[TheRealThing]

Most Republicans campaign exactly the way that most Democrats campaign. They boast amount how much money they have been able to get the state or federal government to spend in their home town or district.

The last time that I voted for a Democrat was after listening to a Hal Rogers campaign speech. I will never make that mistake again, but you are exactly right about Republican politicians and spending. Vote buying using government funds is how most politicians in both parties stay in office - that and by shaking down the private sector for campaign donations. Free stuff and scare tactics - the carrot and the stick.

Republicans do pretty well in defending us against foreign enemies of state. But domestically, it's been a different story. Take the issue of ObamaCare and the ridiculous notion of mandating the preexisting conditions clause. At first Republicans cried foul and rightly so, because the 'well' folks whom are being forced to pay for the catastrophic costs of others associated with preexisting health issues, can no longer afford their own care.

Nonetheless Republicans in rather short order, totally jumped on board with insuring those with preexisting health issues at the same rates as their healthy peers. In other words Republicans rolled over and played dead on any resistance, insisting they would now forever take care of those with 'preexisting conditions.' They stuck the taxpayers. Incredibly, in the midterms the Dems were still able to sell voters on the idea that Republicans were going to take their social security and their health care. Dems lie, and the people buy.

The point being Republicans are so malleable to the preexisting liberal forces in government, that even though the Dems may successfully co-op Republicans into one of their causes, they can still use that cause against Republicans in elections. :igiveup: