| Mar 12, 2008 @ 3:55 PM |
A Theorem on How to Vote
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raykl
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Economy or Foreign Policy
As a GENERAL rule, looking back at the last half century, there seems to be a trend along party lines as to the strong and weak points of each president as far as domestic and foreign affairs.
This is not to say that most did not have some pluses and minuses on both fronts, but they seemed to have done much better in one particular area.
If you are a die-hard Republican or Democrat, simply go to the next thread since closed minds are nonobjective.
A general critique on each major contribution:
LBJ: [U] Strong economy, bolstered by the war machine. Foreign- Vietnam is enough said
Nixon:[/U] Relations with China and eventually ended the war, but came close to creating a nuclear disaster.
Economy- Seeds of inflation began at postwar
Ford:[U] Did not have much time, but I doubt if the "WIN" buttons would have done any good to halt the rapid inflation.
Carter: [/U]Inflation started to recede.
Foreign was a disaster with Iran and Afghanistan.
Reagan:[U] A little too much credit given to bringing an end to the dying Communism-
but, there is no doubt that he greatly quickened its downfall
On the Economy, his "Trickle Up" theory never did find gravity for the middle or lower class.
Bush:[/U] An unbelievable job of bringing the world together against Iraq.
Economy was ignored ("no new taxes") due to the above, and people become concerned when they have no job or prospects.
Clinton:[U] Balanced budget and booming economy.
Foreign was almost ignored and any chance to eliminate Al-Qaeda was lost through
lack of courage to follow through in Afghanistan.
George III: [/U]This one is just a complete disaster on all fronts.
A quick attack in Afghanistan was a strong point. However, any commander knows to finish one task before taking on another. Destruction of Al-Qaeda was lost again.
Economy: He took care of his buddies and has no clue about anyone else.
One can always argue, with no certainty, that the seeds for whatever were planted by the previous administration.
But this writing is dealing with the results during their administrations.
Arguably, the trend shows the Republicans seem to do much better with Foreign Affairs, while the Democrats appear to be stronger with Domestic Issues.
One can also surmise, that where the money is spent, the success follows.
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| Mar 12, 2008 @ 4:02 PM |
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kjac
Posts: 8,163
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I have a different take on it. Rather than look at a candidate's political party, I look at their voting record. If I like what I see, they get my vote. If I don't, they don't.
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| Mar 12, 2008 @ 6:04 PM |
A Theorem on How to Vote
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Bj864
Posts: 3,960
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I vote for the person who falls most in line with what I believe. I check their voting record, rather than just depend on what they say.
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