I used to ask those same questions all the time. And his reply was typically something like 'They appeal to my ideals'.
It was like trying to explain alternate side of the street parking to a coconut. On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 12:34 PM, GMoney <[email protected]> wrote: > > So let me ask a dumb question......if a person dislikes many or most or > even some of the platform of the Republican/Democratic party, but likes one > or two primary issues they focus on......WHY register for that party???? Is > it solely to vote in their primaries in closed states????? > > that's the part i don't get. > > "Well, i hate everything about the republicans...except their pro life...so > i'll register Republican!" > > WHY!?!?!?!??! Register independent so you don't unnecessarily soil your > name, and vote for whatever candidate matches most closely with your > beliefs!?!?! > > On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 11:26 AM, Jerry Barnes <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > "Just because most of the people pushing the 'religion as science' agenda > > are republican, does not necessarily mean all republicans feel the same > > way." > > > > I started to say the same thing and thought it wasn't worth it. I > figured > > the narrow minded would respond with ad hominem attacks so it wasn't > worth > > the time. > > > > If I were to make a generalization about science and political parties, > I'd > > say that Republicans are generally not > > for publicly funded scientific research. > > > > As for Democrats, well, I won't say since I don't want to be accused of > > making broad, sweeping allegations. > > > > In general, if either side does fund something, it is not for the general > > welfare, but for the welfare of their patrons. > > > > J > > > > - > > > > Ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percent a bad > reputation. > > - Henry Kissinger > > > > Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, > > go out and buy some more tunnel. - John Quinton > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:361464 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
