make permanent the Bush taxcuts. Is that a smart move by them? Is that not a wide open shot for the Democrats to attack? Can we afford another $3 trillion dollars in debt? There is not a limitless supply of money that we do not have to pay anything for. There is a price to pay and we are starting to pay it now. Do we really want to continue the occupation in Iraq and to make permanent the Bush taxcuts for the wealthy? It would be the end of America as we know it. That's how important this race is. No one should vote on a whim.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. But will the general public trust the Dems to not do the same?

I mean, look at the lamentable performance of Congress since 2006. Obama and Clinton say they will leave (how soon varies), but their votes and actions in Congress don't seem to support this. Kucinich is the only candidate in Congress that has been consistent in his votes on Iraq. He's the only one I trust.

[NewJeffCT]

2. Republicans call for it because it rallies their corporatist base

and because they know Democrats are afraid of being called "tax raisers" or "weak on defense" to object too strongly.

[zbdent]

3. keep asking anybody who believes them

"How will you pay for the war? We're borrowing all that money from China as it is ..."

[AlertLurker]

4. Do you actually believe any of the top 3 Dems would do different?

[Johonny]

5. Actually

Most of them are promising even more tax cuts. Guiliani wants to cut taxes 20-30 % across the board, Ron Paul wants a very low flat tax and Huckabee is promising a sales tax based system to replace income tax. Basically all three candidates would dramatically reduce revenue coming into the federal government even though the government is hopelessly in war debt. A war none of them want to end.

[kentuck]

6. Any way you slice it...

it's the road to disaster. And I'm not an economist.

[leftofthedial]

7. sounds kind of like Clinton

:shrug: