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*sigh* So the Democrats are officially the "party of empire" now?

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howard112211 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-26-11 04:48 AM
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*sigh* So the Democrats are officially the "party of empire" now?
During the Bush administration, the debate was that Democrats thought terrorism should be dealt with under a law-enforcement paradigm while Republican said it was warfare against an irregular force. Now even Keith Olberman has officially sanctioned the "war on terror" paradigm.

During the Bush administration Democrats were critical of the Patriot Act (at least those who didn't vote for it...). Now it is Republicans who challange it and Democrats who call them "Terrorist supporters" for challenging it.

When Bush invaded Iraq under false pretenses and without congressional mandate it was criticized by some (those who weren't complicit at least). Now a Democratic president goes to war without authorization of congress and under questionable pretenses, and we have cases where Republicans speak out against it and get called "Traitors" by Democrats.
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Chris_Texas Donating Member (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-26-11 05:28 AM
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1. They ALL work for the same people,
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ixion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-26-11 05:46 AM
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2. Exactly. And that isn't 'We, the People', either
:grr:
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OmmmSweetOmmm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-26-11 05:50 AM
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3. It's now "They, the corporate personage"........
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-26-11 05:54 AM
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4. part of the emipre power structure
no one wants to end the empire.. or raise taxes..
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