Why are the Republican Candidates Trying to Out Jesus Each Other?

**SmokenScion** · 02-23-12, 01:37 PM

Originally Posted by Kraker Jak

I myeslf dabbed in christofacism dude.....not in nam of course...

Sent from my phone, because obviously I am not at home...using TapaTalk

Not everything has to do with nam Walter.

**Red_Lizard2** · 02-23-12, 03:42 PM

Originally Posted by Fovezer

And the people that idolize Reagan also like to bitch about the national debt. What they don't realize is that this massive increase in debt was started by Reagan. It's Reagan's fault we have this debt.

They also tend to complain that raising the capital gains tax would be an attack on the rich, while also stating that Reagan cut taxes, he also ended up raising the capital gains tax to the same level as income in 1986 I believe (if my research is right). Further from what I've found, it included a good bit of reforms that killed some deductions, so it could be argued it raised taxes. Not to mention it was bi-partisan, so that would of been the first red flag in the current Republican Party.

**Fovezer** · 02-25-12, 10:32 AM

I think Matt Taibbi sums up the current Republican primary quite well here:
Arizona Debate: Conservative Chickens Come Home to Roost | Matt Taibbi | Rolling Stone

**Alundil** · 02-26-12, 06:23 PM

Originally Posted by Thorsen

The thing that confuses me is why a religious person would WANT government in their religion. It's better for everyone, religious people included, if we keep the two separate.

Originally Posted by AetheLove

Totally agree.

People talk about the corrosive effect that religious involvement has on government. I think it goes both ways.

Cheers,

AetheLove

Yup

Sent via highly charged bolt of electricity.

**AetheLove** · 02-26-12, 06:46 PM

Originally Posted by Fovezer

I think Matt Taibbi sums up the current Republican primary quite well here:
Arizona Debate: Conservative Chickens Come Home to Roost | Matt Taibbi | Rolling Stone

Thanks for the link, Fov. I like Taibbi's reporting, but I don't keep up with his stuff as much as I'd like to.

Cheers,

AetheLove

**reject_wolf** · 02-26-12, 11:07 PM

i never thought id say this but i miss the neocons. these current republican shit heads are making obama's job far to fuckin easy. letting fox news take over the republican party was the best thing to ever happen to the democrats.

**DJ Ms. White** · 02-26-12, 11:16 PM

Originally Posted by reject_wolf

i never thought id say this but i miss the neocons. these current republican shit heads are making obama's job far to fuckin easy. letting fox news take over the republican party was the best thing to ever happen to the democrats.

Truth. I also remember a time when I looked up to O'Reilly for his work exposing the judges in New England who were letting child rapists get off with NO jail time (cause jail wouldn't have done them any good...a paraphrase of the judges' reasoning...I shit you not).

**Pint** · 02-26-12, 11:48 PM

If catholics cant tell non catholics what to do then you are imposing on their religious freedom. Now do you understand.

**Hitch** · 02-27-12, 12:02 AM

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See if this sits in your argument anywhere.

**Potemkine** · 02-27-12, 12:12 AM

“That makes me throw up,” he said, adding later, “I don’t believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute.”

- Rick Santorum

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/27/us...er=rss&emc=rss

...just wow. I honestly cannot believe he is saying this and has as much support as he does. This election is going to be a fucking cake walk for the democrats.